More Pre-Round Time For Betting Means More Action And Bigger Pots
Is your club losing out on bigger wagering pots because you don’t open up bets until a staff member or point person is physically in place to collect cash at the club or some other gathering location? If that is how things are run at your club, then unfortunately, chances are the answer is YES!
The beauty of Homestretch Golf’s paperless wagering platform is that there is no longer a requirement to verbally tell someone your wager or physically have someone record it with pen and paper on a bet slip or enter it directly into a computer. Homestretch Golf has given the power of recording and saving wagers to the betting participants! Read more
How Golf Pari-Mutuels Can Raise Money for Charity
How can pari-mutuels raise money for charity?
Simple Homestretch Golf Solution:
Reserve a portion of the wagers to be donated to the local cause! As an example, if I run a tournament on Homestretch Golf and in my tournament setting reserve 20% of the total wagers for charity, then that reduction is made prior to calculating the payout results. This is a completely under-utilized fundraising method for charity golf scrambles. Read more
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aired on April 1, 2020.
5 Common Myths About Running Golf Pari-Mutuels
- It takes a lot of prep time and several people to facilitate golf pari-mutuels at my club
- Team numbers must be displayed when viewing the field of play, and when placing wagers
- Paper receipts are a required step in the wagering process
- The betting window can’t open until someone is physically in place to collect cash
- I have to wait around a long time post-round to see if and what I won
Homestretch Golf’s platform, built by PGA Professional David Knox, busts all of these common myths. In fact, it is easier to facilitate pre-round wagering (traditional pari-mutuels or any aspect of win/place/show wagering) using Homestretch Golf than it is to conduct a skins game. Read more
Homestretch Golf Help Section For Wagering Participants
Participating in a golf tournament or special event that offers pari-mutuel or any pre-round wagering component can be an absolute blast! Trying to predict which players/teams will have a good event and wagering on them really pumps up the fun factor for the event. For those who are not familiar with the terms or don’t have much experience with pari-mutuels, here are some helpful definitions and an explanation of how the live odds to win display on our platform: Read more