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38-413: The original version of Lotto America held its first drawing on February 13, 1988. The game was a $ 1-per-play, pick-7-of-40 game, rather than the pick-6 games that had become wildly popular in U.S. lotteries. Matching four numbers won a fixed prize of $ 5; matching at least five won a parimutuel prize. Matching all seven won the jackpot, whose odds were roughly 1 in 18 million, at the time the longest odds of

76-406: A "star ball" numbered from 1 through 10, or ask for terminal-generated numbers. For an additional $ 1 per play, the bettor can add the "All-Star Bonus" option, which multiplies non-jackpot prizes by 2, 3, 4, or 5. The minimum Lotto America jackpot is $ 2 million; however, the game's initial jackpot was $ 15 million; the 13 members chose to augment the jackpot with funds from Hot Lotto, whose final jackpot

114-441: A Canadian or Super Yankee trying to pick five; these also include subsidiary bets. There are also other bets which are large combinations of singles, doubles, trebles and accumulators some of them are called Lucky 15, Lucky 31, Heinz, Super Heinz, Goliath. The term nap identifies the best bet of the day. Tote Ireland operates the following pools Bet types for harness racing (trotting): The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) operates

152-475: A U.S. lottery game. The top prize was a 20-year annuity ; there was never a cash option, even though a few games did offer one when Lotto America ended. During the middle of its four-year run, Lotto America became a more traditional pick-6-of-54 game; unlike the first version, players got two games for $ 1. The jackpot odds actually became more favorable at 1 in 13 million per dollar; however, overall odds were much tougher, since four numbers were still needed to win

190-444: A bet involving two or more races. For example, a 1-all daily double wheel bets the 1-horse in the first race with every horse in the second. People making straight bets commonly employ the strategy of an "each way" bet. Here the bettor picks a horse and bets it will win, and makes an additional bet that it will show, so that theoretically if the horse runs third it will at least pay back the two bets. The Canadian and American equivalent

228-668: A daily admission fee. Other jurisdictions such as Pennsylvania do not levy a surcharge on winnings. Most booked bets are now placed with licensed services in the Caribbean and Central America who entice bettors by offering them rebates on their bets. In December 2010, the New York City OTB closed due to lack of profitability. After years of unsuccessful attempts and public anticipation in Canada, off-track betting (OTB) establishments (also known as 'Teletheatres') were finally legalized on

266-423: A hypothetical event that has eight possible outcomes, in a country using a decimal currency such as dollars , each outcome has a certain amount of money wagered: Thus, the total pool of money on the event is $ 1028.00. Following the start of the event, no more wagers are accepted. The event is decided and the winning outcome is determined to be Outcome 4 with $ 110.00 wagered. The payout is now calculated. First

304-562: A license the operator would need to purchase a permit from the ORC. If accepted, the site operator receives no profit from the betting exchanges—they make money from the increased traffic of customers and other creative methods. (i.e. cover charge, selling racing programs) There are approximately 70 off-track betting facilities that have been licensed in Ontario. There are also a number of racetracks located in Ontario. The Woodbine Entertainment Group

342-403: A negative breakage may occur—for example, in horse racing when an overwhelming favorite wins (or shows or places). The parimutuel calculation results might call for a very small winning payout (say, $ 1.02 or $ 1.03 on a dollar bet), but legal regulations might require a larger payout (e.g., minimum $ 1.10 on a dollar bet). This condition is sometimes referred to as a minus pool. In an event with

380-419: A set of n possible single-winner outcomes, with wagers W 1 , W 2 , ..., W n the total pool of money on the event is W T = ∑ i = 1 n W i . {\displaystyle W_{T}=\sum _{i=1}^{n}W_{i}.} After the wagering company deducts a commission rate of r from the pool, the amount remaining to be distributed between

418-413: Is determined by a set multiple of the outcome, for example $ 60 for a five horse boxed trifecta at one unit ($ 1)—or $ 30 at half unit (50c). If the bet is successful, the bettor will get either the full winning amount shown on the board, or half the winning amount. Under a flexi system the bettor can nominate their desired total wager, and their percentage of payout is determined by this wager's relationship to

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456-424: Is the bet across (short for across the board ): the bettor bets equal sums on the horse to win, place, and show. A parlay, accumulator or roll-up consists of a series of bets in which bettors stake the winnings from one race on the next in order until either the bettor loses or the series completes successfully. In Australia, certain exotic bet types can be laid as "flexi" bets. Usually the price of an exotic bet

494-462: Is used to draw the "Star Ball". As of December 2018, none of the actual drawings have been made available to the viewing public; a computer-generated display of the drawings is shown on an unofficial website. Parimutuel Parimutuel betting or pool betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing

