Business up at Golden Gate

Increases in account wagering and out-of-state wagering helped spur a 4.4 percent increase in handle on the track’s races during the recently completed Golden Gate Fields winter-spring meeting. The meeting, which ran from Dec. 26 through June 14, comprised 98 days of racing, one fewer than the 2013-14 meet.

Average daily handle on Golden Gate’s races increased 5.5 percent, to $1,549,620 from $1,468,765 in 2013-14.

Daily average ontrack wagering on Golden Gate’s races dropped 2.6 percent from the last winter-spring meet.

The total amount bet on Golden Gate’s races by out-of-state players via account wagering increased 24 percent, while out-of-state wagering from all sources on the track’s races increased 4 percent.