Del Mar To Offer All Major ADW Services For 2009 Meet
Del
Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced a "full house" of advanced deposit
wagering platforms for its 2009 race meeting, which opens Wednesday
(July 22) and runs through September 9.
Action
on the seaside track will be available to ADW players through the four
major account-wagering companies -- TVG.com, Youbet.com, Xpressbet.com
and Twinspires.com -- as well as through Del Mar’s new betting platform -- DelMarBets.com -- which opened for business on July 1.
The
ADW system allows horseplayers to make bets either by phone or on-line
using pre-deposited funds in their accounts. Last year, ADW users could
wager on Del Mar races primarily through the TVG and Youbet sites. This
year’s switch to all the leading account providers, as well as the
track becoming one of the first in North America to offer a private
label betting platform, has expanded fan opportunity to maximum
advantage in this regard.
"When
you open more doors, you obviously make things easier and more fan
friendly," noted DMTC chief financial officer Mike Ernst. "We're
delighted to be able to offer Del Mar's horseplayers the very best
options available to them in our industry when it comes to advanced
deposit wagering."
In the case of DelMarBets.com, the track expects to realize pricing advantages which will directly benefit horsemen in the form of added purses.
"We
were delighted to work with Del Mar in negotiating arrangements with
the full range of ADW providers," stated Marsha Naify, chair of the
Thoroughbred Owners of California's board of directors. "Del Mar’s
signal, which is one of the very best in the racing world, is now
available to more players than ever and that is good for business and
good for horse racing."
Del
Mar's seven-week, 37-day meet will be conducted under a new
five-day-per-week format this year -- Wednesdays through Sundays. First
post daily is at 2 p.m. with the exceptions of all Fridays (3 p.m.) and
Pacific Classic Day (Sunday, September 6 -- 1 p.m.) The track normally
will run nine races every Wednesday and Friday, eight races Thursdays
and 10 races Saturdays and Sundays.
7/17/09
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