Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
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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 – […]
This is Pointsbet market on the Souths v Warriors match at the 23 minute mark of the first half. At the time the score was 18-0 to Souths. Have you ever seen prices like it in a 2 horse race? $151.00 Warriors! It is the right price, but holy hell. That’s not the story. The […]
Report on the Parkes Spaceman’s great victory against Canowindra, after they cheated by sending the opposition’s linesman off There has been a flurry of early betting activity on the John Dumesny Replacement Parkes Spacemen Stakes (Group 11) so we’ve had to revise the market. We have also taken some bets by request on punters not […]
These are the words of Catherine McDonald, HRNZ General Manager of racing, marketing and communications, as contained in a letter send to club officials yesterday explaining the reasons for the changes in the conditions of five of New Zealand’s major harness races, four of them Group 1’s (the Invercargill Cup is a Group 3, and […]
Matthew Peden is employed by the New Zealand TAB as it’s Manager of Risk. In this capacity Peden is responsible for the setting and movement of NZ TAB betting markets, and holds ultimate responsibility for the acceptance or rejection of wagers that are placed to win more than the maximum prescribed betting limits. In effect, […]
