After
six months of meticulous planning, all 11 Illinois Trackside locations
as well as Mr. D.’s Sports Bar in the Arlington Park grandstand unveiled
state of the art wagering terminals which provide customers the very
latest in wagering technology
from United Tote. The successful conversion took place in the
overnight hours of Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The conversion involved installing 300 United Tote F4 terminals, which
offer customers the latest in tote technology,
across the Arlington
Park wagering network, which stretches from the Mississippi River to
Lake Michigan and from Interstate 80 to
the Illinois-Wisconsin border. Approximately 30 people were deployed
to the 11 locations to assist in the conversion.
“We were excited to work with
Arlington Park, one of our sister companies, on the conversion to United Tote technology at the racetrack and at
Arlington’s 11 OTBs,” United Tote President
Ben Murr said. “The transition was seamless for
Arlington’s
customers and support staff, and we’ve already received positive
feedback on the new wagering terminals. The installation was the
culmination of six months’ planning as well as the
dedication of dozens of United Tote employees who worked long hours to
ensure the successful conversion to our systems. We look forward to
serving
Arlington
Park and its customers for years to come.”
To ensure that our customers are receiving the proper payoffs for their winning wagers,
Arlington’s mutuel department will be manually double checking results of the first few races as each new track comes online.
The rest of
Arlington Park’s
grandstand building will be converted to United Tote before the track
opens for its 90-day meet on Friday, May 4, at which time
Arlington
Park will unveil its FastBet Mobile wagering
platform which will allow customers to make bets from their smart phone
or tablet from wherever they are at within the facility.