Ascot Sports says its system down for maintenance, upgrade

PETALING JAYA: Ascot Sports (IOM) Ltd, owner and operator of the sportsbook, www.ascotsports.com, says it is not taking bets either online or over the telephone, phone calls to the company on Thursday evening and yesterday morning revealed.

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Fri, May 9th, 2008

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