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There can be no question that reducing our bets will improve our ROI. And, for about 99% of us, eliminating our wagers altogether will improve our bottom line further still. And the same theory applies in reverse. For 99% of us...INCREASING the number of our bets will cause our LOSSES to increase...often beyond control. This proliferation in the number of different wagers in this game is a well-thought-out plan of the track to entice the horseplayer into wagering on every race on the card. No suitable win-bet in the race? No problem...let's just box or wheel and backwheel a few horses in the exacta...or the trifecta. We have a win-bet but the odds are unappetizing short? Why pass the race...when we can use this "sure thing" as an anchor in the upcoming pick-3...or the pick-4? The race is completely indecipherable and we are thinking of grabbing a sandwich instead? We can easily do that while also pressing the "all-button"...in pursuit of the big longshot that triggers those huge horizontal wager payoffs that we salivate after.
The racetrack keeps making it as hard as possible for the horseplayer to remain disciplined in this game...and the horseplayer must keep reminding himself that discipline is his most potent weapon in this game. This is what it all boils down to...IMO.
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Last edited by thaskalos; 03-15-2019 at 02:08 PM.
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