BALMORAL

[POOLSHARK]

Sports gambling coming to Hawthorne

[POOLSHARK]

Sports gambling is coming to Balmoral Park \ HITS

[Joeb1612]

 No way Balmoral up 4 sale! They just had a article in Cranes Chicago Business magazine how gd  the owners doing, said he lost money last year, but was gonna break even this year but watch out in the future after that considering how much money the guys put in to the place, he's practically redone almost everything there is to be done.
 I would love nothing more than to see Balmoral  come back as a Harness track but its never gonna happen!
 On another note Hawthorne sucks! No AC,  they Charge  you for Parking, They Charge you admission, no wonder they don't do worth a Damn!

[Nameaintbrian]

Sports gambling is coming to Balmoral Park \ HITS

Balmoral Park never allowed to have any gambling there because of the Johnstons. They really fucked up harness racing here and all deserve to die.

[Smalltimer7932]

Wasn't there sale pending of maywood approved bye the court to backers in Vegas along with some local Chicago guys ok maybe Balmoral is not on the future but maywood could be with in a year reopened pools are good everyone will get a slice of the pie in due time for sports betting  deals already being made across country now just down to politics and how gready states get on there percent

[Smalltimer7932]

I agree things at Hawthorne suck product the way there running things too the only reason they agree for harness was to stick it to the Johnsons for what was done to them long time ago they have gone back on every promise since signed the deal lower purses lower wages lower handle but Balmoral and maywood were steady fields and  full pools if mawood was to reopen I'd be playing there constantly money to be made better then 7horse fields at Hawthorne or1-5every other race

[horses first]

The Galt family owns that piece of land. The Johnston's had a lease to race their meet. The brick and mortar was owned by the Johnston's which went to the casinos for payment. I forget if it was sold or who currently owns the rights to anything on that land. There is nothing in the landscape of additional gaming on the horizon. Rahm Emanuel all but killed any residing gaming bills that are on the table because he wants Chicago to have a bigger cut then what is proposed. It will come up again during the spring session. The new difference may be with a new governor or the current one. I won't hold my breathe. People have been clamoring for a gaming bill or hand out for over a decade. Slots are coming 

[SPREE2015]

Hawthorne can be sold to existing companies next to it .
Purchase the updated Balmoral property which is now a showcase horse property. Hawthorne can survive on horseracing/sport gambling
HITS IS AND WILL BE A BUST IN ILLINOIS

[viking55]

Wasn't there sale pending of maywood approved bye the court to backers in Vegas along with some local Chicago guys ok maybe Balmoral is not on the future but maywood could be with in a year reopened pools are good everyone will get a slice of the pie in due time for sports betting  deals already being made across country now just down to politics and how gready states get on there percent