Horse Racing...

[jlkrusty]

Here's an idea for poker sites:

When you deposit $100 with the site, you automatically have to bet $100 in an electronic horse race. You will watch a short 4-second electronic horse race (the graphics will be lame and all, but you get the idea). Your horse will lose virtually every time. But, as a consolation, you will win play money equal to your bet! Then, you can use your play money to play poker. Play money is not real money, so you are doing nothing illegal. Then, when you are ready to cash out, you use your play money to bet on another electronic horse race. This time, you win every time. What do you win? Well, your play money is converted into real money!!!

Now, to make the horse racing an actual gamble, the online site could give you a small 1% chance of winning real money when you cash in and maybe some type of gamble when you cash out. This would take the place of "reload bonuses."

There might have to be some other details worked in, but you get the idea...