I opened an account but continued to hang out with friends at the OTB. I am more than 2 hours away form a track.
They closed the OTB after the Kentucky Derby this year. I am one of the lucky ones that had an online account before the States Attorney/ mob asked BrisBET - now Twinspires to quit accepting new accounts.
I don't have a problem not betting. I usually wait for the weekends
having an online account makes it easy to catch horses I noticed having a bad trip and try to get my money back on them the next time they run.
One problem I have had is more signers....
not having people around to annoy helps me concentrate