I'm not dead yet

Perhaps not all of the Illinois public servants are imbeciles with their heads up their ass.

In what must surely have been a momentary lapse of reason, the Illinois supreme court voted to overturn a decision from 2006 and grant Illinois racetracks, revenue from the state's riverboat casino's. Story.

The Illinois casino's can still appeal, however, the U.S. Supreme Court has been reluctant in the past to take on similar cases which it deems to be a state issue that does not involve interstate commerce. See Chicago Barn to Wire forums for more details.

Maybe, just maybe, if this windfall comes through I can pull in the last few people I need to get my partnership going. With an expected 47% increase in purse monies, local horsemen might be more willing to run their horses here instead of shipping.

I am also still waiting for Godot...