Whats up everyone. I guess you guys are gonna make this difficult
on me by having to answer on two separate messageboards
Anyway i don't FULLY agree with 'fixed odds betting'
(Oh by the way Tiger my answer would be a combination of B and
C but definitely not A) i just think its better and it would attract
a much more needed interest and generate a lot of excitement.
I understand a lot of Craigs comments and partially agree. You
answered your own question about my philosophy that jai alai is
a 'numbers' game. The bias scoring system coupled with
the simple fact that each player/team is assigned a number for
BETTING purposes makes this game a 'numbers' game. Certain
numbers have a much more higher or lower probability of coming
out because of the spectacular scoring system regardless of what
player represants what 'betting' number (some fact, some
opinion). The 'fixed odds betting' system would work
out fine for any fronton over a years time. I think a number such
as 756 should always be higher odds but could be lower depending
on the players past performances. It would be nice if the lowest
possible trifecta payout was set at $300 and capped at around
$5,000. I think the thing we can ALL agree on is that the payoffs
seem to be getting lower and lower. Maybe 'fixed odds'
is farfetched a bit but anything that can bring some fans back
and get the pools larger is a positive thing at this time.