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Originally Posted by BarchCapper
On Manitoba Derby night, Assiniboia Downs had their Jackpot pick 5 forceout. Pat Cummings related how as the first leg got ready to run, that from the time when the first horse loaded into the gate until the off, 10 CRW groups pushed the “go” button on their wagers, adding around $840,000 - EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS - to the pool, making up 70% of it. It makes for very bad optics when similarly hefty last second win wagers make their way into the pool and don’t get reflected on screen for a few flashes, but there is nothing necessarily nefarious about it. It’s all about how their algorithms adjust for the inefficiencies between pools, and their ability to upload a variety of massive wagers right before the “bell”. I’m all for ways of figuring out how to fix the optics.
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Isn't the worst part of that story that 70% of the pool was CAW money?
This is the biggest problem, and sadly there are others, with Jackpot bets. The carryover gets built on the backs of small players and then CAW players come in and sweep it in on force out day. The sooner these bets go away the better.
I won't hold my breath.
