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Old 03-29-2018, 12:17 PM   #24
Inner Dirt
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How many people in here have actually done it? I discovered Agua Calienete in 1990 and it unfortunately closed the horse track 3 years later. My friends and I which were a group of four always bet both. We handicapped the horses well before hand and while multiple tracks were offered we usually just played the live races at AC and one other track. The sports betting was done as something to watch in between races and we didn't invest much on it, usually a $20 spot each on a 3-game parlay. The horses were the priority and the sports betting really didn't effect the horse betting. At the time I was betting $50 to $200 on each horse race while a $20 spot provided 2-3 hours of sports betting action.


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I have a feeling this is the way it may go.

When slots entered a racetrack, horse betting handle was off about 15%. That's maybe your casual player moving over, not as much what you guys did. But there has to be some sort of drag, imo.
It could also go the other way and actually pull in new customers. You could have the serious sports bettor decide to bet a $20 here and there on a horse race. He may also decide to hang out to watch the game he just bet and buy a sandwich and wash it down with a couple beers.
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