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[[File:InsideTrack-GTASA-logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of Inside Track in GTA San Andreas.]]
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'''Inside Track''' is a betting shop for thoroughbred horse races. Inside Track Betting ('''ITB''') machines line the walls of these establishments, which can be found in various locations throughout [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]] in [[1992]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] in [[1984]] and [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in [[2008]]. The player can bet money on horse races in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], but not in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] or [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
| image = InsideTrack-GTAVC-exterior.jpg
| size = 350x350px
| caption = The [[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] branch, GTA Vice City.
| game_1 = GTA Vice City
| game_2 = GTA San Andreas
| game_3 = GTA Vice City Stories
| game_4 = GTA IV
| name = Inside Track
| type = [[:Category:Gambling|Betting shop]]
| owner =
| location = '''[[3D Universe]]'''<br />[[Downtown Los Santos in GTA III Era|Downtown]], [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]<br />[[Montgomery]]<br />[[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]<br />'''[[HD Universe]]'''<br />[[East Island City]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
| affiliation =
| missions = '''[[3D Universe]]'''<br />[[Against All Odds]]
| employee =
}}
'''Inside Track''' is an interactive betting shop for thoroughbred horse races in featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], also appearing in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] as non-interactive establishments.


In the mission [[Against All Odds]] in GTA San Andreas, [[Catalina]], together with [[Protagonist|protagonist]] [[Carl Johnson]], robs the Montgomery branch of the betting shop for money, and later, as a result, was chased by [[San Andreas Police Department|police]]. Luckily, they were able to get to Catalina's hideout in [[Fern Ridge]] to lose the cops.
== Description ==
Inside Track's inclusion in GTA San Andreas is part of the game's [[gambling]] mechanism, serving as one of the first gambling establishments that the player has access to prior to unlocking the [[Las Venturas]] segment of [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]]; in fact, GTA San Andreas' only two Inside Track outlets are located within the [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]]/[[Red County]] landmass that is available for the player to explore from the beginning of the game. The two Inside Track outlets are specifically located in [[Downtown Los Santos in GTA III Era|Downtown]] Los Santos under the [[Mulholland Intersection]] and in [[Montgomery]], [[Red County]].


<center><gallery>
[[File:InsideTrack-GTASA-interior.jpg|thumb|340px|Shared interior of Inside Track outlets in GTA San Andreas.]]
Image:Insidetrack-2.jpg|Inside Track in Los Santos.
Image:InsideTrack-GTASA-Montgomery.jpg|Montgomery exterior.
Image:Inside Track-GTASA-race.jpg|A race on a machine.
Image:Inside Track-GTASA-horses.jpg|Selecting a horse, and placing a wager on it in which the player can either lose that amount of money or win double to triple that amount.
</gallery></center>


==Locations==
The interior of each Inside Track features four manned counters, ceiling-mounted television screens that broadcast horse races, and two inside track betting (ITB) machines, the only interactive items in the establishment, that line the walls. The interior also features a backroom which can be entered.
*[[Mulholland]], [[Los Santos]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]
 
*[[Montgomery]], [[Red County]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]
The ITB machines allow players to bet on any one of five racehorses for any amount of [[money]] divisible to five, from a minimum of $5 or a maximum of $9,999,995. After selecting a racehorse, players define the amount that they would like wager using a calculator which allows the player to add specific amounts of money into the wager, including $5, $25, $100, $250, $1,000, $5,000, or $10,000; the $0 is used to clear the amount bet. Once the player places their bet (thereby deducting the bet amount of money from the player), the player is directed to a broadcast of the horse race. If the horse the player bets on wins by finishing first, the player receives amount of money that the player wagers multiplied by the odds that the bet racehorse has. Otherwise, the player gets nothing.
*[[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
 
*Morris Street, [[East Island City]], [[Dukes]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
In "[[Against All Odds]]" in GTA San Andreas, [[Catalina]], together with [[protagonist]] [[Carl Johnson]], robs the Montgomery branch of the betting shop for money by blowing open the outlet's safe in its back room, drawing the attention of the [[Rural Police|police]] before escaping to [[Catalina's Hideout|Catalina's hideout]] in [[Fern Ridge]].
 
