NYRA Taking Aggressive Steps To Curb CAW Play In All Pools

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Come the start of January next year, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) will limit Computer Assisted Wagering (CAW) play one minute to post in all pools, according to NYRA president and CEO David O'Rourke during Tuesday's Global Symposium on Racing in Tuscon, Arizona.

By far the most aggressive step taken yet to manage CAW play by any track operator in the country, this will mean that all CAW players will be limited to six bets per second when they bet into the NYRA product within one minute to post, putting them on the same footing as retail players.

The steps that NYRA has already taken to manage these high-volume players–limiting their access to the win pool and the Late Pick 5 and Pick 6 pools–will remain unchanged.

O'Rourke was part of a panel titled, “The Sustainability Algorithm: Balancing CAW Growth with Racing's Long-Term Health,” arguably the most eagerly awaited of the whole symposium given the sharp focus on these high-volume players and their impacts on the sport's coffers.

O'Rourke also floated another new idea soon to be made available through NYRA, which is a centralized hub of raw data accessible for every player, large and small.

This story will be updated….

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