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Any system that requires multiple people to press buttons is bad period, and invites question. Would a Vegas casino have a system where 2 buttons need to be pressed? If they did there would be 2 security guards watching and the video camera would be rolling.
I shouldn't have to quit wagering on races because I think there are cheaters in the sport. Racing management and commissions should be doing everything in their power to root out cheaters and opportunities to cheat in order to keep the public trust that the sport is cheater free. Just like casinos do.
I don't think a 2 min rule will help, you will just have the same problem. You can watch the odds drop between the 2 min mark and when the gates open and you can't do anything about it, your bets are already down.
The 60 second cycle time has to be reduced. There is no excuse for a 60 second cycle time in the age of fiber optics, and high speed computers that run in nanoseconds and gigahertz.
This business runs on the tote board and in my mind it is just as important for the tote board to be clean just like it is for the horses, trainers and jockeys.
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