LUCK is absolutely true to the " sport " ( business ) of horse racing . It is indeed a petri dish of our society as 1 reviewer has put it . The cast is sterling . The imposition of slots into the pari-mutuel industry is a fact of life today as well . The aging demographics at the track today underscore the need for other types of " gaming " alternatives for the public to have a reason to visit the " track . " The advent of slots at tracks have enabled the tracks to increase their purses for each race which , in turn , helps to insure that owners will continue to run their horses there . This is a " business " after all as LUCK so accurately portrays .