Role of Hubs in Modern Commingling

1. Role of Hubs in Modern Commingling IFHA Monday, 5 October 2009 Paris, France

2. Overview • Wagering Charts • Hub Communication • ITSP • Host / Guest • Problems • Lost Link • Partial Pools • Transmission Error • Stewards Key Failure • Scan Pools • Late Odds Shift • Double-Hops • Cancel Delays • Large Robotic Wagers • Delay in Receiving Pools • Untimely Update • Other Issues • Net-Pool Pricing • Foreign Currency • Currency Value Differences (Minimum Values) • Time Zone Differences • WTP

3. Arlington Park Wagering by Location

4. Arlington Park Wagering by Minutes to Post

5. Hub Communication • ITSP • Host / Guest OTB Track Track Hub “B” OTB Cloud OTB Track Hub “C” OTB Hub “A” OTB Internet Track Hub “D” Phone / IVR Track No Direct Track to Track Communication – All Wagers Pass Through Various Hubs

6. Host Tote Hubs • Verify & Open Pools • # of Horses • Scratches • Minimum Values • Calculate Prices • Settlement Reports

7. Guest Tote Hubs • Assign Serial Numbers • Keep All Transactional Data

8. Problems • Lost Link • Partial Pools • Transmission Failure • Stewards Key Failure • Scan Pools

9. Pools Transmitted • Details • WPS • DD • Exacta / Quinella • Trifecta • Pick 3 • Totals / Scans • Superfectas • P4 and Above

10. Arlington Pick-4 Scan (Leg 1) Total Pool = $154,211.12 If # 8 Wins Leg 2 - $5,524.82 will be Live

11. Arlington Pick-4 Scan (Leg 2) Total Pool Remains $154,211.12 # 8 Won - $5,524.82 is still Live

12. Late Odds Shift • Double-Hops • Cancel Delays • Large Late Wagers • Delay in Receiving Pools • Untimely Updates

13. Other Issues • Net Pool Pricing • Place & Show Payouts • Minus Pools • Payout Calculations • Foreign Currency • Exchange Rates • Minimum Values • Time Zone Differences

14. WTP • Host in Control • All Wagers Validated by host • Host Issues Serial Numbers • Once Host Validates – bet is FINAL

15. Role of Hubs in Modern Commingling IFHA Monday, 5 October 2009 Paris, France