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Even a 'traditionalist' like me gave up on NYCOTB (close to 2 years now).
It was hard to do: 1) loved the SMOKE FILLED enviroment -- that's right, NO SMOKING laws NOT ENFORCED 2) loved all the douchebags that frequented the place(s) -- hard not to get into an argument (or two) just about every visit 3) see above Anyone not betting online with TS (or something of the sort) is doing old fashioned wagering. 
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05-15-2010, 10:56 AM
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4) taking an ADDITIONAL percentage from all wagers... as if their cut for doing nothing wasn't enough. Even if you don't want to wager online, there's much better options than NYCOTB. Hell, Meadowlands is a short train ride away and a much more pleasant off track experience.
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05-15-2010, 11:05 AM
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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05-15-2010, 11:18 AM
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05-15-2010, 01:31 PM
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05-17-2010, 10:01 AM
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New York OTB to lose Pimlico next week
By Matt Hegarty The signal from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore will be unavailable to customers of New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation after Saturday's Preakness Stakes card because of concerns about OTB's finances raised by the New York regulators, racing officials said Friday. The decision to bar the signal from New York City OTB's parlors and account-wagering operation was made on Friday afternoon, shortly after the New York State Racing and Wagering Board backtracked on a decision to pull the Pimlico signal from OTB as of Friday morning. Joe Mahoney, a spokesperson for the board, said on Friday afternoon that the board decided to allow betting on the signal by New York City OTB customers on Friday and Saturday because of the interest by racing fans in the cards Pimlico will offer those days. "This is the best result for the racing fans," Mahoney said. Pimlico's 20-day spring meet began on April 17. After Saturday's Preakness card, Pimlico will not run again until next Thursday, and the meet will close next Saturday. The decision to bar the Pimlico signal follows the board's decision earlier this month to bar wagering by New York City OTB customers on Arlington Park near Chicago, Chester Downs in Pennsylvania, Louisiana Downs, and Thistledown racetrack in Ohio. According to Mahoney, the board has declined to approve any simulcasting contracts for New York City OTB until the corporation "satisfactorily" responds to a request to provide the board with additional information about its financial situation. New York City OTB, which is owned by the state, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, and it is reorganizing under the protection of Chapter 9 of the bankruptcy code.
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