Winter Means More Slot Machines

Race fans might be coming for the horses, but that doesn’t stop their counterparts from coming for the slot machines. Unfortunately, that means something has to give, and so far the slot machines have been doing the taking. With the winter race meet at Gulfstream Park opening today, many thought for once the slot machines might take a back seat to the horses, but as you can see from looking around, this was not to be the case.

There are some lovely new additions for the horse race fans, but all around you can see the changes as the establishment gears up to add even more slot machines. They are trying to balance the two – and up until this point they have not done so well, as the scales have definitely tipped toward the slot machine players’ comfort and not the horse fans’.

However, one thing the horse racing has going for it is that Gulfstream has been in the business long enough that they bring in the good horses, which means a good race. They are also getting bigger daily purses due to the slot machine revenue that they are pumping into them. All the stars come to ride the horses at Gulfstream, and quite often it is the first place to see the future Triple Crown stars.

But they still need to get in their 700 more slot machines, and need to figure out a way of doing it that does not inconvenience their racing guests any more than they already have.


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