(From The USA Today -- By Gary Mihoces)
The black-eyed Susan is the official flower of the PREAKNESS STAKES.
Is the one-armed bandit its savior?
That debate in Maryland mirrors others being waged across the nation. Saturday's 130th PREAKNESS, the second leg of horse racing's TRIPLE CROWN, will be run as the state struggles for consensus on legalizing slot machine gambling and using some proceeds, beyond what goes to education, to subsidize racing and the horse industry.
More than 100,000 fans are expected Saturday, but PIMLICO track officials say that's the only day of the year they make money. Therein lies the allure of slots -- and Maryland tracks are not alone.
Horse Tracks Bank On Slot Machines To Survive
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