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09-04-2023, 05:53 PM
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Winning racing tickets accidentally being called losers?
So, I had bet 2 dollars on all 8 horses for a race for $16. I checked my ticket after the race and it said,"Ticket is not a winner." I knew there was no way my ticket was a loser as I had bet on all horses. I tried again, and it said something like,"Balance is 18, meaning I had a $2 profit. Similar things have happened to me about 5 times. Weird how a winning ticket would at first claim to be a losing ticket.
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09-04-2023, 06:47 PM
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Sounds like you may have tried to cash befire the machines had registered official.
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09-04-2023, 07:43 PM
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It almost sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield joke. "I bet on all the horses in the race and still didn't cash!"
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09-04-2023, 08:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsery
So, I had bet 2 dollars on all 8 horses for a race for $16. I checked my ticket after the race and it said,"Ticket is not a winner." I knew there was no way my ticket was a loser as I had bet on all horses. I tried again, and it said something like,"Balance is 18, meaning I had a $2 profit. Similar things have happened to me about 5 times. Weird how a winning ticket would at first claim to be a losing ticket.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullet Plane
Sounds like you may have tried to cash befire the machines had registered official.
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No, because when I try to cash before the machines had registered official, I get a "Results not available for this race," message.
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09-04-2023, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
It almost sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield joke. "I bet on all the horses in the race and still didn't cash!"
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About betting on all horses, Hilary from The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air said,"I bet on all the horses in the race " Will said,"Hilary, one of those horses has to win." Hilary said,"That's the point!" Hilary was supposed to be a ditz, but she had a good point in that episode. Betting on all horses guarantees you will win. I bet that way too, on all horses, and hope the longshot wins. For example, I put a dollar on all 7 horses for a certain race and I won 18 when the longshot won.
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09-04-2023, 09:11 PM
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Sometimes it pays to be observant. A friend showed me the tickets he had. After the race, he asked how much he'd won. When I replied, he said, no I only had the big ticket one time. I said, no, you have one in your shirt pocket and one in your pants pocket, a ticket for around $4,600. He cashed out and came to me and gave me $100 before he left to make a bank deposit.
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09-04-2023, 11:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsery
About betting on all horses, Hilary from The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air said,"I bet on all the horses in the race " Will said,"Hilary, one of those horses has to win." Hilary said,"That's the point!" Hilary was supposed to be a ditz, but she had a good point in that episode. Betting on all horses guarantees you will win. I bet that way too, on all horses, and hope the longshot wins. For example, I put a dollar on all 7 horses for a certain race and I won 18 when the longshot won.
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We need more bettors like you. A million more.
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09-05-2023, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by castaway01
We need more bettors like you. A million more.
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You might be sarcastic, but I still stand by my belief that you should bet on each horse in the race.
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09-05-2023, 09:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsery
You might be sarcastic, but I still stand by my belief that you should bet on each horse in the race.
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How could it possibly make sense?
Yes, I know you're trolling, but engaging with idiots is part of my fun time. Sorry mods.
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09-05-2023, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by castaway01
How could it possibly make sense?
Yes, I know you're trolling, but engaging with idiots is part of my fun time. Sorry mods.
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I'm not trolling, I really do play every horse in a race.
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09-05-2023, 11:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsery
I'm not trolling, I really do play every horse in a race.
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If you bet the same amount on each and every horse in the race, you'll lose 25% or a little more. That's not debatable unfortunately. Racing math.
If you're saying you'll pick and choose when to do it and guess right to overcome the takeout....you won't.
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09-06-2023, 08:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by castaway01
If you bet the same amount on each and every horse in the race, you'll lose 25% or a little more. That's not debatable unfortunately. Racing math.
If you're saying you'll pick and choose when to do it and guess right to overcome the takeout....you won't.
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Shouldn't you lose around 17% or whatever the track takeout is on the win pool? (talking long term)
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09-06-2023, 09:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsery
I'm not trolling, I really do play every horse in a race.
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How do you decide which races to play?
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09-06-2023, 10:16 AM
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Overlays, but in the supers sometimes it is hard to predict even when short prices are on top
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Last edited by 46zilzal; 09-06-2023 at 10:24 AM.
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09-06-2023, 10:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davew
How do you decide which races to play?
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I choose the ones that say stuff like 0 MTP and make a mad dash to play them. I remember my very first week of being a horse racing bettor, I honestly thought that 3:30 meant 3 minutes and 30 seconds and I played that race. Surprise, surprise, 3:30 was referring to the time and I would have to wait about 2 hours for that race to start, LMAO!
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