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Virtual Racing Postponed

No mention of this in the Boston Globe or the Boston Herald, but a Derby lister reports that Massachusetts state treasurer Tim Cahill and Suffolk Downs COO Robert O’Malley were on the local TV news show “Greater Boston” Thursday night, discussing the state lottery’s plan to introduce a virtual horseracing Keno game this fall. The most interesting point: That Cahill said the lottery commission will postpone the game’s introduction until further notice, apparently because of the fuss kicked up by state legislators in a public hearing on April 14.

Posted in Suffolk Downs on April 23, 2005

Legislators May Challenge Lottery

“Key state lawmakers signaled yesterday that they intend to rein in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s plans to launch a virtual horse-racing game on Keno-style monitors later this year.” (Boston Globe)

Posted in Suffolk Downs on April 15, 2005

Competing With the Lottery

“Bob O’Malley, chief operating officer at Suffolk Downs, said he didn’t know whether horse-racing fans would find virtual contests as exciting as the real thing. But he said there’s no doubt the lottery wants to grab every gambling dollar it can. ‘The lottery has become a devastating competitor,’ he said. ‘They’re involved in a different product every month. As they push $5 billion to $6 billion a year in sales, there’s not much left for anyone else.'” (Boston Globe)

Posted in Suffolk Downs on April 9, 2005