A Tote/Wagering System for Everyone

re: A Tote/Wagering System for Everyone

Bill Martin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:19:34 GMT

There is a company that runs a customer betting platform that can happily cope with hundreds of thousands of concurrent customer sessions, and still publish updated prices to all of them ten times every second.

They run on 2011 tech which costs less to maintain than the license fees paid for current tote hardware.

Here's the controversial bit which will probably trigger irrational negativity: The company is British and is the owner of TVG.

re: A Tote/Wagering System for Everyone

Convene — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:37:26 GMT

Now if we can just get all those egos put aside and get everyone to stop wondering if someone else is getting something he isn't but wants, maybe the industry could actually LOOK at these good ideas. Obviously the bettors are out there; it's just that the ADW's are getting their money at our expense. Surely to goodness we can put egos aside and bring back to OUR tracks the money wagered on OUR sport! Wouldn't it be amazing how much could be accomplished if all the various interests in racing pulled as a team instead of 50 different directions! Mr. Pope has put forward some very good ideas (and explained them in logical terms) so often. Maybe someone should be listening to him.

re: A Tote/Wagering System for Everyone

SimplyNotSureRU — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:54:19 GMT

Eliminate breakage (theft of customers change)...

Reduce take to 10% W/P/S and 15% on ALL other wagers...

All horses entering starting gates are 100% drug free; 100%...

Allow exchange wagering...

Odds are final when gates open; not at the 4f, 6f or 8f poles...

Enforce country-wide bans on drug/cheating infractions and any who work with them after the bans.

Rules must be enforced evenly and speedily; not haphazzard like now...

Long article above never mentioned the wagering fan even once but then they never do. Nor are any of my suggestions above ever considered even though they have been around for decades. Just a fancier case of bobble-head jockey dolls, $1 beer, 50 cent dogs, free parking on dark days and rigged door prize draws.

Not gonna hold my breath or lose any sleep. I quit after the 2002 pick six insider scandal. Crooked self-serving industry will only continue to wither and die...

re: A Tote/Wagering System for Everyone

Cris — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:52:26 GMT

You have my vote Fred. We missed the boat when sports was on television. We did not focus our race coverage and interest dribbled away. Let us not do the same thing with the advances in technology.

re: A Tote/Wagering System for Everyone

Freshink — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:04:19 GMT

I like it!!

I hope this happens. What a no nonsense way to help our tracks. Now what I want to see next is for South Carolina to return to racing stage with a track venue sponsored by Dubai and UAE. We need racing in SC again.