NYRA Board meeting - P5 and Trakus

[Alan07]

One would hope when the P5 is installed it is a $1 or $2 base minimum wager, with the pools big on weekends and Saratoga you could have some very serious carryover opportunities.

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Originally Posted by Alan07

One would hope when the P5 is installed it is a $1 or $2 base minimum wager, with the pools big on weekends and Saratoga you could have some very serious carryover opportunities.

Isnt it 50cents in California?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Alan07

One would hope when the P5 is installed it is a $1 or $2 base minimum wager, with the pools big on weekends and Saratoga you could have some very serious carryover opportunities.

So they should have a $2 minimum Pick 5 when every other low takeout Pick 5 has a $.50 minimum? The main goal is to attract players like asudevil, not create carryovers.

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

So they should have a $2 minimum Pick 5 when every other low takeout Pick 5 has a $.50 minimum? The main goal is to attract players like asudevil, not create carryovers.

Appreciate the "shout-out."

On another NYRA note...I had the pleasure of travelling across the country and attending Belmont on Saturday with my 11 year old son. We stayed in the city, did the LIRR commute from Penn, etc. From the time we got off the train at the track, the entire process was executed flawlessly by the LIRR people all the way through the facility and on to our seats. The ushers were great, the ticket writers were friendly and helpful, even the security staff was nice. I was very impressed.

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid

So they should have a $2 minimum Pick 5 when every other low takeout Pick 5 has a $.50 minimum? The main goal is to attract players like asudevil, not create carryovers.

a $1 to $2 minimum would just cannibalize the pick 6 pool, I thought the idea was that it would create jackpot type payoffs for players who do not have the types of bankrolls the pick 6 requires.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Alan07

One would hope when the P5 is installed it is a $1 or $2 base minimum wager, with the pools big on weekends and Saratoga you could have some very serious carryover opportunities.

That would defeat the purpose of having a pk5. The 50 cent minimun distinguishes that pool from the pk6 pool which is prohibitive for most players due to the high $2 minimum.

A 50 cent minimum low takeout pk5 makes a ton of sense for NYRA and will likely be a huge pool which will have very large payouts that most bettors can play in.

[Cannon Shell]

It is refreshing to see that the state Gov't is doing such a great job on the board of NYRA. I mean everybody knows that the most important thing facing the multi-billion dollar business is ensuring that inane bidding rules are followed to a T rather than wasting time making sure that the company that wins is the best suited to do the job. And I have to say that I am very, very ,very, very skeptical that the incoming CEO is going to have even the slightest chance to do his or her job without significant interference from some of the geniuses serving on the board.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It is refreshing to see that the state Gov't is doing such a great job on the board of NYRA. I mean everybody knows that the most important thing facing the multi-billion dollar business is ensuring that inane bidding rules are followed to a T rather than wasting time making sure that the company that wins is the best suited to do the job. And I have to say that I am very, very ,very, very skeptical that the incoming CEO is going to have even the slightest chance to do his or her job without significant interference from some of the geniuses serving on the board.

In New York the only bids on government contracts that are acceptable are ones where the politicians get greased. I assume the anger here means that the right politicians didn't get their cut. Fitness for the actual job bid is irrelevant so long as the right amount passes under the table.