quotes from the bc scandal:
"Brooks Pierce, president of Autotote, which processes 65 percent of all horse racing wagers in North America, confirmed that the Maryland man won more than $3 million on his $1,152 bet. He also said that his company's records show the man made two bets at 2:13 p.m. and 2:14 p.m. on Saturday, well before pool was closed at 2:37 p.m.
Pierce said the bettor made a pick-six wager on a $2 ticket that did not win using a similar strategy -- he bet the entire field in the first two legs and then picked one horse in the remaining four. He said he had not yet been asked for the data by state investigators, but he intended to provide it.
''We've done the autopsy and do not have any question about the veracity of the bets,'' Pierce said. ''I can understand how a skeptic can look at a pool of this size and only one winner -- especially with those four singles -- and have concerns.
''But I also would like to think we have a pretty good story about a guy who didn't bet much and made a lot of money. I believe that is good for racing as well.'' "
and
"Donald Groth, president of Catskill OTB, also believes that the bettor had a career day betting. He said phone bets are recorded and monitored.
''Everything we have points to the legitimacy of this bet,'' Groth said. ''If some technological event happened as it left here, I don't know what it would be. I hope that the investigation is concluded swiftly, so our customer can go out and buy a Mercedes or two. Isn't that what you would do?'' "
fortunatly those attitudes weren't allowed to prevail.
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