Look, I think it's time to make the bettors happy and completely sanitize the sport. Give them full fields every race, no cheating trainers, and no cheating jockeys. Give them full and complete access to the all handicapping information, full disclosure on all vet records for every horse, and only one racetrack to bet on with a simplified wagering menu.
We have just the thing in Maryland - it is called Racetrax. Racetrax is a computer generated game run by the MD Lottery. Clean as a whistle. No late changing odds - you know the payouts even before the race is run. There's little down time as a race is run every few minutes. And I've never even seen a horse DQ'd by a cheating steward.
That should make all the disgruntled bettors satisfied, right?? And with everyone getting the same info on the horses, everyone will be a winner, because we all know the reason we lose bets is because the jockey cheated, or the stewards cheated, or the trainer cheated, or I didn't get info on the meds that horse was given last week, or....... ??
In the end, I'm glad to see Congress is so concerned about the bettors.
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