Fan-less Fonner Park sets "melancholy record"

Fonner Park scores a million dollar day, but they’re not trotting to the winner’s circle just yet. ... CEO Chris Kotulak said, “We had an all-time record handle at Fonner Park of more than $1.3 million. That should sound like fantastic news, but I've never been more melancholy in explaining the all-time record is not a big deal.” That’s because most of those wagers came from out of state, and Kotulak explains Fonner Park only gets three percent of the cut.

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