NYRA Board meeting - P5 and Trakus

[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.

[10 pnt move up]

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.