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Sportech Acquires Wagering Services Company

Sportech PLC has enhanced its position in the online wagering market by acquiring eBet Online Inc., a California-based provider of technology and services to 20 outlets across North America.

 Saturday, December 22, 2012
Keeneland January Sale: What's New?

Keeneland January Sale: What's New?

Keeneland will introduce a new member of its management team and a new technological innovation designed to aid buyers during its January horses of all ages sale, which begins its five-day run in Lexington Jan. 10.

 Saturday, January 08, 2011
Fasig-Tipton Offers Virtual Catalog

Fasig-Tipton Offers Virtual Catalog

Fasig-Tipton has launched a full online version of its November select mixed sale catalog, featuring 188 offerings. The technology includes race videos of graded winners and a unique "book-like" interface that allows the user to turn virtual pages.

 Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Bet Monitoring System Endorsed by Legislators

The independent pari-mutuel monitoring system offered by RCI Integrity Services has been endorsed by the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States.

 Wednesday, January 24, 2007

WinTicket.com Adds Mobile-Device Video Streaming

WinTicket.com has added live video-streaming to its mobile Web site, which means users can watch races on mobile devices.

 Wednesday, January 17, 2007

System Would Increase Revenue From Account Bets

An electronic commerce company hopes to introduce a Web-based program that would convert legal pari-mutuel Internet wagers into on-track bets, thus increasing the share of revenue to tracks and horsemen.

 Monday, January 23, 2006

NTRA Names Interim Director of Security Office

Isidore Sobkowski, previously chief technology officer at Self Service Technologies in Stamford, Conn., has been special consultant on technology and interim director of the National Office of Wagering Security.

 Friday, April 23, 2004

Equine Technology Expo Slated for Saratoga Springs

Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will serve as host for the first conference and exposition dedicated to exploring the potential impact and benefits advances in technology bring to the equine industry.

 Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Equine Technology Expo Set for Saratoga Springs

The Sport of Kings will converge with the age of technology when Saratoga Springs, N.Y. hosts the first-ever conference and expo dedicated exclusively to exploring and probing the potential impact and benefits advances in technology bring to the equine industry.

 Tuesday, January 27, 2004

Back to the Future

By T. D. Thornton -- News broke in August about the proposed Equibase plan to propel the sport into the future with real-time tracking of horses, merging tradition with technology. Good luck Equibase. I'm confident you have the horse, but not entirely certain you'll find an industry eager to bankroll the bet.

 Tuesday, October 01, 2002

Automated Collection of Race Data Field-Tested

Equibase is developing technology that could make a long-talked-about dream a reality: the automated collection of race data.

 Tuesday, August 20, 2002

Jockey Club Has New Technology Subsidiary

The business unit that served as the information technology group for The Jockey Club and a technology consultant for the Thoroughbred industry has become a wholly owned subsidiary of The Jockey Club.

 Wednesday, May 29, 2002

The Trouble Was Not in Your Set...

If you were unable to access bloodhorse.com or other Web sites in Kentucky early Tuesday, the problem was not at your end. Service was lost about midnight Monday and not restored until about 1:00 p.m.

 Tuesday, March 26, 2002

Big Blue is Calling

By Nan Mooney -- When I read that the racing industry is actually considering turning IBM down, I had only one question: Are you crazy?

 Tuesday, October 03, 2000

Round Table: Medication, Technology Among Topics

Perhaps it's a good sign that the medication of racehorses again was a prominent topic at the annual Jockey Club Round Table held Sunday in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

 Monday, August 14, 2000

E-tote

By Ray Paulick -- Racing is in danger of letting the technology revolution pass it by.

 Wednesday, August 09, 2000