New York State Racetrack Soon to Offer Online Betting

Jun 20, 2012
New York State Racetrack Soon to Offer Online Betting
Expected final approvals from the State Racing and Wagering Board The US State of New York will soon have the online betting offered by the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp (WROTB) owned racing track Batavia Downs, according to the latest reports. WROTB will work jointly with Saratoga Casino and Raceway and eBet Technologies LLC in a new partnership in order to develop the innovative advance deposit online betting platform at Batavia Bets.com The customers who sign-up for an account at Batavia Bets will be offered a free service including betting on pari-mutuel events via internet or telephone. Currently, the primary focus is placed on local residents, Batavia Downs guests and the Western Regional OTB network. "We are excited to work with an organization like Batavia Downs to extend their brand while maintaining access and control of their customer base.We're focused on delivering new channels and incremental revenues for regional racetracks like Batavia." said Mark Gregory, chairman of eBet. The executive vice president of Saratoga Casino and Raceway, Jamie Hartman, also commented on the deal: "We have experienced great success with saratogabets, our advance deposit wagering platform. We're thrilled to collaborate with eBet and Batavia Downs to institute this exciting wagering option in western New York and to further promote increased support and interest in New York racing."
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