So a few years ago the NYRA decides to buy these new Vegas stlyle matrix odds boards that are capable of displaying odds and results and late changes.
The problem is that to fit all this information on they can only display six races at a time. Either the odds, or morning line, for races 1-6, or 4-9 will be displayed at any given time.
This means, of course, if you run over to see the odds one last time before rushing to the windows, the odds for the race you're eager to bet might not be readily available.
You want to bet the first but you have to look at the morning lines for races 4-9 until the board recycles.
The bottom line being that the NYRA invested all this money in odds boards that don't always show the odds for the race they are accepting wagers on.
But these new totes can be even more annoying. Let's say you're writing down the odds for the fifth race which in the race 1-6 cycle are in the fifth column. Well, half way through the positioning of the fifth race odds will be transposed to the second column because the odds cycle has switched to races 4-9.
Now you would think that these boards could be programmed so that the odds for the current race are always on the board in one column.
You would think that somebody at the NYRA would care that their prized odds boards aren't showing the odds for the current race.
But believe me they are completely oblivious over there. Barry Scwartz deserves his credit for getting the takeout reduced. He deserves a lot of credit for that. But as far as taking care of the every day amenities for the fan, he's been completely useless in my book.