Derby Day Pools

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by jms62

I'm for getting rid of dime supers and .50 P4's all-together. Can anyone truly say that their ROI on P4's has improved since they have gone the .50 route? People spend just as much playing .50 as they would a dollar get more combinations and IMLHO severly watered down payouts. I wish the industry or DRF would publish a study of .50 P4's. I do realize I won't get any support on my position but that is how I see it.

Lots of angles from which to talk about this but what comes to mind first is that "watered down payouts" mean more people are winning which a racetrack will never be too upset about. More churn.

That said, I know my personal action is dictated a lot by minimums. I never venture in a Superfecta pool where there isn't a dime minimum. Only rarely. And I appreciate my ability to get more action on a 50-cent Trifecta vs. a $1 minimum pool. Sure you win less, but in general people would rather win, even if it's less, with less risk than the opposite.