It happened again! (End tote malfunction)

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

What position? Well, a position that wouldn't exist without betting.

I didn't say you owe me anything. However, when you brush aside bettors getting a raw deal because of poor technology, I'll respond every time. It is typical of those that work on the backside and in management. Not everyone of course, but the majority.

I've posted plenty of dumb comments on message boards. Usually, I'll realize it eventually, and I'm pretty stubborn. If my posts here seem like they are personal, you'll just have to get over it.

Please spare me the 'you wouldnt have a job without us' crap. I am well aware of the place where bettors exist in the grand scheme of horse racing. If you ever took the time to read many of my other posts on the subject of the gambler and his/her importance you would see where I stand.

I still believe that this subject has been vastly blown out of proportion by some and I have yet to see anything posted here that would change my mind. The tote system that is in place now may need to be modernized but some seem to be saying that people or persons are unfairly taking advantage of the system. If true then it should be a criminal investigation. But mechanical errors are just that. Errors.

I will tell you what else is typical is the arrogance of those who bet who constantly think that the sport is always doing wrong by them. We screwed the bettors with artificial tracks. We screwed the bettors with too many Breeders Cup races. We screwed the bettors with a 10 cent supers. I would tell anyone that if you dont feel that horse racing is on the up and up then dont play. No one is forcing you to play horses. Not because I benefit or not. But because if you truly dont think things are fair or you are getting a raw deal why continue?

It is the same argument that people make when horses are DQ'ed for medication positives. They want their money back. The Bettors got screwed!!! But what about the bettors that cashed on those races? Do they offer to pay back the money they unjustly won? Because that is who has "your" money. The other bettors who benefited. Not the track. Not the horseman.