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Slots help Fair Grounds track22 January 2008NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- As reported by the New Orleans CityBusiness: "It's about noon Friday but time doesn't matter to patrons focused on the 4-month-old slot machines at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course. "The room holds 250 slot machines, all periodically dinging with payouts, and about 70 percent are occupied. "...The intertwined forms of gambling are supposed to be the future of horse racing. Slots appeal to an audience beyond hardcore horse racing fans, said track spokesman Lenny Vangilder. "...Fair Grounds and state officials say the slot room will make the track better, increase racing purses and attract higher quality horses. "...From Sept. 19 through November, more than 54,000 people played the Fair Grounds slots and kicked in $488,717 in tax dollars to the state treasury through the Louisiana State Police, which oversees gaming regulations. "...The four slot machine rooms contributed $13.8 million in state taxes and took in more than $91 million from 1.5 million visitors from July through September..." |