Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Abstract Physiological arousal is purportedly a key determinant in the development and maintenance of gambling behaviors, with problem gambling conceptualized in terms of abnormal autonomic responses. Theoretical conceptualizations of problem gambling are discordant regarding the nature of deficit in this disorder; some accounts posit that problem gamblers are hypersensitive to reward, and others that they […]
Tony Obst, Dolphins legend No matter what any of us think, the truth is that modern racing is all about wagering turnover. The equation is simple. The more you get in through gambling, the more you can pay in prizemoney and improvements to the sport. Only a blind bugger can’t see that. So why is […]
It tells you a lot about Australia’s historic obsession with horse racing and betting that the man who invented the totalisator, George Julius, was knighted for his work. The complex machine, initially designed to count votes, found flight as an on-course method of calculating dividends for horse racing and having started out in New Zealand […]
This one is hard to explain in simple terms to mug punters like us, but I will try. Betmakers Technology Group Ltd is a con. It’s main business is creating wagering platforms for online bookies, but they are shit. Think BETR, who is at the centre of this story. Do you like betting with them? […]
Curly Seal (pictured at top) is a controversial and well known rather infamous character in the Australian bookmaking diaspora. A man renowned in racing circles for taking bets and then betting them back to shave a free slice, Seal came to national prominence when pro punter Steve Fletcher and his then backer Eddie Hayson played […]
One of one readers wrote in this morning after seeing our story about Matt Tripp and Texbet. This reader is what some would call a severe problem gambler. He bets up large, but when he cops a severe hammering he often falls into a self loathing depression and rings up the bookie who has taken […]
Factual background The following factual background sets out some relevant events and circumstances that have given rise to the Commission’s concerns that are not disputed; they are acknowledged by BetEasy. Gambler was a self-excluded customer of CrownBet, BetEasy’s predecessor. His self excluded status was known to BetEasy and BetEasy’s affiliates John Dow and Jamie Myers. […]
From the telephone discussion recordings between Dow and BetEasy staff, there is no doubt BetEasy was aware that: (a) the Account Holder (and her partner) had “two kids dying in hospital with a heart condition” and accordingly in a vulnerable position at the time; (b) the Account Holder’s partner was a permanently self-excluded gambler; and […]
ENGINE is a global, full-service media and marketing services company that unites culture and commerce to move brands forward faster. We are: Driven by data. Fueled by imagination. Powered by technology. Founded in 2005, ENGINE has global headquarters in New York and 16 offices across North America, the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. ENGINE empowers clients to outperform in the present and win […]
The Government is setting up a one stop self-exclude stop to help compulsive gamblers exit the punting stage easily. It is a great initiative, but really just smoke in the air. You will be blocked from betting online, but what’s to stop you punting in TAB’s, or at tracks if there are bookies? Answer – […]
