tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post6629118255713260671..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Getting the Shaft in New York?That Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-43214117529066228052010-04-12T06:22:08.318-04:002010-04-12T06:22:08.318-04:00I agree having NYRA run the account wagering platf...I agree having NYRA run the account wagering platform for old OTB accounts is preferable to letting OTB continue but I do wonder why the thoroughbreds get to keep the business. Why not Yonkers Raceway? Will the accounts being moved over to NYRA get access to harness signals?<br /><br />Were Catskill OTB to run into the same problem, would they then let Yonkers take over those accounts? Probably not. This is a problem to me. Why not give the standardbreds equal opportunity.<br /><br />I have a better idea. Keep the OTB account wagering system going for three months *ketting NYRA manage it) and let NYRA and Yonkers send out promotional material why their account wagering system should be selected and let the account wagering customers from OTB decide which track they want their account taken over by.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-16139147763382935682010-04-11T16:25:37.474-04:002010-04-11T16:25:37.474-04:00Allowing NYC OTB to "go under" is the on...Allowing NYC OTB to "go under" is the only logical path that will lead us to a different outcome. Restoring NYC OTB with a bailout simply maintains the status quo. <br /><br />On Down the Stretch on Sirius/XM this weekend, Bill Finley had a great piece during the final half hour about the need for the NYC OTB functions to be turned over to NYRA for account wagering and the store fronts to close. Allow NYRA to operate the platform and run the OTB business to the benefit of racing, once and for all.Scott Jeffreysnoreply@blogger.com