Whale's past post sets off alarm

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Dead on here. The tote systems that racing are using are behind the times. For example, we're told by the tote companies that the reason that there aren't future pools with more than 24 wagering interests is that their systems can't handle it. In this day and age, they've got to be kidding. If they're not, then their systems are not as sophisticated as we're led to believe.

Perception is very important here. I realize that many place their wagers at the last few minutes to post, but I also know that people can adapt to changes in circumstances. If wagering were closed one minute to post, people would adjust over time. As I frequently say to friends of mine, gamblers rarely get shut out on a bet they really want to make.

That is the truest comment in this thread. They absolutely would adjust.

I wonder if Maloney was expecting this to happen and thus was ready to make his wagers after the race had started. I don't know how others do but whenever I'm in line to place my bet, I'm watching the monitor to see how much time I have. Almost without fail, I have a guy in front of me that takes 10 minutes to make a $2 win bet on a horse and I'm yelling out "come on!" When that last horse goes in, if I haven't gotten to the window, I turn away, figuring that I didn't make it. I wonder if Maloney was watching the race, saw that it had started and wagering hadn't closed and THEN went to try to take advantage or if he knew this was something that regularly happens and was already prepared to take advantage of it. My gut feeling tells me that if he or anyone else is still at the windows attempting to place bets up to 15 seconds after the start of a race, this is something that happens at other times and he was in position to try and take advantage.