Santa Anita’s slot-style machines seized in state crackdown

ARCADIA — As suddenly as Santa Anita installed slot-style gaming machines, California Department of Justice agents swept in and removed them Saturday, leaving serious doubt about California horse racing’s hope for a revenue lifeline. Uniformed agents were seen late Saturday afternoon wheeling machines away from the area of the grandstand where more than two dozen “Racing On Demand” terminals had been unveiled Thursday. A DOJ spokesperson said the action was taken under a California penal code allowing...