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Zaf
03-01-2004, 10:17 PM
http://www.canada.com/technology/story.html?id=752E739F-7E9E-411F-A222-EC8146E5FA25

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GameTheory
03-01-2004, 11:36 PM
I used Horseplayer Interactive for a little while years ago. Hasn't it been around a long time?
Zaf
03-01-2004, 11:55 PM
Yes it has, but up until a few months ago it was Phone Betting Only. The Internet betting is only a few months old.

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sq764
03-02-2004, 11:37 AM
That is THE worst online betting service i have ever seen. I bet there for 2-3 days and will never place a bet online with them again. It's just awful.
Zman179
03-03-2004, 10:58 AM
Just curious, what makes hpibet.com the worst in your opinion?

I used hpi for a while via the telephone before my credit card changed over. Now, I'm not allowed to make a credit card deposit thanks to restrictions placed by the credit card companies to avoid losses by those who won't pay when they lose.

Best thing about HPI: You never pay taxes when you make a score.

Worst thing about HPI: Separate Canadian pools on US racing(thanks to the IRS). And a very high takeout on US track pools (22% for WPS and 31.8% for all exotics with lower takeouts for Canadian tracks). That's why you never pay taxes on a score, the Canadian government takes theirs up front.

Zman (with those takeouts, it's like betting Penn National every day)