The OTB...gotta love it
 

Was out running a few errands and I swung by the OTB to pick of the Form for tomorrow. It hadn't arrived yet, but the guy said they would be there in 30 minutes, so I figure I would wait around. I absolutely saw one of the funniest things I have ever seen...

I am standing about 20 feet behind a guy, about my age, that is sitting at the bar, drunk as a skunk...at 1:30 in the afternoon mind you. Dude is drinking Bud like they are gonna quit bottling it tomorrow. A race at Suffolk goes off and right away he is screaming at the top of his lungs at the #3 horse. Screams at it the whole way around the track and it ends up finishing 2nd. He cussing and raising a fuss, etc...

2 minutes later, the replay of the race starts...and yep...SCREAMING at the 3 horse to get up the whole way around the track....ON THE REPLAY!!!!! Curses his luck again after the race that the 3 horse didn't win.
I was almost on the floor crying from laughing so hard.


I should be careful about what I say, that is liable to be Scavs, Sent To Stud, and myself this coming winter at Gulfstream:o :o

HA HA! Would have loved to see that one.

On a side note, let me know where you guys are going to be at at the track so I can have my video camera focused on you guys. We have to get that on tape...

I swear I didn't know that was a replay!!:eek:

sounds like something i would do a couple years ago

drunk people at the track / otb are the best entertainment your gambling dollar can find, until they get annoying

beulah has a 2 mile race every year. last 2 years i have been at the track when it was run and we ALWAYS make side bets on who is gonna be yelling at the horse(s) when they come around the first time, thinking it is the end cause they are tote board bettors, no program

You ever need hope to continue on or just to feel good about yourself, pop into an OTB any weekday and check out some of the critters there, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays. Unbelievable what this game attracts.

People actually go to the OTB on MOndays and Tuesdays? HUH??

ive been 86ed from two OTB's

It must be a Virginia thing. LOL, kidding, people actually bet on the toy tracks like Philly Park.

Those are some die hard gamblers...

Going to open up an account this weekend so I can bet some of these races. Just on weekends. Hubby and I made a pact to not bet during the week.

yeah, my buddy and i and visited what looked to be a nice place in mid town.........we cruise in, whoaaa, bad scened man. i tell my buddy, how can mid town new york have such a pc. of **** wagering facility???? turns out, us two morons didnt know you pay and go upstaires for the lesser pc. of **** place:rolleyes:

Its Manhattan and there are too many other things going on that would divert a lot of the normal people (who take showers) from wanting to bet, especially during the week. Plus a lot of normal people (who take showers) have the means to open up phone and internet accounts, thus eliminating the need to walk into an OTB ever. That leaves a lot of crispy critters, and there are many, even in glorious old mid town.

Kev,
This might seem like a dumb question, but does the OTB you normally go to offer Greyhound wagering as well?

the OTB gotta love it
 

Try the OTB on 5th ave. in Brooklyn. You need a shower when you leave there. The one in Shirley, Long Island is pretty gross too. KP

Yes sir, it defies logic even to a NY'er like me.. You'd figure midtown would attract at least some fairly sophisticated gamblers, but that place is just as bad as, if not worse than the places I go to in Brooklyn.

Holy S H I T, that is hilarious... omg. LMFAO!!! :D :eek:

Love the story, can't believe you didn't bet him during the second race that his horse wouldn't win?

LOL...stupid me...I should have loaded up on the horse to place before the replay started..LMFAO:eek:

If you are at the OTB Monday/Tuesday you are a DIEHARD. God bless em, but not for me...

The greatest NYCOTB is the one on John St downtown. the **** i've seen and heard througout the years is legendary... the same bunch of degenerates, every single day! :D

As an aside- anybody remember the racebooks in Vegas like the Rose Bowl where they called the races over a speaker (no TV?) THAT was worth the price of admission...