company that wants to purchase the failing Vernon Downs harness track for $38 million has plans to begin live racing again and to operate video lottery machines there. Casinopartners Management Inc. made the offer. The company also runs casinos in many various countries worldwide. The proposal is now sitting before the same judge that is handling the racetrack's bankruptcy.
The president of Casinopartners feels that the employees of the failing track need their jobs and he feels that his company's proposal will ensure that they have a fighting chance.
Mid-State Raceway, the company that owns the failing Vernon Downs has an attorney that says the track has received bids from many different companies that are wanting to purchase the track. The attorney admits that Casinopartners proposal is the best so far.