San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 15, 2008 by Charles Burress
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UC Berkeley law school Professor Jesse Choper, a longtime racing fan who sits on the seven-member racing board, also was not optimistic about the income potential of the new off-track sites. “My guess is it (the new off-track sites) will pick it up a little bit. That’s not going to save the industry.”