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Fair Grounds introduces slots to 'increase revenue'

The Fair Grounds (FG) racing track hopes that its new slot machines will increase revenues and help it become "the premiere racetrack during the winter months".

Company president Randy Soth explained the decision to bring in the slots to the Associated Press, saying: "If you look at the state of Louisiana, the other three tracks have had slots for several years.

"It's a matter of not only being competitive in your in-state market, but competing for horsemen during the winter racing season."

Thursday November 22nd will the start of the 81-day thoroughbred race meet and it is hoped that the 245 slot machines will give revenues a boost.

September was when the slots were first introduced and they made over $1 million in October.

FG now calls its track the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and promises that it offers some of the most popular slot machines available in the market place.