tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post5140662494590943472..comments2024-01-17T03:17:36.984-05:00Comments on Horseplayers Association of North America: Who's Taking Care of Horse Racing?HANAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-88639157603012904202010-09-18T23:38:29.151-04:002010-09-18T23:38:29.151-04:00I often like when I read anonymous comments which ...I often like when I read anonymous comments which start with "you people do not know what you are talking about" and then proceed to open mouth and insert foot.<br /><br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-51447888691773657232010-09-18T21:52:33.199-04:002010-09-18T21:52:33.199-04:00My god... so this is what racing is up against. ...My god... so <i>this</i> is what racing is up against. You people don't have a clue!!<br /><br /><i>...and this is, supposedly the voice of "HANA" as a group??? What a laugh. This organization is similar to NTRA, which does nothing more than carve out a job for those of whom the NTRA is comprised.</i><br /><br /><b>Pari-mutuel wagering gives horse racing and only horse racingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-84294859902385488232010-09-18T21:52:04.411-04:002010-09-18T21:52:04.411-04:00My god... so this is what racing is up against. ...My god... so <i>this</i> is what racing is up against. You people don't have a clue!!<br /><br /><i>...and this is, supposedly the voice of "HANA" as a group??? What a laugh. This organization is similar to NTRA, which does nothing more than carve out a job for those of whom the NTRA is comprised.</i><br /><br /><b>Pari-mutuel wagering gives horse racing and only horse racingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-35819876382748313172010-09-18T21:51:44.381-04:002010-09-18T21:51:44.381-04:00My god... so this is what racing is up against. ...My god... so <i>this</i> is what racing is up against. You people don't have a clue!!<br /><br /><i>...and this is, supposedly the voice of "HANA" as a group??? What a laugh. This organization is similar to NTRA, which does nothing more than carve out a job for those of whom the NTRA is comprised.</i><br /><br /><b>Pari-mutuel wagering gives horse racing and only horse racingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-80672222050401393022010-09-18T21:50:40.029-04:002010-09-18T21:50:40.029-04:00My god... so this is what racing is up against. ...My god... so <i>this</i> is what racing is up against. You people don't have a clue!!<br /><br /><i>...and this is, supposedly the voice of "HANA" as a group??? What a laugh. This organization is similar to NTRA, which does nothing more than carve out a job for those of whom the NTRA is comprised.</i><br /><br /><b>Pari-mutuel wagering gives horse racing and only horse racingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-67007462720915600492010-09-18T21:47:37.882-04:002010-09-18T21:47:37.882-04:00My god... so this is what racing is up against. ...My god... so <i>this</i> is what racing is up against. You people don't have a clue!!<br /><br /><i>...and this is, supposedly the voice of "HANA" as a group??? What a laugh. This organization is similar to NTRA, which does nothing more than carve out a job for those of whom the NTRA is comprised.</i><br /><br /><b>Pari-mutuel wagering gives horse racing and only horse racingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-91464683640026886412010-09-17T09:06:23.577-04:002010-09-17T09:06:23.577-04:00Stop worrying about others entering the online gam...Stop worrying about others entering the online gaming market and get racing's house in order. Casinos and racing betting should not be competing with each other, they are vastly different products and failure to recognise that means racing administrators only want to screw punters out of every penny on 'games' of chance, rather than building a sustainable form of sporting Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580349973739747085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-38879223972378389092010-09-16T20:05:37.104-04:002010-09-16T20:05:37.104-04:00I must agree with RG. Having a pari-mutuel monopol...I must agree with RG. Having a pari-mutuel monopoly is not an advantage. On a recent white paper I read on wagering and wagering systems, the author (rightfully, in my opinion) detailed the pitfalls of pari-mutuel <br /><br />quote "However, the disparate totalisator pool betting systems are an anachronism that have been kept in place through a mixture of self interest,inertia and fiscal andHANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545107814723134177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-63878704435152077962010-09-16T19:45:31.302-04:002010-09-16T19:45:31.302-04:00Someone arguing for pari-mutuel betting? Wow!
It ...Someone arguing for pari-mutuel betting? Wow!<br /><br />It is on the way out virtually everywhere. The gambling market says it is completely broken, and so do people in racing. <br /><br />In AUS they increased wagering by 35% and purses by 6% last year (so much for the economy angle!) and ALL THE GROWTH was in non-pari0mutuel avenues.<br /><br />Take pari-mutuel and blow it up for any WPS Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-20575723701531614822010-09-16T18:17:36.361-04:002010-09-16T18:17:36.361-04:00You guys don't get it.
"Lobbying Spender...You guys don't get it.<br /><br />"Lobbying Spenders" aren't even relevent to what is important in connection with this topic.<br /><br /><b>The "monopoly" that racing has isn't even related directly to the internet</b> either. Racing has had the important monopoly, relating to "The Wire Act", for more than 30 years.<br /><br /><i>Whether you transmit Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484410456100254393.post-64326586121949319862010-09-15T23:47:29.839-04:002010-09-15T23:47:29.839-04:00No one is fighting for racing. They are too busy w...No one is fighting for racing. They are too busy wondering if they can get away with 25% takeout instead of 23% take, or if they can buy their own ADW to own a piece of the shrinking market, or if they can charge $2 for a past performance pdf which cost pennies.<br /><br />Racing knows one thing and one thing only: How to protect their own little piece of the sport.<br /><br />RGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com