First of all, Dover Downs was worth the driving and ferry time. The Race and Sports Book, which now takes NFL parlays of at least three teams along with horse bets of all stripes, is small enough not to be intimidating but big enough to handle the NFL crowd. There are as many TV screens as you'll find in a large sports bar. The chairs were comfortable, the staff was friendly and helpful, and we won enough money to make back what we bet.
The one issue with this place, which clearly is still figuring out how to do things. The screens were covered with NFL games at 1 p.m. EDT, but at about 4:30 I counted five screens that read "Thank You for Watching NFL Sunday Ticket," three others with a DirecTV logo screen saver, and one showing ... a dog show. If I were running this facility (or a sports bar/restaurant/book of similar size), I would have one person whose primary job -- whose only job, in fact -- is to keep football on the TV screens. When one game ends, that person would be in charge of getting another one on right away. If there were five games on at 4 p.m. (as there were this Sunday), that person would be in charge of making sure all five was available for viewing.
Now, the ugly: the People's Pigskin took it on the chin this week, losing to Big Lough O by a score of 67-50. I'll have a more extensive analysis later, but for now let's say that the Eagles defense giveth, and the Eagles defense taketh away.
I also wanted to get this poll up, so folks could chime in on the gambling issue. More later.
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