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| jeff 5/1/2008 4:50:15 PM | Unless you've been living under a rock (and recently that HAS described me to some extent) as a horseplayer you can't help but notice that the game we love has recently detiorated into a very sorry state. As if things weren't bad enough and the industry fragmented enough with track owners withholding distribution of signals from ADWs, now horseman's groups have jumped into the thick of things. Currently, to my knowledge, the following signals are being withheld... not just from some ADWs... but from full card simulcasting at some race tracks as well: BEL, CD, LS, and CRC. Those are the signals I am aware of. I'm guessing that may not be a complete list. To put things bluntly: Things are so messed up right now that TwinSpires.com can't even offer account wagering on their own CD signal. At first I was all for the horsemen sticking it to TrackNet... giving them a taste of their own medicine so to speak. But the more I think about it, the more I have come to believe that the horseman is no more friend of the player than those clueless track executives so predominant throughout our industry. Both seem to have forgetten the person who plays the most important role in this (or any other) industry's business model: THE CUSTOMER I'm beginning to think it's long past time for horse players to self organize in a serious way. I reached the conclusion a long time ago that the ONLY thing track executives and horsemen's groups should REALLY be focused on is doing what's right for the industry: REMOVING ALL RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF SIGNALS, REDUCING TAKEOUT, and GROWING HANDLE I've come to believe that the only way to get them to do this is to hit them over the head with the only stick that we as horse players carry: Organize on a national level and have repeated boycotts at selected tracks until they recognize the CUSTOMER actually has a stake in things. Can anybody else besides me imagine a day when a major track has ZERO handle? I think it's long past time for that to happen. Because if WE don't make it happen and get them to change things - I fear the day will come all too soon when it just happens on its own... when the next generation comes along... when the population of the US is 600 million... and maybe 12 individuals out of that 600 million actually have an interest in learning how to read a Racing Form. -jp . ~Edited by: jeff on: 5/1/2008 at: 4:50:15 PM~
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| mikejlb 5/4/2008 2:04:46 AM | I haven't looked for LS on Dishnet but CD, CRC, BEL are still on satelite. They should ask themselves who they are hurting. If they want to kick someone, they might need a better plan. I also heard today that one of the horse channels (TVG maybe?) was going to be broadcast on Comcast in Chicago area. Youbet, TwinSpires, ect. can drop the signal for all I care because it's pretty much the same thing on TV. The smart thing would be to broadcast to as many places as possible, sell advertising, and also have short pieces to promote the sport.
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