Hit a Pick 3 and site Won't Pay in Full

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

And this " sucks " because.......?

It's an illegal bookmaking site. Nothing you bet there gets returned to racing whatsoever. People use these sites for different reasons, in general selfish, which is fine, but not knowing the deal you have made doesn't mean you got screwed.

I'm not making a judgement. Everyone is free to make whatever deal works for them. But I don't understand how you got screwed.

This is part of the problem that has
brought racing down. It is in essence parasitic.
The track puts on the show, they should get
a piece of the pie. I guess the fed. gov. played a role
in pushing the money out to these spots.

This situation has been replayed so many times...
drugs, etc... I never took economics but I think
I have some concept of markets. People like to bet.
Dont drive it away. We cannot save people from
themselves.

[Danzig]

i would recommend you go to legit sites, who work as partners with the tracks. that way you get the right payouts, and the tracks who put on the show get their rightful cut.

[herkhorse]

Twinspires is OK, free PP's any time you make a wager on that track.

[Echo Farm]

"You got it buddy: the large print giveth and the small print taketh away"
Tom Waits, Step Right Up (Small Change CD)

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by Echo Farm

"You got it buddy: the large print giveth and the small print taketh away"
Tom Waits, Step Right Up (Small Change CD)

My favorite song of all time

[ddthetide]

xpressbet has no minimums.

[Split Rock]

I can honestly say that this has happened to me and a friend of mine, as well. My friend was really stung by this when he hit a pick 4 while betting on VIP. The pick 4 paid $4500 or something around there. He too did not read the rules and was furious.

There are a thousand ways to exit a race disappointed and astonished of the outcome and about 3 ways in which a happy ending will occur.

Best advice is, like many said here, join a site like Youbet or Brisbet or others that do not cap.

Sorry to hear about the disappointment though.....know the feeling.

[santana]

Just join youbet.com....totally legal, and you always get paid the full amouny on ANY BET you make.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Well,I think both sides have a very good argument here(as far as where to bet goes.)The tracks charge too much % take-out on bets made with them.O.K.,it AIN'T NYRA's fault.Let's get that out of the way.They want you to know that.It's the politicians fault that the take-out is out of hand,and people logically flow to find a better deal.People say to give the industry their cut.That's a good point,but they don't care about you enough to cut their % to anywhere near reasonable levels.So, I think they need to meet you half way,and they refuse to do it(or their state Gov'ts.)I can see why the guy made this much of a mistake.I mean it's so absurd to cap at $300/1 that the typical person can't believe they would do something like that.They will lose anybody who didn't get paid what they could at the track.They've lost a customer,right?I don't understand being that way,but scum is scum.Just move on. You should read the rules,but I also think it's not a reasonable expectation,and they love doing stuff you wouldn't even think somebody would do(like cap at $300/1.) Let me tell you where to bet.Bet where you relax the best.Which site do you seem to win at more?It sounds silly,but,yes,some people are gunna do better looking at a dark screen site,and some will do better looking at a light screen site.I do best using TVG's old-style version graphics.There are better places to play(% wise or whatever,)but if you don't relax as well there,then it doesn't matter.Bet where you are most comfortable.

[MISTERGEE]

i like nhplay it is strictly parimutuel with paybacks

[YEFO]

I closed my account immediately and signed up with twinspires. So far so good. I like the look and feel of the site. You also get free PP's, race replays and live race feeds, which works really well.