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PhoneBet TV Viewers Will Be in the Dark

Comcast, the broadcasting network of Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack's daily television show PhoneBet TV, has announced it will remove the show from its lineup effective March 31.

 Thursday, March 11, 2010
Philly Park  Faces TrackNet Deadline

Philly Park Faces TrackNet Deadline

Philadelphia Park has been asked to cease handling account wagers on racing affiliated with TrackNet Media Group unless the Pennsylvania track signs a new licensing agreement with the content group.

 Tuesday, March 10, 2009

TVG Strikes Deal to Offer Philly Park Racing

TV Games Network has reached an agreement with Philadelphia Park to begin broadcasting and taking wagers on races from the southeast Pennsylvania racetrack effective March 4.

 Friday, March 04, 2005

Philly Park Prepares to Enter the Big Time

Purses for July at Philadelphia Park averaged just under $120,000 a day, but in a year, they will be almost twice that amount, with much more growth expected when revenue from slot machines begins pouring in.

 Friday, August 27, 2004

Colonial Inaugurates Account Wagering in Virginia

Colonial Downs announced July 13 it received a license from the Virginia Racing Commission and immediately began its "Colonial Downs PhoneBet" account wagering operation. It is the only licensed operation in the state.

 Thursday, July 15, 2004

MEC Move Creates Account-Wagering Dilemma

Magna Entertainment Corp. initiated restrictions upon or pulled its live racing signals from most account-wagering services effective Dec. 26, and at least one operator isn't happy about the developments.

 Tuesday, December 30, 2003

The Racing Channel Plans International Wagering

The Racing Channel, an online handicapping and odds service with links to Philadelphia Park's Phonebet service, was granted approval to operate a "multi-jurisdictional simulcasting and interactive wagering totalizator hub" in Oregon. The approval includes an international marketing service that would take wagers from the United Kingdom through legal bookmakers.

 Wednesday, January 23, 2002

Philly Park Now Offers Internet Betting

Customers of the Philadelphia Park Phonebet system can now use the Internet to make wagers. Greenwood Racing, which owns the Pennsylvania racetrack, has unveiled "Phonebet.com," a Web site for computerized betting. Users can watch live odds, the live race feed, and make bets simply by using their mouse.

 Friday, November 16, 2001