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How to make a bet on a SAM (Automated teller machine)

By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com

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Select the amount of your wager

Select the amount of your wager

Select the amount of your wager.

Cindy Pierson Dulay
Touch the amount you want to wager. Most common amounts are shown, but not all will be available for all wagers, such as $1 for a straight win bet. The SAM will let you know if you have selected an invalid amount after you select your wager type.

Generally, win/place/show/daily double will be $2 minimums. Exacta, trifecta, and pick 3 wagers are usually $2 mimimums if you are betting straight bets and $1 minimum if you are betting boxed or wheeled bets.

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