Fee impasse threatening signal distribution (UPDATE: Deal in place)

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by jnunan4759

I do have that set up and it's just ok. There's no rewards that I can see other than free PP's if you bet $10 on that track, after you've paid $3 for them. Parx is just as bad. You get points for every dollar bet and $1600 points get's you a DRF at the track or OTB. No online PP's.

I usually use the accounts for spot plays, horses that I have in my stable mail.

I like to go out and play the races. Either at Parx or the OTB's. I know people there, we hang out, have lunch, handicap, talk, etc. I pretty much have a rotation throughout the year. Gulfstream, Keenland, Triple Crown tracks, Belmont, SAR, Belmont, KEE, BC, AQU outer. I usually play only one track at a time, however will play a horse somewhere else or a stakes race or something.

But I go crazy sitting at home playing the races the way I do. I think it's from being brought up in the non-simulcast era. We used to go to the track and play the card.

Have you considered betting via ADW though an IPad (or similar tablet device) at the track or OTB? Should not be an issue so long as they offer WiFi.

I do this at the track - haven't been to the windows in ages.

Bonus - you can book the blocked signal action for a cut of the winnings, if one were so industriously inclined

[exactamac]

Turf clubs in Philly still half empty , some turf club management clearly nervous about business being down, they know people are staying home to bet on TVG, twin spires etc. , Parx main seems not to care, rumors flying: from closure of some turf clubs to the disputed signals not returning at all.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by exactamac

Turf clubs in Philly still half empty , some turf club management clearly nervous about business being down, they know people are staying home to bet on TVG, twin spires etc. , Parx main seems not to care, rumors flying: from closure of some turf clubs to the disputed signals not returning at all.

Not a shock since Parx wants to get out of racing altogether. They don't even advertise that they have a racetrack - just the slots. This will give them an excuse to pare down operations.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Not a shock since Parx wants to get out of racing altogether. They don't even advertise that they have a racetrack - just the slots. This will give them an excuse to pare down operations.

Their revenues from gaming are governed by the laws of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. They can't 'pare down operations'. And their simulcast revenue is a raindrop in an ocean anyway. Greenwood is certainly a sad outfit that isn't interested in the racing product, but the Mid-Atlantic/Monarch dispute means little to their business.

Though I can't say what will happen this year with Sal Sinatra gone to Maryland, in their defense, they actively and successfully promoted the PA Derby/Cotillion Day.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Their revenues from gaming are governed by the laws of the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. They can't 'pare down operations'. And their simulcast revenue is a raindrop in an ocean anyway. Greenwood is certainly a sad outfit that isn't interested in the racing product, but the Mid-Atlantic/Monarch dispute means little to their business.

Though I can't say what will happen this year with Sal Sinatra gone to Maryland, in their defense, they actively and successfully promoted the PA Derby/Cotillion Day.

Fair enough. They have to keep some racing dates to keep the casino open. But if they were to drop tracks from their simulcast offerings, that really stinks for those in the radius of that "exclusion zone". I doubt the law is written to allow people to go wager Gulfstream somewhere else as an exception to the geographic requirement.

[Kasept]

Had exchange with Scott Daruty over the weekend and he gave a slightly hopeful indication that there's some movement that should lead to a resolution sooner than later.

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Had exchange with Scott Daruty over the weekend and he gave a slightly hopeful indication that there's some movement that should lead to a resolution sooner than later.

Thanks Steve. I did not mean to be too sweeping in my criticism of Parx. Their top brass just frustrates the hell out of me with their contempt for the sport. Philly area race fans really get no respect here. It's all "slots slots slots."

Interestingly, we still have a racing review show. "Let's go Racing" that I watch every week and I really like Keith Jones and Dick Gerardi. You would not be able to tell that there is a signal impasse, as they are still showing highlights from Gulfstream and other tracks that no one who patronizes Parx or their Turf Clubs can wager on.

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Had exchange with Scott Daruty over the weekend and he gave a slightly hopeful indication that there's some movement that should lead to a resolution sooner than later.

Thanks Steve -- I can speak for my fellow Philly area bettors in saying that a quick resolution to this mess is WELCOMED with open arms.

This time of year is when I'm usually brimming with excitement over Gulfstream, Santa Anita, and even a few races out of Tampa. Not this year, quite the opposite actually. The PGA has all of my attention, in it's stead.