Horse Racing Carve Outs Are Big Business

Published: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Online-Casinos.com

HORSE RACING CARVE OUTS ARE BIG BUSINESS

U.S. attempts to ban online gambling invariably contain exceptions for horse racing - here's why

With the online gambling prohibition season well advanced in Washington, Online-Casinos,com & InfoPowa was intrigued by the exceptions, or carve outs as these are known for horse racing in the proposed banning bills submitted by American politicians.

One alert gambler on the forums spotted a site that illustrates very well just how big this chunk of Internet wagering is and we commend readers to take a look at the TVG.com site, where gamblers will find everything they need to gamble "from the comfort of their own homes."

No allegations of money laundering, terrorist funding, underage dangers here! The hypocracy of legal parimutual wagering when attempts are being made to prohibit other gaming styles using the same media is immediately obvious.

We quote direct from the site:

Why should you open a TVG account?
Here's why!
Over 60 of America's best tracks
Watch the action on TVG Network
Enjoy coverage from a trusted on-air team
Wager online, by phone or via your Dish iTV remote
Live multi-track streaming video of races online
Free handicapping info and TVG on-air experts' picks
No deposit fees

By Mail:
19545 N.W. Von Neumann Drive, Suite 210
Beaverton, OR, 97006

TVG, the interactive horseracing network

Available in over 18 million homes nationwide, TVG Network is the leading sports television network that combines the excitement of live horseracing from premier U.S. racetracks and the convenience of in-home, account wagering. In addition to live horseracing, TVG Network features commentary, interviews, in-depth race analysis, handicapping and wagering tutorials, and originally produced programming for racing's major events. Viewers in certain areas can wager interactively on the races via telephone, the Internet or Interactive Television by establishing a wagering account online at www.TVG.com or by telephone at 1-888-PLAY TVG.

TVG, a subsidiary of Gemstar - TV Guide International, Inc., has exclusive agreements for television and interactive wagering with the following racetracks: Aqueduct, Arlington Park, Belmont Park, Calder, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Ellis Park, Emerald Downs, Fair Grounds, Fairplex Park, Hollywood Park, Hoosier Park, Keeneland, Los Alamitos, Oak Tree at Santa Anita, Prairie Meadows, Ruidoso Downs, Saratoga Raceway, Saratoga Race Course, Turf Paradise, Turfway Park and Zia Park.

'Nuff said....or perhaps not enough said!