What will you do for National Problem Gambling Awareness Week?

[ALostTexan]

In all honesty, I talked to a guy last summer at a meeting from a UCLA Problem Gambling Research Group, and he said that they don't spend much time or effort dealing with horse racing issues. He said that there are far, far more problem gambling issues with lotteries and slot machines, and that problem gamblers in racing are generally into greyhound racing, because more people play that like lotteries.

I was surprised, though, to not find anything in the "agenda" of the group StopPredatoryGambling.org regarding racing, which only supports the contention that less problem gamblers are into racing.

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

In all honesty, I talked to a guy last summer at a meeting from a UCLA Problem Gambling Research Group, and he said that they don't spend much time or effort dealing with horse racing issues. He said that there are far, far more problem gambling issues with lotteries and slot machines, and that problem gamblers in racing are generally into greyhound racing, because more people play that like lotteries.

These would be the same folks that if they do go to
the track, spend a least half an eon covering a multitude of
superfecta combinations on one machine.

Then proceed to insert every ticket after the race to discover that one
came up a winner earning them $40 dollars in the superfecta
pool, not realizing they spent $50 dollars wearing down the already
faded button markings in the first place.

You will not be able to indentify these criminals.
They have no discernable fingerprints.

[dagolfer33]

I think everybody on this board should make it a point to go to your local casinos and lobby to get all problem gamblers out!!!!!!!!!Then you could try to convert them to horseplayers, we need to get handles up!!!!!!And fresh players who dont know a thing about horseracing would pump up the pools so we can get inflated payouts!!!!!!Oh wait, we still have to figure out who is going to win the races? S.O.B.

[JJP]

The only problem that the public should be aware of is the absurd high takeout rate.

Originally Posted by pgardn

These would be the same folks that if they do go to
the track, spend a least half an eon covering a multitude of
superfecta combinations on one machine.

Then proceed to insert every ticket after the race to discover that one
came up a winner earning them $40 dollars in the superfecta
pool, not realizing they spent $50 dollars wearing down the already
faded button markings in the first place.

You will not be able to indentify these criminals.
They have no discernable fingerprints.