532-468: The k winners, those who bet on outcome m will receive a payout of ( W R / k ) / W m for every dollar they bet on it. The parimutuel system was invented by French- Catalan entrepreneur and showman impresario Joseph Oller in 1867. The large amount of calculation involved in this system led to the invention of a specialized mechanical calculating machine known as a totalisator , "automatic totalisator" or "tote board", invented by

570-616: The Australian engineer George Alfred Julius . The first was installed at Ellerslie Racecourse , Auckland , New Zealand, in 1913, and they came into widespread use at race courses throughout the world. The U.S. introduction was in 1927, which led to the opening of the suburban Arlington Racetrack in Arlington Park , near Chicago, and Sportsman's Park in Cicero, Illinois , in 1932. Unlike many forms of casino gambling, in parimutuel betting

608-426: The commission or take for the wagering company is deducted from the pool. For example, with a commission rate of 14.25% the calculation is: $ 1028 × 0.1425 = $ 146.49. This leaves a remaining amount of $ 881.51. This remaining amount in the pool is now distributed to those who wagered on Outcome 4: $ 881.51 / $ 110.00 = 8.01 ≈ $ 8 payout for $ 1 wagered. This payout includes the $ 1 wagered plus an additional $ 7 profit. Thus,

646-572: The Multi-State Lottery Association until 2004. The Multi-State Lottery Associations' rapidly growing population base resulted in the replacement of Lotto America in April 1992 with Powerball . § One of the founding members of the Multi-State Lottery Association composed the original lineup for Lotto America. Due to falling sales of Hot Lotto in the wake of the Hot Lotto fraud scandal ,

684-535: The bettor. They may reduce their take from 15–18% to as little as 1–2%, while still generating a profit by operating with minimal overhead . There may be several different types of bets, in which case each type of bet has its own pool. The basic bets involve predicting the order of finish for a single participant, as follows: In Canada and the United States , the most common types of bet on horse races include: Win, place and show wagers class as straight bets, and

722-524: The federal level, in Ottawa on June 29, 1989. Since then, the industry has flourished nationwide, with hundreds of off-track betting facilities across the country. This industry is federally regulated by the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA). The CPMA makes regulations in respect to pari-mutuel betting, and is responsible for ensuring the integrity and fairness of betting systems in Canada. Among

760-427: The final payout is not determined until the pool is closed – in fixed-odds betting, the payout is agreed at the time the bet is sold. Parimutuel gambling is frequently state-regulated, and offered in many places where gambling is otherwise illegal. Parimutuel gambling is often also offered at " off track " facilities, where players may bet on the events without actually being present to observe them in person. In

798-527: The following common bet types and pools for horse racing. In Japan , horse racing (競馬, keiba ), velodrome cycling (競輪, keirin ), stock outboard powerboat racing (競艇, Kyōtei ), and paved flat track motorcycle racing (オートレース, Auto Race ) operate the following parimutuel types. Wager must be a multiple of 100 yen except Each-way. The following bet type are offered by the government-controlled betting agency Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU). Tiercé, Quarté+ and Quinté+ bets are typically only offered on

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836-566: The full unit price. Using a five horse box trifecta, the bettor may wish to lay only $ 20 on the outcome. Their percentage of winnings is now calculated as $ 20/$ 60 = 33.3%. If the bet is successful, the payout will be 33.3% of the winning amount for a full unit bet. In recent times the "Roving Banker" variant for Trifecta and First4 betting is now offered. For a Roving Banker First4 the player selects one, two or three runners they believe will definitely finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th, and up to three selections as Roving Banker(s) with other runners to fill

874-482: The gambler bets against other gamblers, not the house, which necessarily implies that the bank cannot be broken . The science of predicting the outcome of a race is called handicapping . Independent off-track bookmakers typically have a smaller take and thus offer better payoffs, but they are illegal in some countries. However, the introduction of Internet gambling led to "rebate shops". These off-shore betting shops promise to return some percentage of every bet made to

912-489: The game was discontinued and the final drawing was held on October 28, 2017. As a replacement, a new version of Lotto America became available on November 12, 2017; its first drawing was November 15, 2017. Lotto America is available wherever Hot Lotto was offered at the time of its final drawing, except New Hampshire. Lotto America is drawn on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights before 10:15 p.m. ET/9:15 p.m. CT. For each $ 1 play, bettors choose five numbers from 1 through 52, and

950-466: The industry's revenue increased even as the number of spectators at the track went down. At legal off-track betting parlors, if bettors win, they have to pay the parlor a surcharge taken directly from the winnings. Bettors in New York can avoid paying the surcharges by placing their bets via an off-track betting corporation's account wagering service or at so-called super branches or teletheatres that charge

