Virtual horse racing events at the traditional virtual horse racing tracks such as Portman Park, Steepledowns and Sprintvalley are effectively lotteries or lucky numbers draws. They are based on pure chance. Those selections that are offered at shorter odds are simply represented more frequently in the draw. As an example, imagine a game of bingo where there are three number 4s in the bag. This would make number 4 more likely to be drawn than any other number. This would be the equivalent of the favourite in a virtual horse race. As there is no skill involved in determining a possible winner, there is also no value to reading the 'form' and no individual can possibly possess any skill or knowledge that might give meaning to virtual horse racing tips in this instance.
Now that we have covered the broader terms associated with the various types of horse racing simulations, we can now look at them individually in a little more detail. Many bookmaking companies show virtual horse racing daily in their licensed betting offices. Some of the major bookmaking companies have their own, exclusive virtual horse racing tracks. Examples of this are Ladbrokes' Lucksin Downs or William Hills' Sandy Lanes or Canterbury Hills. Virtual horse racing tracks are often also shown 'live' online on bookmaking company websites. The terms virtual horse racing and horse racing games are both used frequently but they are not necessarily the same thing. The confusion exists however as both terms are sometimes used to describe the other. For the purposes of clarification, I shall outline here what we use each term to refer to. Virtual horse racing is a trademark in the UK belonging to 49s - the lottery company that produces both numbers games and computerized equine action which is shown in licensed betting offices throughout the UK on a daily basis. Their horse racing venues are Sprintvalley, Steepledowns and Portman Park. They also produce the virtual greyhound racing tracks, Brushwood and Millersfield. |
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