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6/7/24, 11:02 AM   #16
Re: Gambling on Auto Racing?
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Originally Posted by flagboy55 View Post
......“if you ain’t cheating you ain’t trying” there’s more. And that’s just for what’s posted as income. Now throw in a potential windfall from an adjusted outcome, and there you have incentive for foul play. .................
This was tried at a couple of East Coast tracks during the midget boom right before WWII. They had betting windows just like horse tracks. It didn't last too long because of drivers figuring out that they could make more money betting through their friends than they could racing. I believe Chris Economaki mentioned this in his autobiography.
 
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