Back in the day, pre internet, pre simulcasting of other race tracks, we had the sun and the News American, they would give results from either Pimlico or Laurel, and on the final race of the day they would have a recap of how much was bet, it was called the handle, I dont care what day of the week it was the "handle" was over a million dollars bet, at the time the state was due 5% of that handle..Also, if you hit at the track, there was a 5% State take out of your winnings, and if you were lucky enough to hit for over 599.99, you were presented with a 10-99 to go along with your winnings...Now all that daily money was just from Marylanders going to the track, not just Marylanders but at the time, the folks from Wva, Pa and Del would come to our tracks.. The state shunned a gift horse right in the mouth..Theres a pie chart of how much of the slots are divided..I have to see if I can find it, Im sure if the State brought in table games, that pie would increase, not percentage wise but dollar wise.