988-594: The largest race of the day. Off-track betting Off-track betting (or OTB ; in British English , off-course betting ) is sanctioned gambling on greyhound racing or horse racing outside a race track . Before the 1970s, only the state of Nevada allowed off-track betting. Off-track betting in New York was legalized in 1970, after years of unsuccessful attempts. By the 1970s there were 100 betting parlors in New York City, and twice that number by

1026-436: The late 1980s. In New York City, the thought was that legal off-track betting would increase revenue while at the same time decrease illegal gambling activity, but one effect of the legalization was a decrease of revenue at racetracks. The 1978 Interstate Horseracing Act struck a compromise between the interests of horse tracks and owners, the state, and OTB parlors, and stipulated that OTB revenues were to be distributed among

1064-560: The lowest prize tier. This version was entirely parimutuel. In some of its jurisdictions, Lotto America was known by a different, "more local" name. For instance, in Minnesota , it was called Lotto Minnesota . [1] Several states joined the Multi-State Lottery Association during the era of Lotto America. One of them, Maine , decided to leave the Multi-State Lottery Association when Lotto America ended; Maine did not rejoin

1102-410: The odds on Outcome 4 are 7-to-1 (or, expressed as decimal odds , 8.01). Prior to the event, betting agencies will often provide an approximate pay-out figure for each given outcome should no more bets be accepted after the current time. Using the wagers and commission rate above (14.25%), an approximates table in decimal odds and fractional odds would be: In real-life examples, such as horse racing ,

1140-482: The pool among all winning bets. In some countries it is known as the tote after the totalisator , which calculates and displays bets already made. The parimutuel system is used in gambling on horse racing , greyhound racing , jai alai , and other sporting events of relatively short duration in which participants finish in a ranked order. A modified parimutuel system is also used in some lottery games. Parimutuel betting differs from fixed-odds betting in that

1178-483: The pool size often extends into millions of dollars with many different types of outcomes (winning horses) and complex commission calculations. Sometimes, the amounts paid out are rounded down to a denomination interval—in California , Australia , and British Columbia , 10¢ intervals are used. The rounding loss is known as breakage and is retained by the betting agency as part of the commission. In some situations,

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1216-505: The remaining place(s). A Roving Banker Trifecta is where the player believes that one or two runners will definitely finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd. The bet can be placed by picking the player's favourite runner to finish in any place within the bet and complete the Trifecta with any number of other runners to fill the other placing(s). The following pools are operated at meetings in mainland Britain: Exotic wagers are usually made on horses running at

1254-459: The remaining wagers as exotic bets. Bettors usually make multiple wagers on exotic bets. A box consists of a multiple wager in which bettors bet all possible combinations of a group of horses in the same race. A key involves making a multiple wager with a single horse in one race bet in one position with all possible combinations of other selected horses in a single race. A multi-race wheel (cf. wheel, above) consists of betting all horses in one race of

1292-573: The responsibilities of the CPMA include administering drug tests to horses to enforce the anti-drug policies. All off-track betting in Ontario is licensed by the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) and is responsible for the integrity of the industry in the province. They are also responsible for distributing racing licenses, keeping a horse registry and running a problem gambling group. To apply for

1330-565: The same track on the same program. In the United Kingdom , bookmakers also offer exotic wagers on horses at different tracks. Probably the Yankee occurs most commonly: in this the bettor tries to pick the winner of four races. This bet also includes subsidiary wagers on smaller combinations of the chosen horses; for example, if only two of the four horses win, the bettor still collects for their double. A Trixie requires trying to pick three winners, and

1368-408: The successful bettors is W R = W T (1 − r ) . Those who bet on the successful outcome m will receive a payout of W R / W m for every dollar they bet on it. When there are k possible winners, such as a North American "place" bet which has k = 2 winners, the total amount to be distributed W R is first divided into k equal shares. If m is one of

1406-450: The tracks, the horse owners, and the state. Another stipulation was that no OTB parlor was allowed to operate within 60 miles (97 km) of a track. Revenues at the track indeed lessened, but rather than fight off-track betting, the industry sought to increase its income via new ways of gambling, betting on the OTB potential, and came up with "exotic wagers" such as exacta and trifecta . Thus

1444-574: Was not won. While Hot Lotto used a random number generator during most of its run (including the December 2010 drawing whose jackpot was "won" by Eddie Tipton, a MUSL employee), Lotto America is believed to be drawn in Tallahassee , Florida (even though the Florida Lottery does not offer the game), using physical ball machines and numbered balls; one machine draws the five main numbers while another

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