subject: Use of latest technology in horse racing [print this page] sports betting is a legally allowed activity in some countries of the world. Till some decades back, people had to go to the venue of the sports events to get the latest information on the developments in the sports. Technological advancements in the field of television, satellite communication, mobile telephony, computers and internet have contributed a great deal to the spread of betting in the general populace of these countries.
Now, people can simply sit in the comforts of their homes and offices and wager at will. They can place their bets, get the latest updates and even transact money online while they are traveling from one place to another. The facility of providing the odds and allowing you to wager using your mobiles is path breaking. This is going to make betting more accessible and permit operational flexibility to the people. But there is no stopping those who are still fond of going to the venues for wagering. In countries where horse racing is a popular sport and the betting is allowed, the sport has a huge fan following and thousands converge on the venue to witness this sporting spectacle.
Though internet has been in use to provide information and do monetary betting for quite sometime now, the mobile betting is on the verge of taking this activity into a new area. With mobile betting, you are saved of the need to have a computer and the internet connection. While the online facility allows you to wager from home or office, the mobile wagering platform allows even greater flexibility and ease of usage. You can bet from any place and at any time provided the mobile connection does not go off due to any reason. The advent of mobile wagering is going to make sports betting and especially horse racing wagers more broad based in terms of the increased number of users for the same. This also has the potential to penetrate those sections of the society which have hitherto remained untouched by the sports betting bug. Another notable and distinguishing factor which makes this score over the internet-based betting is the greater privacy that it offers the bettors. Though some criticism has been voiced on that score, it is likely to get brushed aside. On the contrary, it is expected to make people more responsible while giving way to their ambition to wager. The supporters argue that same criticism was also voiced when internet-based betting was launched but its practical application has not encountered any major problem till now.
The horse racing betting using mobile is possible only when particular software application is downloaded in the mobile from the websites of the companies. This is a pre-requisite to getting latest betting news, betting odds and for placing a wager with the bookmaker. With 3G spectrum compatible mobiles, you can even watch the live videos of your sporting events.
With more technological advancement enabling use of GPS and a number of other applications, the trainers of horses can measure their performance levels and streamline their training regimens accordingly.
