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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (33759)	10/10/1998 6:35:00 PM
From: flickerful	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

mb.... i have great belmont stakes memories... the riva ridge triple crown year ( 71 or 72?) ...the exacta paid 84 dollars. the morning line long shot was ruritania (49 to 1) and was i floored when it came in one two. my dad had offered it might be a smart bet, hha, to pair the favorite with the long shot... this hs kid looked like a winner that day. flick

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (33759)	10/10/1998 6:49:00 PM
From: flickerful	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Abbey Jo style..... remarkably descriptive. thinking without considering the mudders or anything else remotely nuanced, or subtle. thinking which is essentially and obviously driven. excellent, mb. ( painting my wagon lit ) flick

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (33759)	10/10/1998 6:51:00 PM
From: Merritt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike: Combining two subjects: why don't the issuers/buyers of large derivative positions put in a catastrophe clause...like the bookie limits the maximum payoff on a long shot? Merritt

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (33759)	10/10/1998 8:47:00 PM
From: WEBNATURAL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Will I win the lotto, any lotto, make money shorting stocks, live thru a bear market?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (33759)	10/11/1998 11:20:00 AM
From: Amir Shalit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, digital video systems are still very expensive when you compate it to tapes. The current retail cost per station (kiosk) is about $25,000 or $500,000 per system of 20 kiosks. Actually, we are in a very early stage of this technology and it's really not ready for prime time yet. I expect prices to come down 80% - 90% within the next five years. The reason why people like the digital version of the horse racing tapes is that it lets them view a very large number of races without spending the time and effort searching/loading tapes. I still wonder if it makes sense for a horse racing club to deploy such a system. I guess it depends on their ROI. Amir