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Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 06:20 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Yes, many of us are losing 30% or more, but we...

Yes, many of us are losing 30% or more, but we would still like to get those rebates that are available to some...so we could reduce our loss. And, when we look into the local rebate-ADWs, like...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 05:30 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
:ThmbUp: I still "love the game"...but hate...

:ThmbUp:

I still "love the game"...but hate the game-handlers. I used to love betting horses during the weekdays...because it allowed me to indulge in my "passion" while freeing up the weekend for...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 04:36 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
Mr. Meyers...my friend is part of a small...

Mr. Meyers...my friend is part of a small operation, containing only a couple of PhDs. In fact, to put it in his own words to me: "30 PhDs on one team sounds to me as truthful as if Trump had said...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 03:59 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
The Whales get their "deep discount" when they...

The Whales get their "deep discount" when they get their REBATES. Do they need to have their breakage-charge waived too? :rolleyes:

And, when I ran my grocery stores...ALL my customers knew about...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 03:49 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I'd like to put what you've said here to a test....

I'd like to put what you've said here to a test. As it happens, I too have become friendly with someone who is part of a "Whale operation"...and he tells me that these whales are not being charged...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 03:38 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I don't blame the whales either. I blame the...

I don't blame the whales either. I blame the TRACKS...for not knowing which side their bread is buttered on. They went to bed with the whales...at the risk of losing the "rest of us". But,...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 03:34 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I don't know how they are doing it...but I see it...

I don't know how they are doing it...but I see it being done. When I place my bet as late as I am capable of placing it, and the odds on my horse are 6-1, and I see the odds change to 4-1 as the...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-05-2018, 03:02 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
The "last minute" is an ETERNITY in today's...

The "last minute" is an ETERNITY in today's computer age. These guys are placing their bets at the LAST SECOND. Yes...their real handicapping edge is the algorithms that they use...but in order to...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-04-2018, 12:58 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
Are you able to reproduce some of our posts where...

Are you able to reproduce some of our posts where we "all say that we want to emulate the financial markets"?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 05:18 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
In post #54, I said the same thing...using...

In post #54, I said the same thing...using different words.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 05:08 PM
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Posted By thaskalos
I meant no disrespect by my retort, Ian, I just...

I meant no disrespect by my retort, Ian, I just felt that your post here had an unnecessary (and atypical) hint of "anger" in it...especially when you stated that..."the guys who make up CAW teams...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 03:28 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
At the risk of "sounding harsh"...it doesn't...

At the risk of "sounding harsh"...it doesn't exactly take an "astrophysicist" to realize that a "well-connected" person, who posts publicly under his real name...would be reluctant to post damning...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 01:41 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
Yes...I believe that these Whales have access...

Yes...I believe that these Whales have access that is denied to the rest of us. If you are more "skilled", or have "better software" than I have...then I have no bone to pick with you. I can't even...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 01:14 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
Dave Schwartz has stated repeatedly that the...

Dave Schwartz has stated repeatedly that the "Whales" attack every conceivable wagering pool at every racetrack...with the intent of doing as much as they can to suck-out the betting value of every...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 12:45 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
What kind of bullshit is this? If you can't hold...

What kind of bullshit is this? If you can't hold a serious discussion about an issue, then why don't you stay out of it...and go back to your "Trump-talk" at the off-topics?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 12:43 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
I think the Whales have the sort of "access" to...

I think the Whales have the sort of "access" to all the exotics pools that allows their betting software to find wagering "anomalies"...while I have to place most of my exotics wagers "blind". And I...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 12:25 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
Are you allowed to batch 500 different...

Are you allowed to batch 500 different wagers...and place them all at the touch of a button, at the last second of the wagering period? If the "Whale" has such a privilege...then why shouldn't WE?...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 12:19 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
Give the "Whale" all the rebates that he...

Give the "Whale" all the rebates that he wants...but have him enter his bets one at a time, like the rest of us do. And if he still insists to place his wagers at the last second, then...more power...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 12:15 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
You've said this many times...but you've never...

You've said this many times...but you've never specified what exactly WE have done...to make this game so "inhospitable" for these "newcomers"...who are just DYING to get in this game?
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 10:11 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
When a horseplayer gives up the game, or greatly...

When a horseplayer gives up the game, or greatly reduces his betting over time...the industry doesn't interpret this as if the player made a rational decision to do so because he became "disgruntled"...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 02-03-2018, 09:54 AM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
And yet, you persist in this game...and so do I....

And yet, you persist in this game...and so do I. The horseracing industry is betting that we won't voluntarily give up this game...even if we are greatly "inconvenienced" while playing it. And, to a...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 01-28-2018, 07:51 PM
Replies: 230
Views: 23,417
Posted By thaskalos
Can you imagine what the closing odds on Yuvetsi...

Can you imagine what the closing odds on Yuvetsi would have been if the race was a ROUTE instead of a sprint?
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