Kentucky Derby Pays Off for Online Gambling

May 12, 2009

Online gambling players were thrilled to death this past weekend when they saw who won the Kentucky Derby. Mine That Bird was the underdog to win, so anyone who bet on him was not only raking in the dough but they were also fortunate enough to rake in one of the largest payouts in online gambling�s horse racing history.

Payouts are usually rather small when it comes to horse racing, so not many people choose that if they are looking to make some money. But Mine That Bird came from so far back to win the whole kit and caboodle that the win ticket was one of the biggest payouts in Derby history as well. For many online gambling fans they simply bet on the horse because they saw how much it would pay out if he won, and it paid out for them.

The fifty-one to one payday made online gambling on this horse too hard to pass up. Many of the online gambling patrons that bet admitted that they don�t normally pay the horses. There were quite a few slot machine players who chose to give it a shot, and some poker players went from the table to the track, but most said that they felt that it really was a long shot.

Mine That Bird paid out $103.20 which makes it the second largest payout in Derby history � with the first highest being Donerail at $184.90 in 1913. Gamblers watched as Jockey Calvin Borel waited until the group of horses had passed him and then grabbed the inside rail and flew past them all. Those in attendance said that they had never seen anything like it.






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