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Old 05-24-2019, 09:10 PM
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Default The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code

interesting read on the history of the computer guys who started it -

The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing code

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...se-racing-code
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always love reading that article, can you imagine the wagering if we only had one central race track in the United States
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Old 05-25-2019, 07:52 AM
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interesting read on the history of the computer guys who started it -

The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing code

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...se-racing-code
I met Benter at the annual Blackjack Ball a year ago. He's an amazingly natural, unassuming guy. Could not have been nicer.
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