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06-13-2008, 03:02 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"Don Fontenot, who now oversees pari-mutuel betting at Fair Meadows, said the track has reimplemented security procedures that had been ignored in the past.
Before an uncashed ticket or voucher that has been lost or damaged can be cashed, Fontenot explained, Fair Meadows employees call United Tote ticket service to confirm the status of the ticket.
If the patron's claim turns out to be valid, both the employee who pays off the bet and the patron collecting his winnings must sign for the money.
"I can essentially prove that someone has been paid for the ticket," Fontenot said. In the past, "we had no backup as to who was paid."
Meanwhile, a criminal investigation of alleged irregularities at the racetrack has ended.
Capt. John Bowman, head of the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office's Criminal Investigation Unit, said investigators were stymied by a lack of evidence.
"As far as proof and paperwork to show what happened, it didn't exist," he said. "
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080612_16_A15_spancl12352 8
Another example of lax, lackadaisical, and inept (mis)management of wagering systems at race tracks.
Before an uncashed ticket or voucher that has been lost or damaged can be cashed, Fontenot explained, Fair Meadows employees call United Tote ticket service to confirm the status of the ticket.
If the patron's claim turns out to be valid, both the employee who pays off the bet and the patron collecting his winnings must sign for the money.
"I can essentially prove that someone has been paid for the ticket," Fontenot said. In the past, "we had no backup as to who was paid."
Meanwhile, a criminal investigation of alleged irregularities at the racetrack has ended.
Capt. John Bowman, head of the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office's Criminal Investigation Unit, said investigators were stymied by a lack of evidence.
"As far as proof and paperwork to show what happened, it didn't exist," he said. "
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080612_16_A15_spancl12352 8
Another example of lax, lackadaisical, and inept (mis)management of wagering systems at race tracks.