Everyone in the US can bet using his or her smartphone, with the current odds shown up the second the gate is opened. There's no advantage in a private betting

Everyone in the US can bet using his or her smartphone, with the current odds shown up the second the gate is opened. There's no advantage in a private betting machine. Some online betting tools even let you set parameters that place your bet automatically if and only if certain odds are reached, so you don't have to stand there and watch it. Of course, for casual bettors, that's half the fun.