NY BETS OTB CREWNECK
Middleweight Crewneck
Raglan sleeve crew with old school detailing and classic fit: comfortable but not baggy, hem falls slightly below waist. 8oz French terry, overlock stitching, ribbed neckline, ribbed sleeves and hem. 97% cotton, 3% poly.
New York Bets - OTB
The running of the Belmont Stakes on June 11, 2011 marked another sad chapter in the vanishing of Fun City landmarks: the first time the final leg of the Triple Crown is run in a New York denuded of its once ubiquitous Off-Track Betting parlors. OTB was one of our last gloriously seedy institutions, and while each neighborhood storefront from the Bowery in Chinatown to Graham Avenue in Williamsburg had it's own ethnic flavor, they were connected by an unmistakable vibe. Rumpled men, cigarette smoke (first inside and then out front), discarded white tickets littering the floor, the rustling of racing forms, scratching of free pencils, and the particular odor of unlikely but immediate possibilility overpowering the certainty long term failure. With the notable exception of Derby day, when women in hats and casual sportsmen of all stripes invaded, the glamour suggested by some of OTB's ads, which often featured well-dressed couples dining on steak and lobster, was illusory.
By far the most attractive fantasy advanced by OTB was a 70s campaign which featured stars like Frank Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield and Carole Channing declaring their love for playing the ponies and wearing t-shirts and sweatshirts with a graphic that's an indisputable classic. Since archane bankruptcy laws make it difficult to understand who actually owns this work of art, No Mas will donate a portion of proceeds from the sale of New York Bets to Gamblers Anonymous as a small gesture to those souls who may have been enticed by this clever campaign into a downward spiral of speculation.

