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Heading outside the usual coverage area for a moment... for this item of possible interest to people curious about former OTB parlors and n...

The Kentucky Derby is today... though betting on it is more challenging now with the closure of the OTBs (like the one above on Third Avenu...

At the Times today , Russ Buettner looks at the latest OTB wretched excess...spending millions on consultants and research ... Why? Much of...

The Post has the scoop : The city's teetering Off-Track Betting Corp. will seek permission to close as many as two-thirds of its 68 bra...

At the OTB on Delancey. A big scratch .

Last May, I wrote about my favorite OTB parlor at 17 John St. in the Financial District getting closed by the state... ... THE NIGHT BEFORE...

Seen on TV Christmas eve day.

As you may know, the OTB outlets will stay open now that the city and state hashed out an agreement deal two weeks back. Now that all this ...

Good news, as the Times reports : Confusion and discord gave way to handshakes on Sunday as Gov. David A. Paterson and Mayor Michael R. Bloo...

Lysandra Ohrstrom at the Observer checks in with some OTB regulars, including "the God of Gambling." It's a brief slice-of-li...

According to NY1 : A day after Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the end is near for the city's Off-Track Betting Corporation, Governor David...

Affirmed vs. Alydar -- best rivalry in sports history? And how about that 1978 Belmont Stakes race in the video above? Best ever? Meanwhile...

The OTB drama continues today. As the Post reports : The city's Off-Track-Betting Corp. is advertising today for an auctioneer to liqui...

Had more. But not feeling all that festive . [At the OTB on Delancey] Back at the OTB on Delancey. Not all that thrilling. But a tiny slice ...

The Kentucky Derby is today. And in the EV Grieve household (aka, apartment), it's a national holiday. There are screenings of The Lemo...