Wagering on U.S. races and money distributed in U.S. purses in 2013 were both basically even with the 2012 numbers, according to figures released by Equibase on Sunday, while race days contracted 3 percent.
Wagering was up 0.06 percent, Equibase said, to $10.88 billion. This was the second consecutive year that wagering on U.S. races was nominally level with the year prior (when not adjusting for inflation), following four years of steep declines. The high-water mark for U.S. wagering was set in 2003, when total betting on U.S. races was $15.2 billion, a difference of 28 percent from the 2013 figure.
I did my part...probably my heaviest or at least top 3 heaviest years..adw and ease if access is the culprit mainly....the wagering menu has improved as well imo
