Dog track

uharchmajor · October 7, 2012 11:04AM

It's practically rigged. It's different every time. DO NOT BET AGAIN AFTER BEING FORCED TO DO SO FOR THE QUEST. TC, you've wasted $20,000. I wouldnt reccomend doing it again.

mdfriend · October 7, 2012 11:15AM

I have played twice, lost twice, well not counting the initial play when you win. If I get to a point to where I have a lot of money and am waiting to buy more buildings or decorations than I might play again, but for the time being $5,000 is too much to spend. I am a level 22, waiting for City Hall to finish, but land is so pricey I like to keep the money I have.

I don't think it is rigged, it is just realistic, there are 5 dogs to choose from and you are having to choose the winner, not placing or anything like that. Basically you have a 20% chance of winning, 1 in 5, it will take luck of course. But tell me anything that I only have a 1 in 5 chance on or 20% and I am going to lose money I do not want to lose, well I am probably not betting.

mellytan · October 7, 2012 11:17AM

Don't try it! I just told somebody else in another thread that I've wasted about 30,000 before I realized it's not gonna work. I even used the tricks people mention online.

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY LIKE ME! Use it for your land. Save it for the rest of the buildings (if you don't have all of them like me). Decorate your springfield. I would use the money I wasted to buy land now. I so need land and I used everything to buy land. LOL!

nixandarcee · October 7, 2012 11:37AM

i recommend saving your money as you reach higher levels, the other buildings would cost really expensive, right now i'm still 30k short in buying the krabappel appartment (162K) since before it unlocked the quest i bought 3 houses, dang, oh well :P

Blobulle · October 7, 2012 11:45AM

I played once and I won. 8) And then I stopped, but I think we have to wait, like, level 26-30 before 5k becomes ridiculous?

mrlbrmn28 · October 7, 2012 11:27PM

if you bet on the dog with the worst odds and biggest payoff you will win on the fifth try. you end up breaking even every five bets.

Calerock · October 7, 2012 11:31PM

How do you get to do the dog track?

bartap74 · October 8, 2012 12:41AM

Calerock wrote:

How do you get to do the dog track?

Practice.

No. Wait. That's Carnegie Hall. It's an unlockable property (Springfield Downs).

albert2k · October 8, 2012 6:51AM

This is why I put the track in the right, high corner. I don't want by mistake hit a race, this is like a real life. The oportunity to win, 1 in a million.

redinator245 · October 8, 2012 9:04AM

The odds are messed up! A $5000 bet on a 9 to 1 shot should pay $45,000 not $25,000 as stated. All the odds are off. Or am I wrong?

KrustyBrand · October 8, 2012 9:50AM

redinator245 wrote:

The odds are messed up! A $5000 bet on a 9 to 1 shot should pay $45,000 not $25,000 as stated. All the odds are off. Or am I wrong?

Yeah, I had noticed that posted odds don't match the pay outs.

bartap74 · October 9, 2012 3:06PM

You're supposed to win the first time?

This is how it went for me:

1) Track finishes building. I'm invited to place a bet.
2) Dog choices with odds appear.
3) I move my finger to choose the designated dog, when:

SERVER ERROR

4) New list of dogs appears. I choose the designated dog.
5) I lose.

mutibabe · October 9, 2012 3:28PM

I lost twice so $500 bet each time. And won the third time $15,000.

ShAdOwXPR · October 9, 2012 3:44PM

I bet to the least favorite unless e first dog is 9-1 favorite. I have pretty much even out twice winning the 25,000 and 4 imes 6000+ on The 9-1 favorite in 15 bets...

Medicynic · December 11, 2012 2:02PM

So just mucking around my Springfield and waiting for Origin to come back up. Think to myself, "I haven't bet on the dogs in a while plus, it's Christmas, what could be more Simpsons than losing at the track."

Bet on the 9-1 dog.

Enjoyed the new race announcer commentary (the dogs figure out they're chasing a fake rabbit, turn on the announcer) and then won the race!

Fun commentary and $25k? Yes please.

sonny1618 · December 11, 2012 2:27PM

Wow, did someone just do a search for the relevant thread and comment there instead of making a new one? :shock:

I guess anything really is possible after all!

Tony68k · December 11, 2012 2:33PM

sonny1618 wrote:

Wow, did someone just do a search for the relevant thread and comment there instead of making a new one? :shock:

I guess anything really is possible after all!

I do believe you're right. I saw DohMoe had posted and had to check the date.

mike_bornste · December 11, 2012 3:48PM

uharchmajor wrote:

I've played 6 times and have yet to win. Any suggestions?
Who do you usually pick?

Who do I usually pick?

My pick usually goes like this:

"Oh crap! I actually tapped on the place bet button. Like that's gonna happen. Might as well burn the money for warmth. Abort! Abort!"

The track is a mug's game. They might as well have a mini-game of Snake playing three card monte for doughnuts.

Nuts. I just gave EA another idea to fleece people, didn't I?

Z94wzE60x8 · March 3, 2013 2:51PM

I just bet on "Dog Biscut" and won but only won 7000 bucks.

sherryt07 · March 3, 2013 7:42PM

Woo Hoo. My third time winning this. But the first time I remembered to get a screenshot.

NeoSEC28 · March 3, 2013 7:47PM

Congrats on winning the big prize

and for taking a screenshot as who knows when it will happen again

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