The 2 problems with Vegas are #1 the BC is definatley taking a back seat to College Football. #2. The casinos with the really nice horse books are going to take care of thier primary customers that day. Their main guys that are there all the time and also whatever big shooters are at the casino during that weekend. So if you are a big shot and frequent one of these casinos often then you might have a chance at a really nice day, maybe even with a party and so on. I would think that this would be a big time chance for them to sell their hotel to some potential big time clientele too. You would think that alot big Cali guys will just go to Vegas for the weekend instead of coming to Jersey. So I think the normal guy will end up getting the short end of the stick in Vegas. As far as AC goes, I was at the Trump Marinia Monday night. Went looking for the Horse room and the entrence was located in a hall that you use when you go to the restroom. As far as the room goes, it was like being in the room that they were shooting dice in during A Bronx Tale. Execpt with slightly better light and a couple more TV's. The main problem with the horse rooms in AC are that they are not big enough. The Borgota's are nice with the individual tv's but you better get there early. Harrah's does not even have a Horse room. AC is more interested in cashing in on the poker craze and other gaming then it is in horse racing. They are probably right, they only have this problem 2-3 times a year. My personal opinion, go to your local track nice and early. Get a good spot in the tele-theater or the restaurant and enjoy the day there where you are familiar with the surroundings and maybe even some of the people. At least you won't bet fighting people looking for the $2 dollar buffet, or lose a seat to a guy that is there 5 hours early to bet Yonkers!
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