This is a funny read from Greg Calabrese

[MisterB]

This was on the Paulick report
Guess you have to have a good sense of humor to enjoy it.

Power Cap: The solution to the OTB drama:

http://gregcalabrese.blogspot.com/20...otb-drama.html

04 December 2010
The Clear Solution To The OTB Drama

Why does the state continue on with the OTB charade? Not only are they losing money on this operation but they are blighting the sport they have a responsibility to promote. The state is taking an entirely wrong headed approach to off track wagering. These bureaucrats and race hustlers like Hazel Dukes have no business running wagering operations and have consistently placed a loser in the race. It should be turned over to private businessmen who know how to turn this operation into a winner for both the industry and the customer. For too long the decrepit and poorly run OTB parlors have given horse racing in New York a reputation that is just a smidgen better than cock fights, brothels or crackhouses. The right operator could resurrect the reputation of horse racing bring some class back the greatest game.

The state should issue franchises to private operators to run bet parlors like they do in the British isles. The unprofitable parlors should be closed and the profitable units could be optimized to maximize profits.

My relatives could run a bet parlor and it all starts with some basic customer service. We are kind enough to offer you a beverage and a lunch box along with your exacta box. All patrons will be supplied with "powers cap's play of the day" to ensure they are winners and not part of the masses of loser cappers.

This is not the time to just close OTB, we can not leave all the dedicated handicappers of OTB out in the street. These people have lived with a 6% rake on winnings and are some of the most prized and dedicated customers in the world. We can not just leave these OTB to find new hobbies. It is time to transition into a private owner one who will take care of the patron and grow the sport of racing. . Let the local people run it; a great choice would be the Calabrese family who know how to do gambling right. The wrong people are running OTB and it shows.

Posted by G. Calabrese at 1:22 AM
Labels: OTB
2 comments:
The_Knight_Sky said...
Power Cap wrote:

It is time to transition into a private owner one who will take care of the patron and grow the sport of racing.
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But will this private owner send 10% of OTB revenues to the crooks, er I mean the school kids. ;-)

December 4, 2010 2:44 AM
G. Calabrese said...
You bet the kids can score with power cap betting parlors LLC. We have other charities that we would love to give to as well such as horse rescue or Catholic charities.

We can cut out the OTB bureaucratic middleman siphoning the kids money and injecting the game with a lethal dose of incompetence.

December 4, 2010 3:14 AM