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Miami Valley Website
« on: February 09, 2014, 07:35:06 PM »
 It would be my wish that a new track could actually have a website that is functional and easy to navigate. While the layout of their site is ok, try and find the harness section, its like a Where's Waldo puzzle.

In a world where we can put men in space, there should be no reason why a new track cannot have a world class website. If you have never been to their website, please visit it and try to find the racing section. Hint, its not when you click menu its when you click the square beside it with the 3 lines. That will take you to a 3rd rate site that looks like it was designed by a a 3 year old. No live video, no video replays which is something that every track should have on their website, if they wish to grow. How does a new track expect to attract new gamblers, when they have a horrid site like this is beyond me.

 By the way I actually called them last night and mentioned this to them. It will be interesting to see if they make any changes. My guess is no and they will post more about the slots and some entertainer I have never heard of playing in concert.

Thats the way this industry is folks. Its still in the dinosaur era. Someday I wish someone will actually get it.
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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2014, 07:51:16 PM »
Not sure why your having difficulty?
Just go to the main page and click on RACING

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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2014, 08:04:04 PM »
It would be my wish that a new track could actually have a website that is functional and easy to navigate. While the layout of their site is ok, try and find the harness section, its like a Where's Waldo puzzle.

In a world where we can put men in space, there should be no reason why a new track cannot have a world class website. If you have never been to their website, please visit it and try to find the racing section. Hint, its not when you click menu its when you click the square beside it with the 3 lines. That will take you to a 3rd rate site that looks like it was designed by a a 3 year old. No live video, no video replays which is somethign that every track should have on their website if they wish to grow. How does a new track expect to attract new gamblers, when they have a horrid site like this is beyond me.

 By the way I actually called them last night and mentioned this to them. It will be interesting to see if they make any changes. My guess is no and they will post more about the slots and some entertainer I have never heard of playing in concert.

Thats the way this industry is folks. Its still in the dinosaur era. Someday I wish someone will actually get it.
Your right!! Has to be the WORST website for ANY racing venue EVER!!! It's like a generic website!

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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2014, 08:39:41 PM »
Wilderness

 Nowhere on the homepage ( www.miamivalleygaming.com ) that I am looking at are the words "harness racing" located anywhere.

 They have huge box items like Nascar, The Jim Labarbara show and some other local yocal Music Professor and if you continue to wait for a new ad to appear aftre 10 or 15 seconds, then the last ad which is the one after the Cin City Valentines ad ) a racing page will finally appear. Then when you finally get there, it does appear, you must click on it and finally you will get to the racing page. But thats not the end of it. Once at the page where it says harness racing with the nice picture on it, you then have to figure out that you have to click on the box with the 3 lines through it to get to finally get to the racing page. (Its that easy folks)

 Another way to get there, if you happen to use a magnifying glass, you might be able to see the little white arrows in the ads, that will allow you to scroll through to the harness racing ad, where you will still have to click on the big ad and then further click on the box with the 3 lines to the right of the word menu, to get the entries etc. ( I am not making this up folks )

 You can even try to click on www.miamivalleygaming.com/racing and still will not see any information like entries or otherwise unless you click the box with 3 lines next to where it says menu.

 If thats the way to design a harness racing website for a new track, then I must be missing something. Many could solve Rubiks Cube before they could figure out how to get the entries etc., from this horrendous site !!
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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2014, 08:55:04 PM »
http://www.miamivalleygaming.com/racing/

On the top next to the gaming link.

It isn't much.

I still think ALL tracks should offer a free live feed of their product ont heir website.

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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2014, 09:06:10 PM »
There is no link anywhere on my screen at www.miamivalleygaming.com/racing/ that says gaming. The only way to get to the entries etc is to click the box with the 3 lines in it.

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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2014, 08:21:00 AM »
Its there, upper left, directly under the word VALLEY and to the right of the word Gaming in the tool bar.....I will grant its pretty cheesy how for Entries and Condition Sheets, etc., it links to the USTA site.   Let's face it though, to Miami Valley Gaming, racing is an afterthought....its a bit of a distraction so it seems.   We can hope, though, can't we?
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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2014, 11:33:49 AM »
One of the two ownership groups is Churchill Downs.  What did you expect?

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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2014, 02:52:06 PM »
I won't mention any names but I was told the place is a absolute dump, one of the worst built racetracks they had ever seen .

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Re: Miami Valley Website
« Reply #9 on: February 14, 2014, 03:33:56 PM »
Could be an issue with the web browser you;re using.  The site isn't too hot, but I see racing menus and entries/results tabs pretty visibly using Firefox.  Looks like they may even hace current odds.  Although it is 11 MTP for race 1 and then below that it says race 2 starts in 1 minute.

Probably should get that feed fixed.

 

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