Hawthorne may not open tonight

[billrock]

Due to a strike by mutuel clerks.

[billrock]

I just read that Hawthorne will still have the races, but without betting fans on-track. Fans are being urged to go to an OTB or another track to bet the races.

[romanoble77]

Hawthorne just opened and already problems? Cant they use the machines? Won't effect me if i bet it will be simulcast. My track of chose is meadowlands. Yonkers has taken some of the horses with there higher purses. But the big M is still the best mile track in N.A.

[harcapper]

Roman,

To answer your question, the tellers are union so the folks that service the SAM machines will not be there. If you have used their self service machines before you already know that failure is only a matter of time.

Who would retrieve your $300 voucher that the SAM machine ate???


Hawthorne just opened and already problems? Cant they use the machines? Won't effect me if i bet it will be simulcast. My track of chose is meadowlands.

[romanoble77]

Capper point well taken i use the machines only when there are few tellers. Which is a problem at my track, personally the management at rosecroft raceway is not very good. Good luck with the strike. Charlie.

[harcapper]

Used to use the machines all the time. Many an eaton voucher at Hawthorne.

Now I sit at home logged onto my betting service and use HRTV, TVG and various video. No lines, no waiting, no gas at $3 a gallon and I only get shutout on the rare occasion when my computer snaggs.

I can even wager just before they say go with the service I use which is huge. Especially when I play trotters.

Capper point well taken i use the machines only when there are few tellers. Which is a problem at my track, personally the management at rosecroft raceway is not very good. Good luck with the strike. Charlie.