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Old 04-12-2007, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
It's just mathematics and takeout dispersal.
So, you're saying that even when the pools are "efficient", there is a built-in mathematical edge to the exacta pool? (at least as far as the 2 bets we are comparing)

Or are you saying that people systematically bet in such a way that the exacta pool is better as far as these 2 bets are concerned?

I'm working on an example, but I'll probably have to assume the pool is "efficient" for it to be at all general.

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