Rolling DD at SA (UPDATE: Return for Spring Meet)

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by jms62

Well the numbers speak for themselves.

Santa Anita Opening day 2013 all sources handle vs 2012 Down (248,439.00)

Santa Anita Opening day 2013 Daily Double handle vs 2012 Down (185,274.00)

Well, of course, they offered several less DDs to bet. There is much more to handle being down than removing some DDs from the menu. You could have posted a similar stat about Quinellas.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Well, of course, they offered several less DDs to bet. There is much more to handle being down than removing some DDs from the menu. You could have posted a similar stat about Quinellas.

I think you have missed the point here bud. The thread was about Santa Anita doing away with rolling Doubles which many of us like to play. We said we didn't think it was a good Idea. First day handle is down 248 K from last year and nearly 75% of that is from the daily double pool. If Santa Anita's managements goal was to produce less revenue by offering less choices than they nailed it. Will be interesting if they will quickly realize the error of their ways or will ego's come into play and they will blame "other factors".

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by jms62

I think you have missed the point here bud. The thread was about Santa Anita doing away with rolling Doubles which many of us like to play. We said we didn't think it was a good Idea. First day handle is down 248 K from last year and nearly 75% of that is from the daily double pool. If Santa Anita's managements goal was to produce less revenue by offering less choices than they nailed it. Will be interesting if they will quickly realize the error of their ways or will ego's come into play and they will blame "other factors".

Good point. I'll bet on "other factors" being the cited reason. Never fails.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Good point. I'll bet on "other factors" being the cited reason. Never fails.

Or they will cite the results and come to the conclusion that lowering take-out doesn't generate more play while giving us crap races to bet on 1-2 4-5 8-9 (Graded race into Maiden Claimer). If they really want to see if this works bring back the rolling doubles at a reduced takeout. They can't do any worse doing that then where they are headed now if they keep the status quo.

[pointman]

As a doubles player, I welcome the reduced takeout but the decision to not offer rolling doubles is incredibly foolish. The thought that they are going to increase individual pools by making them more rare, so to speak, is laughable.

Guess my Santa Anita handle will be cut significantly. Mind boggling decision to me. I would expect such stupidity from governmental entities not private entities.

As an experiment they should bite the bullet and lower take out on all bets on a few days of the 109 day meet as part of a promotion. Its already an extended meet, couldnt hurt to try.

[jms62]

Now they started moving the graded stakes to the 7th so we can't bet a late double. I'm sure they are way smarter than us neophytes who have been betting for decades.