OTB in TN
 

I have to leave for knoxville TN Friday morning, and would like to know if anyone knows a close place to watch and play races on Sat/Sun.

You are out of luck my friend. As far as I know Keeneland would be the closest place. Ky Downs is at least 3 hours away from Knoxville.
Hope you have a laptop and an ADW acct.

as far as i know that place is a dry well. friends from memphis have to drive up ky or go over arkansas to get a bet down. good luck

-bt-

closes otb is in pineville ky 51 miles away from knox. on us hwy 25.

get a laptop an open account online then you have access anywhere you go.

:tro:

Didnt know about that one.

There is an OTB in Weber City, VA. Which is right outside Kingsport, TN. That is about an 1-1 1/2 hours from Knoxville depending on what part of the city you are in.

You may have access but it may not be legal, as in F'n Arizona, where even if you are from out-of-state if you place a bet anywhere except a racetrack it is a Class 6 Felony, and subject to the same punishment as if you were trading kiddy porn...

hmmmm ive been looking for property in TN...this could be the first strike!

Hey my wife is from and all of her family live in Chattanooga, TN...any wonder why I have not been down there to visit them in years! It is like a BLACK HOLE for horse racing fans! And with NO live video from NYRA ONE to bet on line !!:zz:

Good BBQ though

I was in Chattanooga all day Wednesday....The wife and I were talkin about what a great city it would be to live in. All the while I was thinking about how far away it is from any track. 6 hours to Kee and CD is too far for me!

I bet you would have to look long and hard for a hand full of people to tell you who won the Ky Derby or who Rachel Alexandra is...sad really.

thanks to all for all the help, going to bring the laptop. Guess I'll have to check if its legal.

there's also an OTB on I-75 in Corbin (which is quicker than Pineville) according to the KYRC website.

http://www.khrc.ky.gov/offtrackbetting/

People in Tenn. only care or have a clue about two sports: Tennessee Volunteer football...and Tennessee Volunteer spring football! I doubt that TVG is even on their sports program tiers of cable tv down there!

I think you can include the Titans...Yes I went to Spring Orange & White game.:D

While we are at it:

What other "BLACK HOLE" states are there that we horse players should AVOID vacationing or relocating to. States that prohibit internet gambling on horse racing?

I'm sure some tech geek can make a map showing the black holes but lets just name them!

I was in Nashville in 2006 and tried to make a bet on my friend's computer accessing my online account. No dice. TN is a black hole.