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Re: Fixed odds nowwwwww. Even meadowlands unplayable
« Reply #45 on: Today at 05:24:44 PM »
My great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren will have been dead 100 years before there is any serious fixed odds for harness racing.  It has been tried.  E-horse had E-horseX.  It was styled after BetFair.  There was ZERO market.  A few people tried to be market makers, but the action was typically less than 100 for all horses combined.  That was 20+ years ago, when harness racing actually had a spot in the world of sport.  Since then, the interest has dwindled and I find myself increasingly less sad with each track closure. 

It was pointed out that people will always buy horses.  That is only true to the extent that purses remain slot infused.  If that were to dry up tomorrow, the sales would see drastic reductions, and within a few years, I'm guessing we'd be looking at levels around 10-25% of current. 

The real key to create a bet-able sport, is to make it competitive and interesting.  Harness racing seems hell bent on making it uncompetitive, and it sure as hell isn't interesting to anyone not already in love with it. 

And, does winning with the rebate/discount/bonus count?  If so, I might argue it can be beat. 

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Re: Fixed odds nowwwwww. Even meadowlands unplayable
« Reply #46 on: Today at 07:32:04 PM »
CAW's bet horses of all odds including longshots.

There is no such thing as the favorite until the pools are closed, you know that.

CAW's are responsible in many instances as we all know for the drastic drop in odds of many winning horses, and done where it doesn't reflect until the pools close.
Can you just stop with your vanilla bs trying to hear yourself? U are adding nothing with your "the favorite isn't determined to the end" bs

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Re: Fixed odds nowwwwww. Even meadowlands unplayable
« Reply #47 on: Today at 08:03:49 PM »
Can you just stop with your vanilla bs trying to hear yourself? U are adding nothing with your "the favorite isn't determined to the end" bs

Crybaby who started this thread   ngc3

You really found your traction at plop  ngc3

The place where concepts turn into F'ing inventions  ngc3

Where ideologies turn into policy  ngc3

Go do something about something, out there,  instead you actually argue with other people who are more likely to get it done than your sissy anonymous ass!  ngc3

Then comeback HERE with something, wow, what a coward yenta washerwoman!  ngc3

Gamblers, men turned into weak bitches, thank christ this is my last year gambling in anything...after that you can gather more crybabies  ngc3

You act like you invented fixed odds and lobbied for states to legalize, who the F are you kidding!  Go do it, win and prove it here!  ;D

 

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