Sea Biscuit
10-21-2011, 02:02 PM
Story By: By Derick Giwner (http://www.drf.com/blogs/derick-giwner)
Racing needs me. And by ‘me’ I mean the bettors who show up at the track or wager from simulcast land at OTBs and on the web. If we are unhappy then we will simply stop wagering and the sport will cease to exist. This message needs to be heard by the officials in New Jersey.
There is supposed to be a certain expectation of security when wagering on racing. Your best interests are being protected by a governing body. Of course, you can lose your money — that’s why it’s called gambling. But, what happens when the agencies that are created to protect your interests simply drop the ball?
On Friday, October 14 at Freehold Raceway (http://www.freeholdraceway.com/)this very situation took place. Decisions that needed to be made were not acknowledged and the majority of the betting public — the industry’s best customers — got the shaft.
Read the full story here
http://www.drf.com/blogs/new-jersey-judges-hand-bettors-short-straw
Racing needs me. And by ‘me’ I mean the bettors who show up at the track or wager from simulcast land at OTBs and on the web. If we are unhappy then we will simply stop wagering and the sport will cease to exist. This message needs to be heard by the officials in New Jersey.
There is supposed to be a certain expectation of security when wagering on racing. Your best interests are being protected by a governing body. Of course, you can lose your money — that’s why it’s called gambling. But, what happens when the agencies that are created to protect your interests simply drop the ball?
On Friday, October 14 at Freehold Raceway (http://www.freeholdraceway.com/)this very situation took place. Decisions that needed to be made were not acknowledged and the majority of the betting public — the industry’s best customers — got the shaft.
Read the full story here
http://www.drf.com/blogs/new-jersey-judges-hand-bettors-short-straw