>> the future of horseracing here at pimlico and at laurel got a boost. it has set up a high-stakes battle with the maryland jockey club. >> two leaders are jockeying for position on horseracing in the state. one has majority control of the park and pimlico race track. he says he does not want to and racing at laurel or cut racing days at pimlico. this is days after this -- >> i think the plan will be to close the training center, a close loral as an operating racetrack, and run only 40 days at pimlico. >> he has said before that laurel loses millions of dollars a year. this effectively-the hopes of laurel getting -- dashed the hopes of getting slots. he wished to keep -- his wish to keep raising don did not include a proposal on how to keep the race track financially stable. a recent study showed that horseracing accounts for least 9000 jobs in maryland. tuesday afternoon, gov. a valley reacted to the desire to keep racing alive. >> -- gov. o'malley. >> there are a couple of licenses we need to go out to bid or re-bid. i am looking forward to meeting wit

. >> days after the maryland jockey club officials suggest horseracing could be put in jeopardy, track operators are now waiting in it. they do not see either venue closing in the near future. a horse racing and breeding industries account for at least 9000 jobs in maryland, something of the governor does not want to change. >> now that the referendum is settled, there are a couple of licenses that need to go out to bid. i am looking forward to meeting with the owners of the jockey club and talking about what the future looks like print >> soundtrack officials say they may ask the state for permission to put slots at laurel park -- some track officials say they may ask the state for permission to put slots at laurel park. the team has agreed to pay the state's $913,000. that issue was about advertisement revenue at oriole park. under the settlement, the team will pay the state 12.5% of future revenue from home plate advertising. the baltimore area hospital at the center of a lawsuit has reached a multimillion dollar settlement. st. joseph medical center where it repaid $22 million it r

>while sport has not been immune to the global economic downturn, the glamour and excitement of horseracing still attracts a wide range of followers around the world. but there are huge financial risks involved, and not just for the punters betting their shirt on an outsider at the track >>reporter: it's called the sport of kings. >>and racing at goodwood, on the duke of richmond's estate in southern england, has royal connections that date back centuries. >>fabricius: the horse racing's been going on for over two hundred years, but it came about as a result of the first duke of richmond, being the illegitimate son of charles 2nd, having a fascination for hunting and he would come down to sussex and hunt with the charlton hounds which were kenneled here on the estate. >>reporter: the highlight of the calendar here is a meeting called glorious goodwood. never mind all the talk of double dip recessions and belt tightening, on a festival afternoon the crowds still flock here to enjoy themselves. >>attendances have remained robust in recent years, with around 100,000 racegoers over the five day

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>while sport has not been immune to the global economic downturn, the glamour and excitement of horseracings a wide range of followers around the world. but there are huge financial risks involved, and not just for the punters betting their shirt on an outsider at the track >>reporter: it's called the sport of kings. >>and racing at goodwood, on the duke of richmond's estate in southern england, has royal connections that date back centuries. >>fabricius: the horse racing's been going on for over two hundred years, but it came about as a result of the first duke of richmond, being the illegitimate son of charles 2nd, having a fascination for hunting and he would come down to sussex and hunt with the charlton hounds which were kenneled here on the estate. >>reporter: the highlight of the calendar here is a meeting called glorious goodwood. never mind all the talk of double dip recessions and belt tightening, on a festival afternoon the crowds still flock here to enjoy themselves. >>attendances have remained robust in recent years, with around 100,000 racegoers over the five dayspaying up to

it's just the leading horse of a two-horserace. >> we all have an image of prince william as a 15-year-oldoy walking into the abbey behind his mother's casket. that place would have sad memories for prince william? >> the gene got married there, the queen mother got married there, it was the site of the queen's coronation and people more associate diana's funeral. first of all they associate diana's death with france. but it's going to be a bright and cheery occasion, that he can go over that. st. pa . >> tom bradley the only journalist who interviewed the couple after their engagement announcement, he believes it's going to be in the march, the wedding. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing obviously that the top pick is going to be march. i know that photographers here, particularly, don't want it to be march because you guys are familiar with the english weather, it might be raining, that's the last thing we want. so the photographers are all saying they want it in june so it will be a bright and happy occasion. >> you mentioned william's parents when they got married. the country was in

state revenues, would you consider the idea of legalizing casino gambling and paramutual wager on horseracing as a way to bring in more revenue for the state government? >> let's start with mr. monds on this one. >> i've spoken from day one about a free market system, absolutely i'm supporting these entries to be allowed to enter the marketplace and let the market and who supports it determine who is the winner and loser. we don't need to tell someone that's unemployed that we don't like these type of jobs or these type of industry. free markets worked. they've worked in the past. they will work here. we also don't need georgians who support these industries, esspecial glaming to take their money to another state. why should florida or alabama benefit when we should be keeping those funds right here in georgia? i'm the type of governor with the type of leadership will force the state assembly to get off their hands and open up the marketplace. it's funny. i spoke to one state assemblyman just recently said these industries are controversial. no, they're not. since when in a free country are m

have come but the bipartisanness about this serious issue, look at what the people focused on, the horserace or linsey lohan, what do you do in your office to work on that issue? >> part of the problem is that we're going have to redefine our terms. news used to be controlled by a few people for the public good. you could only turn four channels. remember, if you grew up in all -- if you were born in the last 20 years, it you did that had access to papers outside your home town. you might get the "new york times" or "the wall street journal." and now we have moved around -- away from this idea that a select few will make decisions for us. it is just content. politicians are just creating content the same way people do with the real housewife's of beverly hills. and you sit at home and you have amazing abilities to program your own information day. i won a little of this, i want all little of that. that is how you do it. >> look at global warming. it was an issue that no one paid attention to until someone figured out a way to make it interesting content, which was al gore's movie. the answer

. >> a horserace. >> you have to guard against that. this past cycle come look at slump -- the most covered senate candidates was a person who lost a race by 17 points. that should not happen. that is a problem for us that we need to reconcile. .> christine o'donnell >> i was not going to mention her name. we have to examine that and figure it out what to do about it. i'm concerned that all these incentives are building in towards -- what is more outlandish and provocative? joe wilson. he stood up on the floor of the house. what happened to him after he said that and what does every politician wants? the want publicity and the want money for their campaigns. he got publicity and he got money for this campaign. he was a back bench congressman that nobody would have heard of before stood up and did something that was on a gentlemanly -- something that was ungentlemanly. was that a mistake? he helped himself and he got a lot of buzz and raised a lot of money. we reward the kind of behavior. >> it does seem with the explosion and expsion of

looking at the media landscape and what people focused on whether the horserace or lindsay lohan, what do you do in your office to try to work on that issue? >> well i think part of the problem is we are going to have to redefine our terms because news used to be controlled by a few people for the public good. and you can only turn on four channels. you can -- remember if you grew up, unless you were born say in the last 20 years you didn't have access to papers outside your hometown paper. you might be able to get "the new york times" or "the wall street journal." now we have moved away from this idea that a select few will make decisions for us to where news is just like any other context. it is just content, and politicians are just creating content the same way people do with the real housewives of beverly hills. that is also content. and endy said at home, and you have an amazing ability to program your own information. i want a little of that, i want a little of that so that is how you do it. well, take a look at global warming. global warming was an issue that no one paid attent