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Originally Posted by thespaah
It's not that "they just don't get it"...I explained the technology and to give you that almost live signal the cost would be prohibitive.
Why is it available in the UK? I can only guess that the technology is there because as with most Western European nations, many industries are subsidized by the central government.
I have to ask..First what is missing in body language at 5 mins to post that may be there at 5 seconds to load?
I do notice that while on track the majority of the handle hits the tote board in the last few mins before "off". I refuse to believe that it hits with less than 5 seconds to the bell.
You still have not convinced me of the merits of waiting until the last possible nanno-second to make or cancel your wagers.
And please. "You just don't understand" won't cut it. If you want others to understand your plight you must come clean and explain the REAL reason why you require live feed as though you were on track....
Oh one more question.. When you are watching feeds from your laptop or other device, if the feed is not trained on your horse(s) then how can you look at body language?
One last point. Most tracks especially in the warmer months have been reporting increases in all sources handle. Just because your acquaintance at Dover Downs tells you handle is down at that facility, does not mean it is down at other places.
I am not challenging you. I am having a hard time with controlling my inquisitive nature and heightened awareness of "something just does not look right"..
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If Exchange wagering is implemented in the U.S. you will understand. Right now on most U.S. markets most of the significant money starts to get matched there anywhere from 3 to 5 minutes before post time and like here increases exponentially till post time. Many times there are strategies where one lays on the exchange first and then bets at the tote. The good thing about the exchange is that odds you get are fixed but on tote they aren't. TOTE odds changing so drastically as horses are loading in the gate complicates matters. On top of that we rely heavily on gate behavior as well. Slower feeds now creates many situations where I get stuck with a LAY bet on the Exchange and no offsetting bets on the TOTE(ie. got shut out). If he wins I'm screwed.
If you are primarily a multi race bettor I can see why a couple of seconds doesn't matter. Every second counts with what we do.
Also I can see why standardbred players can be angry now - why would anyone bet serious money when a horse can break yards before the start changing the whole complexion of the race .....
Hope this answers your question.
