Xpress Bet Says No To Bridge Jumpers

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Here's the problem with your misunderstanding of the truth.....the " host " track gets only a simulcast fee for bets taken, the bulk of the takeout is kept by the simulcast outlet, which is why it is " fair " that they, too, should be responsible for their share of the minus pool. You are acting like they aren't keeping any of the takeout, or at least just a small persentage of such, on these show bets.

You're right.

Simulcast contracts - and who gets what of what - is an area I have absolutely no experience with. And it would be a gigantic waste of time for me to research that aspect.

However - generally speaking - bridgejump bettors are nothing like card counters. If anything they probably lose at a rate close to or above takeout. When they lose - some entity is gaining a lot of added handle... and over the long haul ... it's going to be enough to offset the liabilty of negative pools here and there.