Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I rate Ashley Klein as the best referee in the NRL, and have never had any cause to question the calls he make during games at either club or representative level. But this week’s revelation that he has had a major issue with gambling addiction, one so serious that it has seen him lose half […]
Prominent punting pundit Peter Mair was kind enough to share his thoughts about the problems with wagering in Australia, and in particular with bookies being allowed to screw over their customers/clients. AUSTRALIAN RACING: ANSWERS BEFORE QUESTIONS – An Alternative View There is no doubt that the nub of the issues that Peter has identified are […]
The racing industry nationally seems to be embroiled in controversy. Internecine warfare is being waged in the NSW courts, along with ‘bans’ on media commentary, and there is destabilising squabbling in other states (and New Zealand) mainly about the future funding of racing. Then, from left-field came news of an AUSTRAC investigation of cash-betting activity. […]
The people in charge of running the QLD racing industry must be either masochists who enjoy feeling pain, or sadists who enjoy inflicting it on others, for what other reason could there be for some of the gallops programming decisions over the weekend? Do these people even know the geography of QLD, or understand the […]
Mr H is your classic problem gambler. A pulsie, a desperate, and an addict. I know heaps of them. Many of by best mates are. It’s not a knock. These otherwise good Australians are just sick, and hate and love it in equal parts, but no matter what they do, or how long they stay […]
No matter how long you have been involved in racing, there are still things you learn every day. The case of the two late scratchings in the first race at the Sunshine Coast yesterday is one of them. I don’t recall having ever seen anything like this before. Two runners were scratched late. The QOP […]
See the advertisements above and below that popped up on my Facebook feed today? These ads are illegal in every State of Australia. Offenders can be prosecuted. They should be too, for these are absolutely deliberate breaches of the law. Note that neither advertisement offering the inducements for punter to open an account has a […]
Now we don’t at all agree with most of David Pocock’s virulently anti-gambling stance, but in the case he is talking about in the video below we absolutely do. A punter with a gambling problem self-excludes from Ultra Bet. So what does Ultra Bet do? They send him an email urging him to come back […]
The race for the all-time trainers record is on as the Steve and Amanda Telfer partnership seek to break Roy and Barry Purdon’s 31-year long record of 168 winners in a season. With three months of the season still left to run the Telfers have racked up 137 wins from 642 starters at a strike […]
Betmakers is a company that you would think would make money but it never does, this year recording yet another loss of $26.4 million to add to the $38.7 million it lost last year, and the $38.8 million it lost the year before that, and the $89.2 million the year before that, and the $17.5 […]
