Empire Pick 6 mandatory payout

[JolyB]

When NYRA announced the Empire 6, they also declared that there would be 2 mandatory payout days, namely Sunday August 18 and closing day on Monday September 2.

Perhaps they reasoned that having a mandatory payout day would itself greatly increase the handle, so 2 mandatory payout days would be even better. That was evidenced yesterday when at least $2,300,000 of new money was wagered into the pool. That much new money has the effect of dramatically diluting the benefit of the carryover amount, which I believe was $438,000.