US Over, Canada Beginning
The online casino gambling and betting has been in overdrive in the United
States over the past month or so as a result of the Triple Crown horse races
that take the industry by storm. Enthusiastic gamblers from all over the world
join in on the excitement of this major test of thoroughbred equine talent. The
US online bookies that operate in the US market despite the UIGEA have raved
about the amount of betting that surpassed their initial expectations. With the
US Triple Crown ending this weekend, Canadian land internet casino bettors are
gearing up for the Queen’s Plate and the other two major races that comprise the
country’s Triple Crown.
The amount of betting at the online casinos and internet bookies has really
surprised a lot of the industry because of the recession that has hit the US and
Canada so hard over the past year. The land and internet betting companies
predicted that gambling figures would wane this year the same way that they have
plummeted at land casinos in the US. With the enthusiasm and profits secured in
the US though, Canadian facing bookies have higher hopes for the betting figures
on this year’s Triple Crown.
The Canadian version of the Triple Crown is modeled after the US horse races and
thus runs in a very similar format. As a result, the races are also designed to
really focus on the betting aspect of the sport as trainers, jockeys, and land
and online punters all cast their votes and lay down their dollars to bet for
the horse they think will make it to the winner’s circle first. |