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Lock! Risk-Free Arbitrage in the Japanese Racetrack Betting Market

Journal of Sports Economics

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Abstract

This article finds that arbitrage was possible in 2 of the 175 Japanese thoroughbred races even after taking account of (a) the size of the minimum betting unit and (b) the negative effect of arbitrage on the odds. The guaranteed profits in these two races were 5,120 yen (about US$64) and 340 yen.