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Talking about money bet amounts and payouts / losses.Betting and losing $2 in 1999 is the same as losing $4 today.Winning a $100 in 1999 is the same as winning $200 today.Additionally and unfortunately in that equality equation we don't live in gambling, it's just a thing in life, it revolves around life, life doesn't revolve around it.
Absolutely not true. I know many huge gamblers from the 80's that bet the same amount now as they did then. They didn't wake up one day and say, hey, the consumer price index is doubled now so I am going to wager 5K instead of my usual 2.5K
Money is not relative to gambling.Money is relative to its spending power.Even at the BigM it's down, way way way down.CAW to even artificially inflate it.Ask Gural if his bills are the same in 1999 and now.The cost of labor, marketing, taxes, construction...
There is no such thing as inflation when it comes to gambling. You're not buying a fucking loaf of bread and a gallon of fucking milk. A 2 dollar bet then is the same as a 2 dollar bet now.
In Pennsylvania, the live wagering handle covers a remarkably small percentage of horse racing purses—typically hovering between 10% and 12%.The vast majority of the money in the state's purse accounts does not come from the betting windows. Instead, 88% to 90% of PA purses are funded by the slots, specifically through the state's Race Horse Development Trust Fund (RHDTF).
I disagree. The theory of parimutuel is the same then as it is now.
You are one of the DUMBEST people on this board. Of course inflation matters. Handle is what covers the expenses of operating the track and what funded the purses at one time. A two dollar bet today is worth much less that in the past. Of course handle is irrelevant today from a purse standpoint. All that matters is the government handouts. You call people "shit for brains" but you prove that describes you on a daily basis.