Past The Wire Partnering with Former Dallas Mavericks President, GM, Minority Owner, Frank Zaccanelli to Expand into Sports Wagering, Prediction Markets and New Technology
Partnership brings together Frank Zaccanelli and renowned handicapper Jon Stettin as the company broadens its coverage across horse racing, sports wagering, prediction markets, premium technology, and original programming. Past The Wire FORT MYERS, Fla. — As legalized sports betting and prediction markets continue to reshape the wagering industry, Past The Wire, the independent media company founded by renowned handicapper and racing analyst Jon Stettin, today announced that former Dallas Mavericks President, General Manager, and Minority Owner, Frank Zaccanelli has joined the company as a partner, Executive, and Co-Host. The partnership...
The Room Behind the Game
VAR Was Sold as the Answer to Human Error. Instead, It Hid Human Power Behind Closed Doors While Billions Move on the Decisions. History has taught us a few things. When enormous amounts of money are moving, look at who has access. When decisions are being made rapidly, look at who receives the information first. When an institution tells you a system is secure because the rules prohibit interference, look at whether those rules are actually enforced, audited and independently verified. Most of all, when the most consequential decisions are...
The Most Untransparent Transparency I Have Ever Seen
The first piece on Sunday's Race 4 delay at Saratoga stands. Nothing in it needs to be walked back. This is not on Saratoga, the stewards, or NYRA. But the record has grown a lot since that piece ran, and a full accounting is owed, so here it is, start to finish, with everyone's own words in it. The timeline, as best as it can be reconstructed from NYRA, the Daily Racing Form, BloodHorse, and public statements from the riders themselves. Entries for Sunday's card were taken on Wednesday, July...
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