A surprise from Arlington

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Riot

When I was at Sumwon's race at Arlington, I had a winning ticket on another race I forgot to cash and found a few days later.

Checked one day when I was over at Churchill, no, they wouldn't cash it.

A couple months ago, I photocopied the ticket, crossed my fingers, dropped the original in an envelope to "Mutual Department Arlington Park" - "Please cash and send me a check". I figured at worse, somebody would have a couple of nice dinners on me, the ticket was just sitting around here.

It took forever, but Saturday I got a check from Churchill Downs, Inc.

I'm surprised. But nice to know the system grinds on, albeit slowly

For future reference, if it's more than $20 or whatever, make sure you send it via CERTIFIED and INSURED mail. I do it all the time with sportsbook tickets from Las Vegas, like you can bet the next week's football games and mail the winners back. They're required by law to make sure you get paid properly.