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00000480: 44 20 CF 46 20 D4 45 58 54 20 2A 2A 2A 2A 0D |D .F .EXT ****. |
..^U:GAME... PARI-MUTUEL RACING
. BY. DEAN
ROSSA...COMMODORE MAGAZINE.JULY 1987...
AND THEY'RE OFF! PARI-MUTUEL.RACING M
IMICS THE BETTING SYSTEM.USED IN REAL LI
FE HORSE RACING. IN A.PARI-MUTUEL SYSTE
M, THE AMOUNT OF.MONEY WAGERED ON A PART
ICULAR HORSE.DETERMINES THAT HORSE'S ODD
S. THE.HORSE WITH THE MOST MONEY RIDING
ON.IT BECOMES THE FAVORITE; THE HORSE.W
ITH THE LEAST MONEY BET ON IT.BECOMES TH
E LONG SHOT. AT THE END OF.A RACE, THE
ENTIRE AMOUNT WAGERED.GOES TO THOSE WITH
WINNING TICKETS... IN DEAN ROSSA'S PRO
GRAM, THE.COMPUTER RANDOMLY BETS ON A FI
ELD.OF NINE HORSES, THEN USES THE AMOUNT
.BET TO LAY THE ODDS. YOU HAVE A.BANKRO
LL OF $5000 TO BET ON THE.FAVORITE OR TO
RISK ON A LONG SHOT..ONCE YOU'VE MADE Y
OUR CHOICE, THE.HORSES BREAK FOR THE WIR
E... THE PROGRAM WEIGHTS THE HORSE'S.MO
VEMENTS SO THAT HORSES WITH LOW.ODDS USU
ALLY WIN, BUT THE PROGRAM.ALSO GIVES A H
ORSE CHOSEN AT RANDOM.A RELATIVELY GOOD
CHANCE OF WINNING..DON'T BE SURPRISED IF
A LONG SHOT.WINS FROM TIME TO TIME....D
ISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:..PARIMUTUEL
RACIN RACING.FNT.RACING.WRD T
.PARIMUTUEL RAC.. **** END OF TEX
T ****.
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