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The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] Inucune 9 points 1 week ago

I don't buy it. Story follows some ethical/sportsman's fable about winning $16 million and deciding to just not collect it, as if using computers to calculate your best bet is somehow wrong.

Then why did you build the system, and buy the tickets?

This is a fluff piece or some masturbatory feel-good crock.