Horse Slots

Horse Slots – Gameplay begins when a player deposits his wager, and a race is randomly selected from a video library of over 60,000 previous races. Identifying information such as the location and date of the race, and the names of the horses and jockeys, is not shown. The player is able to view “Skill Graph” charts from the Daily Racing Form, showing information such as the jockeys’ and trainers’ winning percentages. Based on this handicapping information, the player picks the projected top three runners in order of finish. Most players use the “handi helper” feature, which allows the machine to automatically make the selections on the player’s behalf.

Payouts are based on traditional pari-mutuel processes. The player’s wager is divvied up into several “betting pools” for different winning possibilities, such as picking the winner of the race, picking the top three finishers in exact order, or any of the three selections finishing first and second. The machine then shows a video replay of all or a portion of the race. If the player achieved a particular type of “win”, he receives the money from that pool, while the money in each of the other pools continues to accumulate until another bettor wins it.