http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php All comments for OTB: Worst. Bookie. Ever. en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:32:49 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79902 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79902 Comments Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:23:15 -0500 <p>I don't understand how this is a financial drain. It lost $6 million only after it paid the city $17 million and the state another $20 million. It looks like governments are still coming out $31 million ahead.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79869 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79869 Comments Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:12:02 -0500 <p>As a horse racing fan, I'd love to see more turf clubs of the sort you see in Pennsylvania -- good food, plenty of opportunity to bet and a nice atmosphere; the NYRA isn't so great at creating and/or maintaining that.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79868 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79868 Comments Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:11:33 -0500 <p>As a horse racing fan, I'd love to see more turf clubs of the sort you see in Pennsylvania -- good food, plenty of opportunity to bet and a nice atmosphere; the NYRA isn't so great at creating and/or maintaining that.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79832 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/10/30/otb_worst_bookie_ever.php#comment-79832 Comments Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:27:04 -0500 <p>i'm rather disappointed that my city has these gambling centers all around town. i would shut them down, along with all fortune tellers. </p>