25:
524:
176:
After years of unsuccessful attempts and public anticipation in Canada, off-track betting (OTB) establishments (also known as 'Teletheatres') were finally legalized on the federal level, in Ottawa on June 29, 1989. Since then, the industry has flourished nationwide, with hundreds of off-track betting
136:
struck a compromise between the interests of horse tracks and owners, the state, and OTB parlors, and stipulated that OTB revenues were to be distributed among the tracks, the horse owners, and the state. Another stipulation was that no OTB parlor was allowed to operate within 60 miles (97 km)
131:
was legalized in 1970, after years of unsuccessful attempts. By the 1970s there were 100 betting parlors in New York City, and twice that number by the late 1980s. In New York City, the thought was that legal off-track betting would increase revenue while at the same time decrease illegal gambling
152:
At legal off-track betting parlors, if bettors win, they have to pay the parlor a surcharge taken directly from the winnings. Bettors in New York can avoid paying the surcharges by placing their bets via an off-track betting corporation's account wagering service or at so-called super branches or
203:
To apply for a license the operator would need to purchase a permit from the ORC. If accepted, the site operator receives no profit from the betting exchanges—they make money from the increased traffic of customers and other creative methods. (i.e. cover charge, selling racing programs)
184:(CPMA). The CPMA makes regulations in respect to pari-mutuel betting, and is responsible for ensuring the integrity and fairness of betting systems in Canada. Among the responsibilities of the CPMA include administering drug tests to horses to enforce the anti-drug policies.
237:
features Kramer placing a $ 600 bet, 30-to-1 in a horse race at an Off-track betting parlor, after overhearing two men talking about a winning horse in the Subway. Kramer wins $ 18,000 in cash and is attacked later in the subway for the
140:
Revenues at the track indeed lessened, but rather than fight off-track betting, the industry sought to increase its income via new ways of gambling, betting on the OTB potential, and came up with "exotic wagers" such as
200:
and is responsible for the integrity of the industry in the province. They are also responsible for distributing racing licenses, keeping a horse registry and running a problem gambling group.
133:
35:
218:
is the most prominent organization, that owns a number of racetracks but also owns a number of off-track betting facilities across Canada.
369:
317:
290:
528:
207:
There are approximately 70 off-track betting facilities that have been licensed in
Ontario. There are also a number of
69:
208:
337:
128:
215:
181:
282:
197:
142:
157:
do not levy a surcharge on winnings. Most booked bets are now placed with licensed services in the
51:
543:
413:
333:
149:. Thus the industry's revenue increased even as the number of spectators at the track went down.
132:
activity, but one effect of the legalization was a decrease of revenue at racetracks. The 1978
47:
307:
359:
227:
275:
43:
477:
8:
386:
391:
456:
365:
313:
286:
495:
102:
162:
90:
537:
168:
In
December 2010, the New York City OTB closed due to lack of profitability.
153:
teletheatres that charge a daily admission fee. Other jurisdictions such as
154:
106:
439:"Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada"
248:
110:
158:
277:
Gambling in
America: an encyclopedia of history, issues, and society
234:
146:
98:
438:
309:
An economic and social history of gambling in
Britain and the USA
193:
523:
124:
165:
who entice bettors by offering them rebates on their bets.
16:
Sanctioned gambling on horse racing outside a race track
357:
274:
535:
358:Reeves, Richard Stone; Edward L. Bowen (2005).
334:"Title 15, Chapter 57: Interstate Horseracing"
32:The examples and perspective in this article
180:This industry is federally regulated by the
268:
266:
264:
221:
70:Learn how and when to remove this message
384:
272:
305:
261:
536:
472:
470:
387:"New York Betting Parlors Close Doors"
299:
361:Belmont Park: A Century of Champions
123:Before the 1970s, only the state of
18:
467:
385:Buettner, Russ (December 8, 2010).
13:
14:
555:
517:
273:Thompson, William Norman (2001).
522:
23:
488:
198:Ontario Racing Commission (ORC)
177:facilities across the country.
118:
496:"Woodbine Entertainment Group"
482:www.ontarioracingcommission.ca
461:www.ontarioracingcommission.ca
449:
431:
406:
378:
351:
326:
312:. Manchester UP. p. 125.
1:
364:. Eclipse Press. p. 19.
