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SPORTS Friday 14 June 2019

Maximum Security, ridden by exercise rider Edelberto Rivas,
gallops during a workout at Monmouth Park, Thursday morning,
June 13, 2019, in Oceanport, N.J.
Associated Press
Maximum Security

to race for 1st time In this Sept. 9, 2018 photo, customers watch sports on a giant screen at the sports book of the
Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
since Kentucky Derby Panel: 90% of U.S. sport bets Associated Press

OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — No. 3 post position, with could be online in 5 to 10 years
Maximum Security is head- Joe Bravo listed to ride. Last
ing back to the races. Judgement has the inside By WAYNE PARRY Parikshat Khanna, CEO of tions, getting mobile sports
The colt, who two months post position and is listed at Associated Press CG Technology, a licensed betting approved in the
ago crossed the finish line 6-1 in the morning line. No ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Nevada bookmaker, real world is proving tricky
first in the Kentucky Derby rider was announced. — Some gambling and echoed that prediction. in many states. The ques-
only to be disqualified, Also entered in post-po- technology executives say “The true capability of tion of whether to allow
was among six 3-year-olds sition order are Identifier, 90% of sports betting in the sports wagering is mobile,” online wagers has held up
entered Thursday for the Paco Lopez, 6-1; Direct Or- United States will be done he said. New York state’s legaliza-
$150,000 Pegasus Stakes der, Nik Juarez, 12-1; and over mobile phones or the When CG launched its bet- tion efforts for months.
at Monmouth Park on Sun- Caladan, Jeremy Rose, 15- internet in the next five to ting apps in 2009, “It was al- And Illinois froze out online
day. 1. 10 years. ways assumed you wanted fantasy sports providers-
“The horse had a really Servis was not sure earlier Speaking this week at the to sit in a sports book for turned-bookmakers FanDu-
good day today and I this week whether to run East Coast Gaming Con- three or four hours to watch el and DraftKings from the
don’t see a reason why we Maximum Security. Howev- gress in Atlantic City, the the game,” Khanna said. online sports betting mar-
shouldn’t run,” trainer Ja- er, bloodwork showed no leaders say rapid advanc- But within two years, 60% of ket for 18 months to give
son Servis said of the 1 1/16- problems. es in technology are push- the company’s bets were land-based casinos a head
mile race. “Maybe I was over-reading ing sports betting further being taken via mobile start.
Maximum Security drew things a little too much, try- online. apps. David Cordish, whose com-
the No. 2 post position and ing to be overly cautious,” Since winning a U.S. Su- Itai Pazner, CEO of 888 pany owns casino projects
was made the overwhelm- said Servis, who had the preme Court case last year Holdings, has lesser expec- in Maryland and Pennsyl-
ing 1-2 favorite. Luis Saez is colt gallop 1 1/8 miles on clearing the way for all tations of mobile sports vania, cautioned against
back in the saddle. Wednesday. “He’s acting states to offer legal sports betting, but still predicts at pushing too much of the
Trainer Todd Pletcher en- really good and training betting, New Jersey has least half of it will be done sports betting industry on-
tered two colts who will good and his bloodwork taken in nearly $3 billion in online within the next five line.
flank Maximum Security. came back good.” sports bets. years. “Society’s move- “You’re fighting for that
Second choice King for a Owned by Gary and Mary Around 80% of those have ment to mobile in just about customer up there in the
Day, the winner of the Sir West, Maximum Security been placed online. every area cannot be de- ether,” he said. “It costs a
Barton, will start from the has finished first in all five That percentage is set to in- nied,” said David Rebuck, lot to market to that cus-
of his lifetime starts. He fin- crease in about five years, director of the New Jersey tomer, and you’re not the
ished 1¾ lengths in front several executives said in a Division of Gaming Enforce- only one. What we should
of Country House in the panel. ment. “To ignore it will just be doing is building real
Kentucky Derby on May Moti Malul, CEO of Neo- cause problems in the fu- facilities that attract the
4 but was disqualified by Games, a global provider ture; Your customers want guest. It’s a fun event.”
Churchill Downs stewards of internet gambling and it, and they’ll access it on There are numerous costs
for interference. He was lottery technology, pre- the black market for sure.” involved with establishing
placed 17th. dicted “90-plus percent” of Dan Shapiro, vice president an online gambling pres-
It marked the first time in all U.S. sports betting will be of strategy and business ence, including customer
the 145-year history of the done via mobile devices development for book- identification, geolocation,
Derby that the first-place within the next 10 years. maker William Hill US, said money transfer, licensing
finisher was disqualified for “Innovation will drive the market has already de- and technology, accord-
interference. through that,” he said. cided it wants to be online. ing to Melanie Gross, vice
The Wests are challeng- “And who knows what mo- “That’s the way the world is president of online casino
ing the decision in federal bile will look like 10 years moving,” Shapiro said. and sports for Caesars En-
court.q from now?” Despite the rosy predic- tertainment. q