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Originally Posted by Hambletonian
When the racing industry decided new fans were more trouble then they were worth, they killed the smart recreational handicapper. Dumb money was virtually eliminated. In NY, we lost all those OTB guys playing the Apple-Boy Daily Double, betting right off the entry sheet.
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California was late to the party as state run lottos and OTBs did not spring up till the mid 80's. The lotto took away a lot of the people betting off the program, they kind of disappeared on track in Cali almost overnight.
