Digital Keiba Shinbun: My Trackman | April 8, 1999

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Digital Horse Racing Newspaper: My Trackman is a simulation game developed by Shoei System for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999. This game simulates an off-track betting station, allowing internet-connected users to place bets on horse races from home. The service operated for a year and a half, but was terminated on October 1, 2000, at 5:00 PM due to Shoei System's bankruptcy. Shoei System was a video game development company based in Tokyo and also developed Pachinko products.

It is unrelated to Shoei Sha, which is engaged in game development and publishing, or to the video game company Shoei that existed in the 1970s.

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