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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
While recognizing that tracks can often have an incentive to make a pic-6 sequence difficult to encourage carryovers (which importantly is NOT the case here given the mandatory payout), I am not of the belief that making a pic-6 as hard as possible is a way to increase handle on the wager. To the contrary, for a player with a limited bankroll, if the sequence is too difficult, to the point that where he or she concludes that a typical play offers no realistic chance to hit the bet, then they player simply opts out of the wager. That is why the $.50 pic 4s and 5s have become far more popular with the average player than the $2.00 pic-6. That said, the $.20 increment on this wager does give the small player the opportunity for more coverage, so opting out is less likely (but it does not mean he or she bets more).
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And this is why I'd like to see NYRA dump the traditional Pick-Six in favor of this 20-cent version and perhaps also do a 20-cent Jackpot Pick 5 (like Pimlico did this meet as a 10-cent wager) and also do 20-cent Pick 3s and Pick 4s and trifectas like Woodbine does. The 20-cent minimum satisfies the needs of Canadian bettors and I think can bring in more lottery-type players, more than a few of which I suspect we'll see Monday at Gulfstream.
I'd also look at add a 10 or 20-cent pick-nine wager if I were at NYRA (on all nine races or the last nine when more than nine are carded) that also I think would be popular with small and big bettors alike.