Greyhound racing is popular the world over with at least 300 dog racing tracks
in operation
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including those in the United States, most countries in South America, Ireland,
England, France, Italy and China. The greyhound dog racing handle in the United
States today exceeds $800 million per year. Greyhound racing is permitted in
nine states, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, Arizona, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Oregon and South Dakota. Florida, with its 17 dog tracks, leads all
other states in race attendance and betting handle. The Derby Lane dog track in
St. Petersburg, Florida, rates as the oldest in America, having been in
operation since early 1925. Since the introduction of the mechanical rabbit,
greyhound racing has become big business and as a result greyhound breeding has
become an important industry in this country. Prices range from about $500 for
unknown puppies to $25,000 or more for top racers. All major greyhound tracks
operating in the United States use the pari-mutuel betting system. At most
tracks there are 12 races a night, featuring daily doubles, exactas
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China , quinielas, superfectas or Big E''s. (For explanations of
these wagers, see page 39.) In addition to these, several Latin American
countries use an imitation of Puerto Rico''s 5-6 pool in which a bettor or
bettors picking 6 winners from the fourth through ninth races divide 75% of the
pool, the remainder being distributed to those picking 4 or 5 winners. SCARNE''S
ADVICE ON BETTING THE DOGS If you are one of the many thousands who go to the
track to bet the dogs for fun, remember that you must pay for the privilege. If
you want to keep the price down to what you can afford, here is a good system:
Before leaving home, decide how much you want to spend (bet), add the track
admission price, the price of a program, allowance for refreshments and price of
transportation. Take this amount with you and no more, so that if you lose you
won''t be tempted to recoup your losses and lose more than you planned. Then bet
the favorite to show. Forget about win and place bets. I don''t say this advice
will win you money, but it will cut down your losses. Always remember that when
you pick a winner, you''re lucky; it isn''t good handicapping. Don''t forget
that "you can beat a race, but not the races." BETTING ON JAI ALAI, THE WORLD''S
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originated in Spain from a form of handball played by the Basques more than 200
years ago. In Spain it is known as pelota vasca. Jai alai was first imported to
this hemisphere by way of Cuba in 1900; today it is played in Spain, France,
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other Latin American countries. In 1935, Florida legalized jai alai with a
pari?mutuel betting system. Jai alai was recently introduced at the M.G.M. Grand
Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jai alai is played with a basket hand covering
(cesta) and a hard?ened goatskin covered virgin rubber ball (pelota) in an
enclosed auditorium (fronton). The object of the free kid games is to throw the
ball with such speed and spin that it rebounds into fair territory so that the
opposition is unable to catch it either in the air or on the first bounce, or to
return it to the back wall. The game can be played either single or doubles. The
skill of the online games lies in placing the ball out of reach of the
opposition, or imparting an incredible amount of spin on the ball so that the
opposition cannot return it. Balls travel at speeds up to 150 miles per hour,
making the game all action as the players must catch and throw without stopping
the motion of their arms. Betting in Florida at jai alai is the same as
pari-mutuel race betting: each player or team is given a number and wagers are
taken on where the players will finish. In addition to the standard win, place
and show betting there is exotic wagering. There are two daily doubles on the
3rd and 4th events and the l0th and 11th. There is quiniela and perfect''a
wagering on each match. To win the quiniela the bettor must select the players
of the teams that finish first and second in a given game. Either team may win,
the other must finish second. Perfecta wagering is actually a quiniela in which
the bettor must select the exact order of finish for the first two places.
Payoffs can be high in the perfectas-a $1,314.60 perfecta was hit at Dania,
Florida''s finest jai alai palace. $100 payoffs on the perfecta are common. The
Big Q was introduced several years back and was an instant success. The trick is
to wager $2 before the start of the first game on two teams you think will
finish first and second. If they win you exchange your winning ticket at no
additional cost for your choice of the win and place finishers in game two. If
you''re a winner you can collect as much as $4,168.20 or as little as
$171.80--those are the biggest and smallest Big Q payoffs at Dania, Florida,
last season. One final note. Bet the favorite to show. Forget about the win,
place, daily double, quiniela, pedecta and Big Q bets. I don''t say this advice
will win money, but it will cut down your losses. BETTING ON ELECTIONS My survey
shows that approximately $200 million is wagered annually with bookies on the
outcome of national, state and local elections. The biggest single wager on
record placed with a bookie was made by a racetrack owner when he took $1.2
million to $1 million that Richard Nixon would beat John F. Kennedy for the
Presidency of the United States. This huge wager was placed with a dozen of the
nation''s big time sports offices. The bookies'' price line in election betting
is usually 6 to 5 Pick ''em. From then on the money