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Originally Posted by joeydb
Hi guys...I went to the Borgata Casino Hotel in Atlantic City yesterday with my dad and we played at the racebook. I normally enjoy that -- they have these "Tiny Tim" touchscreen devices for entering bets so you're less likely to get locked out in a long line for the windows. My dad lives in south jersey and we are limited in where we can go. Philly Park and Delaware Park are the closest tracks to us.
I brought a laptop computer to do calculations and check websites like DT and get e-mail. They even provide wifi hotspot connectivity. However, one of the workers asked me "Hey, where's that connected to?" When I told her I was on their wi-fi, and that I'm betting only with Borgata on the Tiny Tim, she said, "Well, they're going to be stopping those" (laptops).
It is very frustrating to have ignorance and paranoia drive the conditions under which I play the game. I am not a paper and pencil player. We have a hard enough time introducing new players...a "laptops not allowed" rule will not help at all.
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I've argued with them in the past about this, ask to speak to a manager. You are not transmitting data which can get them in trouble (like in Las Vegas, where you "potentially" could be sending sports lines) and they will let you use it. I'm not going to print out 400 pages of Thorograph sheets and 200 pages of the DRF every time I want to play anywhere but home.