CHAPTER – 6
CHAPTER – 6
Brief on Racing:
Racing subject is big.
Lot of knowledge is needed.
KUMAR EXPLAINS ABOUT RACING TO HIS FRIENDS
Kumar:
There will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th prizes as per the winning horses.
Race Club’s charge entry fee for Punters.
In-form horses, best Track Horses, good, high and well breed horses, imported foreign breed horses; well trained and experienced horses would win or become 2nd, 3rd, 4th.
Foreign Licensed Jockeys also participate.
Race Punters enjoy racing.
Punters bet on horses.
Punters try to make quick bucks.
Punters lose money in horse racing.
Not all punters and race goers win.
Most Punters lose money in race betting’s.
Punters/Gamblers consumes liquor when they win.
Punters take liquor also if they lose.
Friend C:
Will gamblers make a profession out of this racing field?
Kumar:
Most of the punters make racing as their regular profession.
Because races are held throughout the week.
Races are conducted regularly.
Friend A:
Punters win substantially in races?
Kumar:
Yes.
Punters win the money substantially.
Some occasions, punters lose amounts.
No guarantee of winning amounts in the races.
It is the punter assumption and forecast pertaining to a horse winning chance.
It is an assumption.
Nothing is guaranteed in racing field.
Friend B:
Is Racing, a Sport or Gambling Kumar?
Kumar:
Racing field is a subject of sport, as it called.
Friend C:
Why Government entertain Racing?
Kumar:
Government gets huge Taxes.
Cash betting’s done at the Race Club premises, by paying taxes.
Bar Attender:
Sir, do you need anything?
Any order for more drinks?
Any munching?
Kumar:
Any more drinks, you want to have friends?
Any munching?
Any Cigarettes Please?
Friends A, B and C
Yes Kumar. We’ll have one another full bottle.
Munching also we’ll have.
One Pack of Cigarettes please order
Then we’ll order for food.
Kumar:
Orders for one more-full bottle.
Munching.
Cigarettes
Mutton Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Mutton Manchuria
4 Soda
Chilled Water
Friend A:
See Kumar, Why Taxes are collected on betting.
Kumar:
Its revenue to local Governments, by way of various taxes.
Friend B:
Who gives Tips for selection of horses?
Kumar:
Newspapers give tips on the winning horses.
Give regular horses track work.
Friend C:
Many punters habituated to alcohol during Race Days
Kumar:
Yes
Race Punters are habituated and addicted alcohol
Even punters habituated to smoking Cigarettes.
For some punters, studying Race Books is a full time job.
Punters mind will be “gambling mind”.
If, for any cause and reason, any race day is cancelled, some punters enjoy drinking in bars and restaurants.
Even some friend-punters play playing cards on such race cancellation days.
Punters are experts in raising money.
They try utilizing all sources of money.
Day-in and day-out, they think and plan and see the entire route source to raise money to play races.
Even Government job holders, private job holders, business people play horse racing.
Many punters are in debts.
If the money is not with punters on any particular main race event, punters pledge the gold ornaments, silver ornaments and some punters even pledge their costly watches with the pawn-brokers.
Punters take money for interest even at 10 to 20 per cent per hundred rupees.
Many punters face money lenders problems.
Many punters families got financial setbacks due to financial hardships.
If a punter is addicted to horse racing, gambling and to alcohol, it is difficult to come out from their vicious circle.
Some Governments permit horse racing in their respective States.
The income derived by the Governments through horse racing is very huge.
For regular addicted race punter, he misses many other events in his social life.
Even punters don’t attend to many marriage functions
No events. No social functions.
