This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. The ABC’s of Online Horse Racing (Watch, Wager, Win) By Mike Exinger Copyright 2016 Mike Exinger Version 02.15.16.d (23,078 words) Geared to gamblers who have never considered betting the ponies, The ABC’s of Online Horse Racing is a beginner’s guide to online horse racing, teaching you how and where to watch, wager, and win in the 21st Century version of this great sport. Every aspect of setting up an account and learning the betting pad are covered, and later chapters teach you how to handicap like the professionals. The ABC’s of Online Horse Racing looks at the various online websites that provide you with a box seat on the action. Who doesn’t know about American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown AND Breeder’s Cup winner ever? There are new tracks popping up across the country, and horse racing is as strong as ever overseas, as England, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Hong Kong have strong racing programs.Īnd, thanks to the Internet, you can wager on ALL OF IT. Daily Fantasy Sports are the latest “next big thing” online, and, of course, we’ve gone through a boom-and-bust-and-reborn cycle with online poker.Īnd racing? Long proclaimed dead more than once, horse racing, specifically Thoroughbred racing, is alive and well. There are casinos damn near everywhere, on land, on water, on reservations. Some form of gambling is available in almost every state. It was a time of Seabiscuit, War Admiral, and Whirlaway.įlash forward to today. Only baseball could rival horse racing for fan appeal and newspaper headlines. Horse racing was not just the only legal gambling option, but it was also one of America’s most popular sporting events. There were no lotteries, no riverboats, no Internet. Sure, Nevada had casinos, but nowhere else. Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.Back in the day – say, the 1930s – if you wanted to gamble, the only legal action was the local horse track. This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation No. WatchandWager stands ready to be an active partner in supporting not only the state's racing and gaming industry, but also supporting the recovery of the state as a whole." With this important license and our physical presence at Cal Expo in Sacramento, we believe that the passage of legalized sports betting will result in even more new jobs, duties, and tax revenue to the state. We believe that the tax, revenue, and jobs generated from this license will have an important benefit to the state of California, especially in light of the economic difficulties caused by the California wildfires and the COVID-19 virus. "We are pleased to receive this key license renewal from the California Horse Racing Board for WatchandWager. The Company does not foresee any expected issues that would delay or prevent them from being approved.Įd Comins, President of WatchandWager, commented: In addition to the California license renewal, WatchandWager executives have also renewed, or are in the process of license renewals, in Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, and Washington. As shareholders are aware, the license sits alongside our long-term lease of the Cal Expo racetrack, adding an important physical, as well as on-line, presence in the state. The license renewal from the CHRB is strategically important to the Company, not only for its access to the biggest population in the United States and one of the largest economies in the world, but also for the potential of offering sports betting to California residents when the state legislature passes this into law. The two-year ADW license renewal from the CHRB is for the years 2021-2022, and it allows WatchandWager to continue to accept online pari-mutuel wagers from residents of California on its range of global content. The board of Webis, the Group specializing in pool wagering and the operators of WatchandWager Cal Expo, the Californian harness track, is pleased to announce that its Advanced Deposit Wagering ("ADW") business, LLC ("WatchandWager") received its two-year license approval from the California Horse Racing Board ("CHRB") on 19 November 2020. WatchandWager renews key California license
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