338:Cornell University Law School
254:
129:Off-track betting in New York
216:Woodbine Entertainment Group
7:
242:
182:Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
127:allowed off-track betting.
46:, discuss the issue on the
10:
560:
225:
187:
134:Interstate Horseracing Act
192:All off-track betting in
171:
414:"Teletheatres in Canada"
306:Munting, Roger (1996).
222:In the popular culture
531:at Wikimedia Commons
443:agriculture.canada.ca
281:. ABC-CLIO. pp.
228:The Subway (Seinfeld)
233:The 30th episode of
211:located in Ontario.
52:create a new article
44:improve this article
34:may not represent a
418:Standardbred Canada
196:is licensed by the
392:The New York Times
95:off-course betting
529:Off-track betting
527:Media related to
371:978-1-58150-122-3
319:978-0-7190-4449-6
292:978-1-57607-159-5
83:Off-track betting
80:
79:
72:
54:, as appropriate.
551:
526:
511:
510:
508:
506:
492:
486:
485:
474:
465:
464:
453:
447:
446:
445:. July 31, 2015.
435:
429:
428:
426:
424:
410:
404:
403:
401:
399:
382:
376:
375:
355:
349:
348:
346:
344:
330:
324:
323:
303:
297:
296:
280:
270:
103:greyhound racing
97:) is sanctioned
75:
68:
64:
61:
55:
27:
26:
19:
559:
558:
554:
553:
552:
550:
549:
548:
534:
533:
520:
515:
514:
504:
502:
494:
493:
489:
476:
475:
468:
457:"About the ORC"
455:
454:
450:
437:
436:
432:
422:
420:
412:
411:
407:
397:
395:
383:
379:
372:
356:
352:
342:
340:
332:
331:
327:
320:
304:
300:
293:
271:
262:
257:
245:
230:
224:
190:
174:
163:Central America
121:
91:British English
76:
65:
59:
56:
41:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
557:
547:
546:
544:Sports betting
519:
518:External links
516:
513:
512:
487:
466:
448:
430:
405:
377:
370:
350:
325:
318:
298:
291:
259:
258:
256:
253:
252:
251:
244:
241:
240:
239:
226:Main article:
223:
220:
189:
186:
173:
170:
120:
117:
78:
77:
38:of the subject
36:worldwide view
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
556:
545:
542:
541:
539:
532:
530:
525:
501:
497:
491:
483:
479:
473:
471:
462:
458:
452:
444:
440:
434:
419:
415:
409:
394:
393:
388:
381:
373:
367:
363:
362:
354:
339:
335:
329:
321:
315:
311:
310:
302:
294:
288:
284:
279:
278:
269:
267:
265:
260:
250:
247:
246:
236:
232:
231:
229:
219:
217:
212:
210:
205:
201:
199:
195:
185:
183:
178:
169:
166:
164:
160:
156:
150:
148:
144:
138:
135:
130:
126:
116:
114:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
74:
71:
63:
60:November 2018
53:
49:
45:
39:
37:
30:
21:
20:
521:
503:. Retrieved
499:
490:
481:
460:
451:
442:
433:
421:. Retrieved
417:
408:
396:. Retrieved
390:
380:
360:
353:
341:. Retrieved
328:
308:
301:
276:
213:
206:
202:
191:
179:
175:
167:
155:Pennsylvania
151:
139:
137:of a track.
122:
119:U.S. history
115:
107:horse racing
94:
86:
82:
81:
66:
57:
33:
478:"Licensing"
249:Totalisator
500:www.cbj.ca
398:October 6,
255:References
209:racetracks
111:race track
109:outside a
159:Caribbean
48:talk page
538:Category
505:March 7,
423:March 7,
343:March 7,
243:See also
235:Seinfeld
147:trifecta
99:gambling
42:You may
194:Ontario
188:Ontario
368:
316:
289:
238:money.
172:Canada
143:exacta
125:Nevada
89:; in
50:, or
507:2024
425:2024
400:2014
366:ISBN
345:2010
314:ISBN
287:ISBN
214:The
161:and
145:and
85:(or
283:199
105:or
101:on
87:OTB
540::
498:.
480:.
469:^
459:.
441:.
416:.
389:.
336:.
285:.
263:^
113:.
93:,
509:.
484:.
463:.
427:.
402:.
374:.
347:.
322:.
295:.
73:)
67:(
62:)
58:(
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.