Inside Track reappears in GTA Vice City Stories and GTA IV, but exist in both games as non-interactive establishment with very spartan frontages. The GTA Vice City Stories rendition is located in [[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]], just east of the Vice Point [[Pay 'n' Spray]]; the GTA IV rendition is located on Morris Street in [[East Island City]], [[Dukes]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]].
 
== Betting trick ==
:''Adapted from [[Forum:Get Rich Quick Betting Trick]]''
 
By smart utilization of Inside Track, it is possible to amass great sums of money very early on in the game.


==Betting Trick in GTA San Andreas==
:''Taken from [[Forum:Get Rich Quick Betting Trick]]''
A simple way to ensure you never lose is to save before you bet. This way if you lose you can just reload your save game. If you gamble all your money in one go, then if you win you will gain a large amount of money.
A simple way to ensure you never lose is to save before you bet. This way if you lose you can just reload your save game. If you gamble all your money in one go, then if you win you will gain a large amount of money.


To ensure that you eventually win, you should bet on the same horse every time. Statistically, this horse will eventually win, and should not take more than around 5 attempts. Once you win, save the game again and you can repeat if required.
To ensure that you eventually win, you should bet on the same horse every time. Statistically, this horse will eventually win, and should not take more than around five attempts. Once you win, save the game again and you can repeat if required. The highest possible bet you can wager is $9,999,995, which, given that you can only add by increments of 10,000, will take up to 1,000 hits of the button and around 3-4 minutes to accomplish each time. If you happen to win on a horse with high stakes, 11-1 or higher for example, your winnings can add up to phenomenal levels.
 
To save time travelling back to the betting shop after reloading, you should save at a location close to the betting shop. The closest [[Save Points in GTA San Andreas|safehouse]] and Inside Track Betting Shop together are the [[Jefferson Safehouse]] in [[Jefferson, Los Santos|Jefferson]] and the betting shop in [[Downtown Los Santos in GTA III Era|Downtown Los Santos]] under the [[Mulholland Intersection]].
 
Note that 4/5 Times Blue or Teal will always win the race, and it can become extremely frustrating, especially if your horse jetted off the starting line and then slowed down. Do not let this change your mind though, because the chances are the horse you previously bet on will win if you bet on a different one.


For this trick to be worthwhile, you should save at a location close to the betting shop. The closest [[Save Points in GTA San Andreas|safehouse]] and Inside Track Betting Shop together are the [[Jefferson Safehouse]] in [[Jefferson, Los Santos|Jefferson]] and the betting shop in [[Downtown Los Santos]] under the [[Mulholland Intersection]].
== Trivia ==
* You can enter this shop with recruited gang members, which is unusual because NPCs cannot enter other places if not on a mission.
* Most of the horse's names in the races are usually explicit/humorous plays on words of phrases or names. For example, Reversed Cowgirl is a play on words of Reversed Cowboy, a sexual position.


Note - 4/5 Times Blue or Teal will always win the race, and it can become extremely frustrating, especially if your horse jetted off the starting line and then slown down. Do not let this change your mind though, because the chances are the horse you previously bet on will win if you bet on a different one.
== Gallery ==
<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="160">
InsideTrack-GTASA-Mulholland-exterior.jpg|Los Santos Inside Track, GTA San Andreas.
InsideTrack-GTASA-Montgomery-exterior.jpg|Montgomery Inside Track, GTA San Andreas.
InsideTrack-GTASA-horses.jpg|Selecting a horse using an Inside Track ITB machines in GTA San Andreas, and placing a wager on it in which the player can either lose that amount of money or win a multiplication of that amount.
InsideTrack-GTASA-race.jpg|A race on a machine, GTA San Andreas.
InsideTrack-GTASA-logo.jpg|Logo of Inside Track in GTA San Andreas.
InsideTrack-GTAVCS-exterior.jpg|Vice Point, Vice City, Inside Track in GTA Vice City Stories, with its name visible on the awning. The "OTB" acronym stands for "[[:wp:Off-track betting|off-track betting]]".
InsideTrack-GTAIV-exterior.jpg|Dukes, Liberty City, Inside Track in GTA IV.
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 18:14, 13 March 2017

Business
Inside Track
The Vice Point, Vice City branch, GTA Vice City.
The Vice Point, Vice City branch, GTA Vice City.

