One For the Punters
If you like a bet then this discussion on Wolfden about when prices go up and when you can get on is well worth a listen. The delay in when the TAB markets are being posted is a focus.
The Nullarbor Draw Turns the Betting Market on Its Head – Not That Many People Will Get to Watch the Race Live
The Nullarbor field is out, and the betting market has been turned upside down by the draw. Swayzee, who was $1.70 on Ladbrokes this morning before gate numbers were pulled from the barrel, has blown out the door to $3.00 after drawing the inside of the second row on the tight half mile Gloucester Park […]
The Victorian Racing Tribunal Says All the Bets Michael Poy Relayed to the Punter Were Really His Own
This is what the Victoria Racing Tribunal said about Michael Poy’s (pictured) claim that he received no financial reward for the 46 successful bets he relayed to professional punter Noah Brasch. In a word, bullshit. The bets were all Poy’s. —————————————- Charge 19 is based upon betting between 21 April 2022 and 31 August 2022. […]
An Obligation to Horse Racing
With race clubs in Australia increasingly seeking to secure non-racing revenue streams – predominantly through pubs and poker machines – this article from the US about the push and pull between cheap, easy income from the one armed bandits on one hand, and the expensive, difficult chore of holding race meetings on the other, is […]
Hits and Misses at Globe Derby Park
With no Albion Park last night we thought we’d turn our attention to the betting fluctuations at Globe Derby, where there have been some significant plunges come off lately. Some good bets were landed again last night, most significantly on the first winner Trigger which was backed from double figures into $5.00, the 4th race […]
It’s the Nanny State – Not the Bookie
Leading racing lawyer Wayne Pasterfield has set tongues wagging with his post on Twitter (X) that you see above about being restricted by a corporate bookmaker to making deposits into his gambling account of no more than 4o% of his weekly income. We are usually harsh critics of corporate bookmakers imposing limitations on punters exercise […]
The NT Racing and Wagering Complaints Resolution Process is a Joke
The Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission is established by the Racing and Wagering Act (NT) 2024. Its purposes are to: promote probity, integrity and fairness in the racing and wagering industries and among its participants; establish a fair and efficient system of governance over the racing and wagering industries protect the welfare of animals […]
NT Racing Commission – Time Taken to Resolve Complaints and Investigations – Decisions in Past 12 Months
1. A v BETCHA Lodged 15/11/22 Decided 26/11/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 2. E v ENTAIN Lodged 15/7/20 Decided 22/11/24 Time Taken: 4 YEARS 4 MONTHS 3. F v PLAYUP Lodged 29/7/22 Determined 24/10/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS 4. L v ENTAIN Lodged 3/1/23 Determined 22/10/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS 5. […]
NT Racing and Wagering Commission Members and Meeting Dates
The members of the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission are: Alastair Shields (chair) Cindy Bravos (deputy chair) Susan Kirkman (member) Scott Perrin (member) Rachael Shanahan (member) Ian Curnow (member). Below are the commission 2024 meeting dates: Thursday 1 February Thursday 7 March Thursday 4 April Thursday 2 May Thursday 6 June Thursday 4 July […]
Standardizing the Scale of Deductions
One of punters biggest bugbears is the scale of deductions for scratchings. Different wagering service provider (WSP – once upon a time we used to call them bookies) apply different deductions when a horse is late scratched, with the number of cents in the dollar taken from the face value of tickets seemingly left to […]