Del Mar Handle down

[trigger]

"Daily all-sources handle during the 43-day meet dipped 7% to $13,001,768, down from the $13,985,027 recorded during 2007, still yielding the sixth-highest in track history. Attendance at the California seaside track declined 4.3% to 16,002 from 16,719.
Daily on-track handle closed at $2,167,028, a decline of 11% from $2,437,225 in 2007. Daily average off-track handle, which included wagering from off-track wagering parlors and advance deposit wagering entities, was $4,621,388, also a decline of 11% from the $5,198,325 in 2007.

Despite a pre-meet attempt to open up its signal to more ADWs, such as was experienced for California tracks during an “experimental” effort in 2007 and early 2008, Del Mar was again limited by an exclusive contract to TVG, and was not available to several Internet and telephone wagering sites. Daily average ADW wagering on the Del Mar meet in 2008 was $1,305,454, a dip of 3.5% from the $1,352,949."
http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/46902.htm

[BillW]

Despite a pre-meet attempt to open up its signal to more ADWs, such as was experienced for California tracks during an “experimental” effort in 2007 and early 2008, Del Mar was again limited by an exclusive contract to TVG, and was not available to several Internet and telephone wagering sites. Daily average ADW wagering on the Del Mar meet in 2008 was $1,305,454, a dip of 3.5% from the $1,352,949."
http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/46902.htm

That's an interesting quote. This is the first year that DMR hasn't been available to me (AmericaTAB/Betpad). Availability was actually more limited this meet. I thought by the horsemen's group???

[DeanT]

Geez, what a shocker. Who'da thunk that if you make bettors bounce a ball on their nose and open 14 accounts to play a high cost gambling game in the 21st century where you can bet on cockroach races from Peru online, that handle will go down.