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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 48 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 24 | 2:30 PM | 12:30 PM | MDT | Mt. Cristo Rey H. | ||
| TAM | TAMPA BAY DOWNS | 72 | 0 | 12:35 PM | 12:35 PM | EDT |
The future of sports TV is expected to involve a lot of gambling.
ESPN has already added a daily betting show. FanDuel has its own cable program. And Barstool Sports has emphasized wagering over many platforms.
Now, Fox 5 New York is dipping its toe into the betting programming scene. On Saturday, Fox will have its Fox Sports 1 show, “Lock It In,” broadcast a special regional edition.
“Lock It In: Fox Bet Special” will air at noon Saturday in New York. It will also be on in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
While New York hasn’t legalized gambling, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have, which is why the program will be broadcast in those areas.
Fox Bet, which is the sports betting brand between Fox Sports and The Stars Group, operates in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
It is just the first of two local shows, but it could be the start of a trend that may lead to a program like it preceding Fox’s NFL Sunday pregame.
This would make sense as the majority of bets occur close to start of games.
The Fox show Saturday will feature the regular FS1 crew: Rachel Bonnetta will host with Clay Travis, Todd Fuhrman and Cousin Sal as the commentators.
It will be more geared toward the New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh markets as opposed to its daily “Lock It In” show on FS1, which is more nationally focused.
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