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Effete Snob

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18. Yep
Fri Sep 29, 2023, 03:51 PM
Sep 2023

You can bet on horse races anywhere due to federal legislation. That was one of the jokes in a Daily show bit about Senator Ted Stevens having referred to the internet as a series of tubes:

https://www.cc.com/video/sokn5t/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-party-pooper



Aside from various apps, every track which caters to the Sport of Kings has a lounge with a wall of monitors and betting terminals where you can find the, uh, kings, at all hours. Those had operated for years before internet wagering under the Interstate Horse Racing Act:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/chapter-57

States can impose various restrictions, but any state with a track has out-of-state OTB.

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Shutdown list cbabe Sep 2023 #1
Oh... thanks Effete Snob Sep 2023 #2
If that is supposed to happen at the end of the month, you might already be too late. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #3
Naw... I've just been meaning to move them into CD's Effete Snob Sep 2023 #4
T-bills are paying about 5.5 percent now. No state taxes, maybe, on them. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #5
Thank you Effete Snob Sep 2023 #6
Extremely easy to ladder them. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #7
You see... I'm already confused Effete Snob Sep 2023 #8
It's super easy. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #9
Okay, real quick Effete Snob Sep 2023 #10
Yes, that is true. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #11
well... Effete Snob Sep 2023 #12
Cool. If it accepted the proposed purchase despite the lack of funds, mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #13
Yah, well Effete Snob Sep 2023 #14
How predictive is performance over six furlongs in mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #15
Not at all Effete Snob Sep 2023 #16
Can you bet on out-of-state races from Pennsylvania? NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #17
Yep Effete Snob Sep 2023 #18
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