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Old 06-12-2017, 10:57 PM   #24
Dahoss9698
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Originally Posted by SuperPickle View Post
The problem with that logic than it's game over. If you market it as straight gambling the vig (i.e. Takeout) is too large to attract big money.

As much as casual sports fans are a pain to more seasoned fans and gamblers they're a necessity for the long term survival.

You're talking about having to get takeout down to 12-15% across the board. I'd love for this to happen but it's climbing Everest compared to moving three stakes races.
So I take it we saw a big jump in handle after Zenyatta and American Pharaoh?
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