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Record Online Horseracing Bets Made

It looks as if the Kentucky Derby was a big success for several online casino sites and sportsbooks this year.  With the 131^st Kentucky Derby coming to a close, a record number of bets were made online, including a payoff that was the second largest in the history of the race.

Multiple online casinos were operating to handle player’s bets, as well as post live odds.  According to one such casino – Oasis Casino –  not only were the widespread record numbers because of long shot horses finishing in top positions, but horse racing in general is becoming one of the most popular forms of sports entertainment.  Record numbers of bets were placed at Oasis, belittling previous year figures – which the casinos operations team stated was “the significant figure of the day of the race”.

Even horse racing professionals are commenting on the sharp growth in the sport’s popularity.  The Kentucky Derby has always been a highly anticipated event; However, the turnout in lesser known circuit races has also risen starkly, and is what many predict will be a continuous trend in the upcoming years ahead.

Some gamblers have commented in the past that horse racing and dog tracks are dying out due to the enormous online poker and casino industries taking potential bettors away from these establishments.  Land-based sport bookies have seen a drop in their own kind, due to more proficient and timely services online.  However, just like the smart bookies that are starting to go online for themselves, horse racing has a healthy web-based following already, and is only bleeding over to the land-based tracks.  There truly is an excitement and energy that the horse track has over the online experience.

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