Article: Belmont Park Simulcasts Unavailable to Md. Bettors

Maryland racing fans planning to wager on simulcasts of the prestigious fall meet at Belmont Park will find themselves shut out beginning today because of a dispute between the New York track and a cooperative that negotiates simulcasting and account wagering contracts for 19 tracks in the mid-Atlantic region, including Laurel Park and Pimlico.

The Mid-Atlantic Cooperative yesterday pulled the Belmont Park simulcast signal from all mid-Atlantic tracks after the New York Racing Association, in recent contract negotiations, announced all account wagering on Belmont races must be conducted through the TVG Network, an interactive horse racing television and betting network with which it ...

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