Like most gamblers, he lost more than he won. I probably go to the dog track once a year to present a trophy. As little as I'd go, I'd see Harry there. Derby Lane general manager Richard Winning insisted Tuesday that Coe's status as Hillsborough County's top law enforcement official won him no special favors.
Nobody gets any special treatment.
In order to cash a check at the track, Winning said, a patron must first undergo a credit screening. But Winning declined to discuss the specifics of Coe's case, as well as the track's policy for collecting on bad checks. Hillary Fellenz, a spokeswoman for the Tampa Greyhound Track, said the track's policy is to send bounced checks to the bank a second time before considering collections procedures. We do it anyway, for anyone. Coe acknowledged as much when he solicited loans from three of his employees, saying he was in a terrible financial condition because of his gambling addiction, the report says.