The three guys
who hacked the OTB systems have been arraigned. I thought these guys
were dumb when I heard how they were placing bets– if they’d wasted a
few thousand dollars on a few extra bets, they might never had been
caught– but geez. \\Mr. Harn, the Autotote employee who is charged
with changing the computerized bets, showed up at his office on Oct.
26, Breeders’ Cup day, even though he was not scheduled to work.
Telephone records show that Mr. Davis used his cellphone to call Mr.
Harn at Autotote while the six races that made up the Breeders’ Cup
pick six were being run.
And perhaps in a final insult to a scheme gone awry, two of the three
defendants tested positive for cocaine today before the hearing.\\
On the other hand, one of the lawyers for the defendants said, “The
only thing we know for sure is that Autotote has the world’s worst
computer security.” Can’t argue with that one. My stock sell
recommendation stands.