On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 09:12:23 -0000, wrote:

Not if he simply cannot understand the value/benefit because it has
not been explained to him.

So explain it to him. He's your Dad for heaven's sake! Help him out!

Or if he's just uncomfortable with the whole idea of virtual tickets and
needs the reassurance of paying real money to a real person for a real
ticket that he can actually see and touch and hold.

Tough. Perhaps he'd prefer to buy oats and feed the horse
personally?