tellers were lonely people at Keeneland. a LOT of online betting (including Keeneland)
penny breakage is a great, great thing.
cheerios
Allan
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> On Nov 6, 2022, at 4:03 PM,
> From: Mark Peel
>
> There's nothing I (or anyone else) need say about Flightline.? So I won't.?
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> The truly historic aspect of this year's BC was the payouts?they were paid out to the penny, with no rounding down to the nearest $.20 increment (aka "breakage").
> I haven't seen anything written about this either before or after the event.? I assume that everyone entering Keeneland was handed a blank debit card and that all wagers were debited from and winnings added to the card?I can't imagine the lines that would form as tellers had to make change from a $20 for a $3.14 winning ticket.? I know Visa once sponsored a Triple Crown bonus; perhaps they were involved in this.
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> It didn't happen anywhere else around the country?Aqueduct, Gulfstream, and Santa Anita were all still paying in $.20 increments.
> Horse players have been begging for this for years.? Odd that I haven't read or heard a peep about it.
> Can anyone shed light??
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> Civres