Horse racing simulcasting moves to Dish Network this month. In the past we have used "decoders" to get a secured signal from the racetrack into our facility. The only way you could watch a "simulcast signal" in the past was to take a trip to the track or to an off track betting facility.
Moving to Dish will make it flexible to tune in the signals we need to show to the public here at the OTB. But now that these feeds are no longer "exclusive" to betting parlors and anyone can subscribe to them, what is to say that the person who might be a visitor to the OTB and have Dish Network could shell out the $100 a month to get these same feeds in the comfort of his/her own home? Think about the money and hassle you would save on gas and parking.
Account wagering is still illegal in Indiana but it is safe to say that people are giving out bogus info or out of state info to keep that going. So factor that in with the Dish Network switchover and what happens to Off Track Betting parlors? What happens to simulcasting at the tracks?
Hurt or help? Since I am in the betting business, I might choose the latter..
