tvg 365 days left

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

http://www.drf.com/news/article/96401.html

of screwing the bettors..i hope they go go out of busness..

on a bright note toga handle up 30 perc!!!

[XIIPointStables]

That story may need some updating, as Steve mentioned over on the selections board:

FYI.. Re: the DMR signal on Xpressbet.. Restricted as of now in California, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming. ...

Sounds like TVG is looking to be able to carry some of the TrackNet signals in exchange for letting the Del Mar signal out. Doesn't seem like an insane request, but as a bettor this whole ADW thing seems insanely counterproductive.

[mik9872]

While I abhor exclusive agreements, there are two partners in any agreement. Both TVG and the tracks are to blame.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by mik9872

While I abhor exclusive agreements, there are two partners in any agreement. Both TVG and the tracks are to blame.

Not trying to be a wiseguy, but this is how time perverts people's thinking. Look back to when this started.....the Magna/Twinspires group was the instigator of the exclusivity demands but now people are blaming TVG.

Believe me, I am not trying to defend TVG, but it is important to remember how this started.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

yes its just a shame for the bettor..who i like to defend..as do many yet our voice is almost never heard.........

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

yes its just a shame for the bettor..who i like to defend..as do many yet our voice is almost never heard.........

Of course it's lousy for the bettor, that goes without saying, but that doesn't mean the facts should be distorted.

[ALostTexan]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

yes its just a shame for the bettor..who i like to defend..as do many yet our voice is almost never heard.........

I heard a talk last month by John Pappas, the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance. This guy seems to know how to get stuff done, and how to really stand up for the poker players. Until horseplayers get a group such as this together and make a stand, they will always be the ones screwed in deals such as this.

[blackthroatedwind]

I'm not defending TVG in general but I don't see how they are the devil in this one. They weren't the ones who started the whole " exclusivity fight ", that would be the other side I believe, and now they are protecting a valuable asset they own. It's business.