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The Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California is a one-mile (1.6 km / 8-f) race track for Thoroughbred, Quarter horse and Arabian racing. [1] Constructed in 1858 by the sons of Spaniard Don Agustín Bernal, it is the third-oldest horse racing track of its kind in the United States.
There is a 3,000 seat amphitheater, as well as a 9-hole golf course located within the track's infield. The Alameda County Central Railroad Society has maintained a model train exhibit at the fairgrounds since 1959, which has grown to two 15-by-100-foot (4.6 by 30.5 m) layouts in O scale and HO scale .
Off-track betting in New York was legalized in 1970, after years of unsuccessful attempts. By the 1970s there were 100 betting parlors in New York City, [1] and twice that number by the late 1980s. [2] In New York City, the thought was that legal off-track betting would increase revenue while at the same time decrease illegal gambling activity ...
At last count, an obscene $362 million has been raised to promote or oppose two initiatives to expand legal gambling in California. Column: California's gambling propositions are breaking spending ...
Viejas Casino & Resort is a hotel casino and outlet center owned by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians in Alpine, California.The casino has over 2,000 slot machines, [1] up to 86 table games, three restaurants, a deli, bingo, an off-track betting facility, a lounge, the largest outdoor ice rink in Southern California, [2] concert venues and multiple indoor and outdoor meeting spaces.
Opinion by Marek Warszawski: “Sports gambling in California is inevitable, but the system we adopt shouldn’t pick winners and losers.”
As of February 2024, pari-mutuel betting on horse races is legal in around 32 states. A few states have banned betting on horse racing, including Alaska, Hawaii, Utah, etc. A takeout, or "take", is removed from each betting pool and distributed according to state law, among the state, race track and horsemen. On average, 17 percent is withheld ...
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) is an independent agency of the State of California, United States. Established in 1933, The CHRB has authority over the regulation of horse racing and parimutuel betting at licensed California race tracks. The function of the CHRB is to watch over authorized California horse races to protect the public ...