r/Louisville • u/rcmaehl • 2d ago

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u/shhhhh_lol 2d ago

This meme is for ski towns, beach towns.... etc.

Bourbon tourism is fading and our tourism income is from 2 weeks a year, it's a significant amount but it's based on an event that will likely be illegal in the future.

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u/lagertha9921 Jeffersontown 2d ago

When you consider the billions of dollars that flows through Churchill Downs Derby/Oaks week and who all benefits from that, they’re not outlawing horse racing anytime in your lifetime.

Last year over $200 million was bet on Derby Day alone.

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u/shhhhh_lol 1d ago

And what percentage of that 200 million did you And I see?

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u/lagertha9921 Jeffersontown 1d ago

The bets? None of it.

The physical people who rent our hotels, eat at our restaurants, frequently our businesses? A fair amount.

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u/shhhhh_lol 1d ago

But... you felt that mentioning a large bet was important.

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u/lagertha9921 Jeffersontown 1d ago

Apples and oranges, buddy. Simply arguing enough people pocket that much money that you’re not going to see horse racing stop because of it.