With Guardrails In Place, CAW Play At NYRA Has Fallen

With Guardrails In Place, CAW Play At NYRA Has Fallen

In a Zoom call with members of the racing media, NYRA lifted the curtain Friday regarding the drop in Computer Assisted Wagering play after the racing organization put certain “guardrails” in place intended to limit the wagers of the CAW players. In July 2021, NYRA became the first racing organization in the United States to establish a timing restriction for CAW activity, shutting off the win pool to CAW players with two minutes to post. A more…

CAW handle drops nearly 50% at NYRA amid new rules

Since the New York Racing Association implemented restrictions on when computer-assisted wagering teams can bet into NYRA pools, handle from those entities has dropped nearly 50%. "This is all about the customer," NYRA CEO David O'Rourke said in a news conference with trade reporters via Zoom. "We've heard the frustrations; what we're trying to do is excise out the handle that is causing the public's view of this being a poor wagering product. T…