Woodend v. Southland Racing Corp.

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Daniel J. Woodend has been a patron of appellee Southland Racing Corporation for nineteen years. He is an experienced bettor who, by his own admission, has gambled around a half-million dollars at Southland over the past ten years. On September 27, 1997, Woodend placed a pari-mutuel “twin-trifecta” wager. A “twintrifecta” is a bet where the bettor selects three dogs to finish first, second, and third in exact order in the fourth race. If successful, the bettor then receives an “exchange ticket” or free bet in the sixth race; to win, he must again select three dogs…