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Originally Posted by thaskalos
IMO...the exotics wagers are as popular as they are NOT because the betting crowd is in search of the "life-changing score"...but because most horseplayers lack the knowledge/conviction that it takes to reduce one's betting opinion to a single horse. People bet the exotics because that's where they find the "safety" that they think their lack of knowledge/conviction requires. If all the bettors were somehow forced to make only win-bets...then they would pass on at least 50% of the races that they normally bet on.
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That "safety" blanket might be made of silk because it's very expensive.
