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[NorCalGreg]

Was asked why I wager the minimum amounts on my pick-3's--the reason is simple enough:

I don't bet with wild abandon anymore (at least not after having gone through untold bankrolls ). At this wager level, I'm not sweating the outcome at all. Psychologically, I'm sure I wouldn't make the same bets at a higher level if I worried about "busting".
Playing maybe 3 pick-3's, at the tracks I play is usually around 50 bucks a day...give or take. Even with the inevitable losing streaks (I just came off a 30 bet losing streak) I know I can relax and wait for the next winner. (funny, they seem to come in bunches after a losing streak)

TUP, GPX & TAMPA are all 50cent p-3 minimums. PARX is $1 min, but I do fairly well there, so can risk what amounts to doubling my bet.

Do your due diligence and find your "sweet spot", in other words find where the heck you can win. I use Speed Demon's DEMON POWER-TMPACE-& B3PST depending on the track. There are ratings, rankings, and spot-plays all across the PaceView programs--find what wins for you. If all you are finding is low-priced betting favorites on top-just pass that sequence or look for an exacta, etc.

-NCG

*just remembered a story an old-timer at a keno lounge told me: He seemed to know all the employees, keno-runners and drink ladies, etc at that casino. We got to talking...and he told me something very interesting:

He had been playing there 5 nights a week for almost 15 years. Played the same ticket with 6 numbers for a dollar every game. He won two times a few years ago...in the same week!

He never won before-or since.