The Vice Point, Vice City branch, GTA Vice City.
Game GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas
GTA Vice City Stories
GTA IV
Type of business Betting shop
Location(s) 3D Universe
Downtown, Los Santos
Montgomery
Vice Point, Vice City
HD Universe
East Island City, Liberty City
Mission appearance(s) 3D Universe
Against All Odds
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Inside Track is an interactive betting shop for thoroughbred horse races in featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, also appearing in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV as non-interactive establishments.

Description

Inside Track's inclusion in GTA San Andreas is part of the game's gambling mechanism, serving as one of the first gambling establishments that the player has access to prior to unlocking the Las Venturas segment of San Andreas; in fact, GTA San Andreas' only two Inside Track outlets are located within the Los Santos/Red County landmass that is available for the player to explore from the beginning of the game. The two Inside Track outlets are specifically located in Downtown Los Santos under the Mulholland Intersection and in Montgomery, Red County.

Shared interior of Inside Track outlets in GTA San Andreas.

The interior of each Inside Track features four manned counters, ceiling-mounted television screens that broadcast horse races, and two inside track betting (ITB) machines, the only interactive items in the establishment, that line the walls. The interior also features a backroom which can be entered.

The ITB machines allow players to bet on any one of five racehorses for any amount of money divisible to five, from a minimum of $5 or a maximum of $9,999,995. After selecting a racehorse, players define the amount that they would like wager using a calculator which allows the player to add specific amounts of money into the wager, including $5, $25, $100, $250, $1,000, $5,000, or $10,000; the $0 is used to clear the amount bet. Once the player places their bet (thereby deducting the bet amount of money from the player), the player is directed to a broadcast of the horse race. If the horse the player bets on wins by finishing first, the player receives amount of money that the player wagers multiplied by the odds that the bet racehorse has. Otherwise, the player gets nothing.

In "Against All Odds" in GTA San Andreas, Catalina, together with protagonist Carl Johnson, robs the Montgomery branch of the betting shop for money by blowing open the outlet's safe in its back room, drawing the attention of the police before escaping to Catalina's hideout in Fern Ridge.

Inside Track reappears in GTA Vice City Stories and GTA IV, but exist in both games as non-interactive establishment with very spartan frontages. The GTA Vice City Stories rendition is located in Vice Point, Vice City, just east of the Vice Point Pay 'n' Spray; the GTA IV rendition is located on Morris Street in East Island City, Dukes, Liberty City.

Betting trick

Adapted from Forum:Get Rich Quick Betting Trick

By smart utilization of Inside Track, it is possible to amass great sums of money very early on in the game.

A simple way to ensure you never lose is to save before you bet. This way if you lose you can just reload your save game. If you gamble all your money in one go, then if you win you will gain a large amount of money.

To ensure that you eventually win, you should bet on the same horse every time. Statistically, this horse will eventually win, and should not take more than around five attempts. Once you win, save the game again and you can repeat if required. The highest possible bet you can wager is $9,999,995, which, given that you can only add by increments of 10,000, will take up to 1,000 hits of the button and around 3-4 minutes to accomplish each time. If you happen to win on a horse with high stakes, 11-1 or higher for example, your winnings can add up to phenomenal levels.

To save time travelling back to the betting shop after reloading, you should save at a location close to the betting shop. The closest safehouse and Inside Track Betting Shop together are the Jefferson Safehouse in Jefferson and the betting shop in Downtown Los Santos under the Mulholland Intersection.

Note that 4/5 Times Blue or Teal will always win the race, and it can become extremely frustrating, especially if your horse jetted off the starting line and then slowed down. Do not let this change your mind though, because the chances are the horse you previously bet on will win if you bet on a different one.

Trivia

  • You can enter this shop with recruited gang members, which is unusual because NPCs cannot enter other places if not on a mission.
  • Most of the horse's names in the races are usually explicit/humorous plays on words of phrases or names. For example, Reversed Cowgirl is a play on words of Reversed Cowboy, a sexual position.

Gallery