More than ever, based on Matt Hegarty\'s article today. The bottom line is that it appears that the New York State Racing and Wagering Board is as interested in protecting their turf as they are in having this matter resolved as promptly & professionally as possible, which is what the game we love desparately needs right now. Why else would they keep refusing to bring in the FBI, which has a computer fraud division, in favor of doing a probe which essentially consists of asking individuals to \"voluntarily\" help. Let\'s get someone in there who has subpoena power, who isn\'t going to be hampered by limited geographical jurisdiction, who has experts who have some experience in dealing with computer fraud, etc, etc. I suggest that you send your emails demanding that the FBI be invited in now to the following individuals at mailto:info@racing.state.ny.us
Michael J. Hoblock, Jr. Chairman
Cheryl Ritchko-Buley Board Member
Edward J. Martin Exec Director
Robert Feuerstein General Counsel
Tom Casaregola Director of Audits
The sooner the better obviously, and feel free to add a few words about Mr. Groth, who will be the subject of my next post.
HEY BUD,
IAGREE. RACING IS IN GREAT JEAOPARDY OF LOSING A LOT OF TRUST = MONEY IF THEY DON\'T ACT FAST AND IN A MOST EFFICIENT MANNER. THE FBI AND BIG TIME ACTION IS NEEDED NOW!
To those who took the time to send an email demanding that the matter be turned over to the FBI, in light of the recent announcement that the US Attorney\'s office has taken over, which amounts to the same thing. The look on Harn\'s face in the Daily News photo of him leaving the unemployment office is one which I have both seen and experienced. It isn\'t an expression of joy, to put it mildly. And just when you thought you might never hear his name again, Groth is quoted in all the papers again, this time saying that the arrests could come as soon as Mon. The odd thing this time is that there actually appears to be some truth to what he\'s saying. What Mall wouldn\'t give to be a fly on the wall today when Barry Schwartz meets with the Autotote gang. The spin, stonewalling, and lies are not going to cut it when Barry, who can pack a good verbal punch when necessary & has a world class stare of disapproval, starts demanding answers to questions which are on a lot of people\'s minds, like what exactly were the steps Autotote took to prevent & detect a fraud of this nature. I hope he also inquires into whether and when Autotote is going to pay the bettors who were swindled in the 10/5 dry run fix. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to vote halapeno, whoever you are.