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SansuiSC · 10-01-2009, 03:07 PM

NYRA CEO Charles Hayward has his panties in a bunch about the NYRA signal.

1-718-706-7650 Call Mike Francesa from WFAN sports radio 660 am. You also might know him from 'Miked Up" a TV show.
He's very interested in this sort of thing. He's a race fan, horse owner, and has a direct line to Charles Hayward.

He had Hayward and a Nassau OTB spokespreson "on air" to try to resolve the dispute between those two partys. The audio might be on WFAN's web site in their archives of audio interviews.

I know it's a little different that it's an ADW and not an in home signal, but he might want to help out especially if you bombard the station with calls.

He wants to see what's best for the FAN of the sport of horseracing.

Best of luck.

Any questions, just ask and I will try to help if you if I can answer.

SansuiSC · 10-01-2009, 03:43 PM

The interview is still there.

Go to www.wfan.com, click on Mike Francesa audio page and scroll down.

"Friday July 24th - Charles Hayward and Robert Zimmerman discuss the dispute regarding the New York Racing Association removing its televised signal of Belmont Park races from the in-home distribution network of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp."

PaceAdvantage · 10-01-2009, 09:56 PM

That was back in July...didn't they settle this thing and eventually start showing the NYRA signal to homes in Nassau county?

SansuiSC · 10-02-2009, 01:05 AM

Yes they did. They restored it opening of Saratoga. It took the NYS Racing and Wagering Board to ask NYRA to concede which they did. There are still pending lawsuits out there on it though.

It's a good reference to these guys though to contact Francesa for the reasons I stated above. He may or may not be able to help since he has a direct line to Hayward and is a fan of the sport.

KM1234 · 10-02-2009, 06:27 AM

The in-home signal was restored, but I don't believe that live streaming video was ever restored to their website. I think it was a case of NYRA saying that if you don't have streaming video anymore, we won't sue you.

Pacingguy · 10-11-2009, 04:22 PM

No new news regarding this? I imagine this is the way it will be. I feel sorry for NYRA fans. This is a throwback to the original days of NY OTB before they showed live racing in the offices. It stunk then and it stinks now.

Stevie Belmont · 10-12-2009, 11:59 AM

Almost a month has gone by, no nothing. I did not even bother to download the card yesterday. Good job, just need people who do play to lose interest. Eventually they will have nothing peroid.

Milleruszk · 10-12-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevie Belmont

Almost a month has gone by, no nothing. I did not even bother to download the card yesterday. Good job, just need people who do play to lose interest. Eventually they will have nothing peroid.

"F" em! I have not placed a wager on Belmont since they pulled the signal.
Even though I have TVG and HRTV I will not bet NYRA until the signal on NJBets is restored.

Stevie Belmont · 10-18-2009, 05:07 PM

Gone on long enough. I am done. I will watch the replays of races I like or only wager on Belmont at the Meadowlands. No point in capping a card and watching the replay 5 min later.

Good job...

KM1234 · 10-18-2009, 07:45 PM

Haven't bet Belmont since the first race on 9/11. Haven't bet at all since 9/23, because I came to the conclusion that it's NJAW's fault we have no NYRA video since I called on 9/11 and got no explanation, and my return email didn't explain anything either.

I haven't watched any races on TVG or any other channel either. What is surprising is that I don't even miss it.

affirmedny · 05-11-2011, 06:44 PM

bump, everybody still not playing?

Spiderman · 05-11-2011, 07:10 PM

Very limited play at BEL. NYRA wants njbets to pay for signal and the situation in NJ will change with the takeover of MTH by Bailey. He gets the rights to njbets as part of the deal package. Hopefully, the state will bow out of racing completely.

njcurveball · 05-11-2011, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiderman

Very limited play at BEL. NYRA wants njbets to pay for signal and the situation in NJ will change with the takeover of MTH by Bailey. He gets the rights to njbets as part of the deal package. Hopefully, the state will bow out of racing completely.

I don't know what you heard, this was the latest I heard.

"The track is being packaged in a five-year lease with the Woodbridge off-track wagering site, four proposed OTWs, and a 50 percent share of the authority's profits from telephone and internet account wagering."

50 percent share of profits does not equal him getting the rights.

In a crazy twist of fate, 4njbets accounts cannot be used in the casinos. I wonder if he will be able to change that?

ALL CIRCUITS GO · 05-11-2011, 11:24 PM

i have njbets acct. if i go onsite at meadowlands, i receive a rebate. if i bet from home over internet or phone, i do not. i wish they would change that part, i can't always make it onsite. i haven't found an alternative in nj. anyone?

Spiderman · 05-11-2011, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ALL CIRCUITS GO

i have njbets acct. if i go onsite at meadowlands, i receive a rebate. if i bet from home over internet or phone, i do not. i wish they would change that part, i can't always make it onsite. i haven't found an alternative in nj. anyone?

We are held captive by government monopoly. In every state where gambling is legal, citizens have options to use an ADW of their choice. It took eight years after voting OK, that njbets got up and faltering. The first attempt at a website was a farce run by political hacks. Two years later, it became usable.