Followup to the note I just sent, where I distinguished between golf as a sport and golf as a medium for gambling, and suggested that handicaps are much more essential if gambling is the goal.
----- Original Message ----- From: tflan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 3:47 PM > ...There's been mention of pool games and boat racing as > examples of all players competing without an "edge." Well, two more > non-pertinent sports to add to the mix are horse racing and dog racing. > They're handicapped by the addition or removal of extra weight. Fascinating choice of examples! I hadn't noticed this when I hit "send" on my last note, but... Neither horse racing nor dog racing are sports; their sole reason for existence is as a medium for gambling. Cheers! DaveT
