Re: Easy money!

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From: dave budd
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 11:51

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In article <C15syw.423@animal.er.bell.ca> rpark@stam.QE.Bell.CA (Richard Park) writes:

>In article <zlsiida.771@fs1.mcc.ac.uk>, zlsiida@fs1.mcc.ac.uk (dave budd) writes:
>|> At Waikato greyhound track in Wellington, New Zealand, last week, the Tote 
>|> continued to accept bets for 3 minutes after one of the races was over.....
>|> 36 people were smart enough to bet on the winning tricast (1-2-3 in correct 
>|> order), which paid out 3000pounds.
>|> 153 people bet on the WRONG dog!
>|> 
>Did the 153 people bet thinking it was the next race?

I reckon so.  Or else they're REAL dumb in NZ

>SO what happened to the 36 lucky people, did they end up cashing their tickets?

The govt is trying to get the money back, claiming fraud (govt run Tote)

>Wouldn't the additonal trifecta tickets decrease the payout??

Must have - somebody who posts in alt.folklore.urban knows more about it...

            All creatures will make merry   (on pain of death)
    Dave Budd, MCC, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England    (44|0)61-275-6033

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