HHR bettors are afforded various wagering options, and select a finishing order. An animated display of the race is then shown.<\/p>\n
\nWhere the devices become controversial is from the auto spin option. <\/span>Rosie’s own website explains, “All the hard work is done for you. The gaming system selects the horses with the best odds at the time of the race. Use AutoCap so that all you have to do is focus on spinning, and winning.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nAlong with viewing the animated horserace, HHR players have the option of watching “graphic representations of those outcomes as you would on a traditional casino game.” The “graphic representations” are spinning reels that closely resemble traditional slot machines.<\/p>\n
It’s why not everyone is in favor of HHR.<\/p>\n
“The only winner of expanded gambling in Virginia is the gambling industry,” Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb opined. “The promised panacea of increased revenue to the state never seems to materialize, and the cost to the community of broken homes and families can be devastating.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Historical horse racing (HHR) went live Tuesday at the Colonial Downs racetrack in New Kent, Virginia, and the slot-like gaming devices spurred hundreds of patrons to the opening day festivities. An estimated 500 people arrived at the horse racetrack centrally located between Richmond and Williamsburg that’s been shuttered since 2014. The 600 HHR terminals situated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":103599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,14577],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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