High speed trading and horserace betting ?

[dellinger63]

When they allow and payoff betting positions microseconds out of the gate it's a concern.

[Benny]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

When they allow and payoff betting positions microseconds out of the gate it's a concern.

Pool manipulation by cancelling bets ? Late odds changes after the race has started due to computer programs getting in bets automatically to the tote seeing the last odds and exploiting ineffiencies ?

I'm not saying its exactly the same, but parallels the thinking and outcomes, thereby giving the computer teams an advantage over the rest of the investors in the pari mutuel betting pools ?