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Re:When legal sports betting surges, so do Americans' financ... by jfengel on Sunday April 05, 2026 @09:31AM (#47649268)
Lots of bets on horse A. Makes the odds on horse B look cheap. Place late bets on B.

It helps if you can also rig the race, but just knowing the odds better than the pari-mutuel stakes gives you an advantage.

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Re:When legal sports betting surges, so do Americans' financ... by HWR_14 on Sunday April 05, 2026 @01:43PM (#47651899)
But if it's parimutuel, don't you lost more on A than you can make on B? Are you tricking other players, or is the idea that you make lots of bets on A, and then make bets on B fast enough that the bookmaker does not have time to correct?
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