Horseracing on the mind of Brockton Fairgrounds owner after casino bid rejected

George Carney is the owner of the Brockton Fairgrounds property, an area that could have been home to a resort casino with a price tag of $677 million. A bid to create a casino on the fairground property was rejected by gaming regulators in the state of Massachusetts and Carney now has his eyes on horseracing at the facility.

Despite the plan by Rush Street Gaming of Chicago to create the casino resort being shut down, Carney still wants to improve the track at the fairgrounds. The track has not seen a horse race in fifteen years. Speaking with the Associated Press yesterday, Carney stated that he never thought about losing, and always thought about winning, in regards to the state gambling license that the casino plan did not receive. However, these things happen so ‘plan b’ …