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01-09-2023, 01:13 PM
Everybody knows how much interest and investment a Powerball jackpot creates
and reading this article on Meadowlands turnover gave me the idea of resurrecting Pick 6 or Pick 8
We have to compete with things like Powerball so lets keep the Takeout/Commission comparable
Ideally you want it to regularly jackpot so we have to make it hard, so no Flexi Bets, every combination costs $1
Lets kick it off on a Big Race night (and run it across a carnival) and guarantee $50k for openers
At present we see how much pools increase when their is any First Four jackpot so I cannot see why this would not have the potential to do the same. Especially as a jackpot would not be for another week (I only see the potential for Saturday nights) which gives you the opportunity to advertise any Jackpot week to the hilt.
I like the idea of it attracting 'numbers' players as well as punters So ideally you have every race a 9 or 10 horse field with at least 2 emergencies And if an emergency gets a run it takes the number of the scratched horse
I like the idea of 9 starters and a Pick 8 as that way people can play favourite numbers eg
2 1 2 4 2 1 3 8
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 F (field)
With no flexi betting and 43,046,721 combinations I reckon we could get some jackpots and create a lot of interest
https://ustrottingnews.com/carryovers-key-to-7-million-weekend-at-big-m/
and reading this article on Meadowlands turnover gave me the idea of resurrecting Pick 6 or Pick 8
We have to compete with things like Powerball so lets keep the Takeout/Commission comparable
Ideally you want it to regularly jackpot so we have to make it hard, so no Flexi Bets, every combination costs $1
Lets kick it off on a Big Race night (and run it across a carnival) and guarantee $50k for openers
At present we see how much pools increase when their is any First Four jackpot so I cannot see why this would not have the potential to do the same. Especially as a jackpot would not be for another week (I only see the potential for Saturday nights) which gives you the opportunity to advertise any Jackpot week to the hilt.
I like the idea of it attracting 'numbers' players as well as punters So ideally you have every race a 9 or 10 horse field with at least 2 emergencies And if an emergency gets a run it takes the number of the scratched horse
I like the idea of 9 starters and a Pick 8 as that way people can play favourite numbers eg
2 1 2 4 2 1 3 8
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 F (field)
With no flexi betting and 43,046,721 combinations I reckon we could get some jackpots and create a lot of interest
https://ustrottingnews.com/carryovers-key-to-7-million-weekend-at-big-m/