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Pa.'s horse-racing industry gets more state money than Health or Agriculture Departments

The Pennsylvania horse racing industry is funded by slot machine players. Since 2006, more than $2.6 billion has flowed into the horsemen's coffers. The industry says the money flowing to the tracks is not a tax, but an "obligation."

Connect #4 with Javier Castellano riding won the $1,250,000 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania on Saturday September 24, 2016. Second was #7 Gun Runner with Florent Geroux riding. EQUI-PHOTO
Connect #4 with Javier Castellano riding won the $1,250,000 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pennsylvania on Saturday September 24, 2016. Second was #7 Gun Runner with Florent Geroux riding. EQUI-PHOTORead moreBy Bill Denver