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Tiny track bet gets huge payout
Mich. woman wins $21,584 at horse races after betting 10 cents on the top-finishing horses.
The Detroit News
One thin dime swelled to $21,584 for a lucky bettor last week at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek.
The woman, whose name has not been released by the state gaming commission, made two 10-cent Superfecta wagers Friday on a race being simulcast from the Hollywood Park track in Englewood, Calif.
"One of them won," said Chris Locking, general manager at Sports Creek. The woman returned to the track Monday to cash her winning voucher. "Pretty good return for 10 cents, isn't it?"
In an effort to lure patrons, Locking said, many tracks nationwide have introduced 10-cent "gimmick" action like the Superfecta, which requires gamblers to pick the four top-finishing horses in correct order.
"It's been very successful," he said. "Twenty-thousand doesn't happen every day but on a regular basis you'll see people winning $70, $200, $500 on a dime bet."
Mich. woman wins $21,584 at horse races after betting 10 cents on the top-finishing horses.
The Detroit News
One thin dime swelled to $21,584 for a lucky bettor last week at Sports Creek Raceway in Swartz Creek.
The woman, whose name has not been released by the state gaming commission, made two 10-cent Superfecta wagers Friday on a race being simulcast from the Hollywood Park track in Englewood, Calif.
"One of them won," said Chris Locking, general manager at Sports Creek. The woman returned to the track Monday to cash her winning voucher. "Pretty good return for 10 cents, isn't it?"
In an effort to lure patrons, Locking said, many tracks nationwide have introduced 10-cent "gimmick" action like the Superfecta, which requires gamblers to pick the four top-finishing horses in correct order.
"It's been very successful," he said. "Twenty-thousand doesn't happen every day but on a regular basis you'll see people winning $70, $200, $500 on a dime bet."
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