Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
By our guest columnist The Digger In the dusty regulatory outback of Australia’s gambling frontier lies the Northern Territory – a jurisdiction that has become a magnet for pop-up bookmakers, shady operations, and terms and conditions that would make even the most seasoned punter do a double take. At the heart of this Wild West […]
By guest columnist Bernard from Bowen Early market hunters have been smashed by a sudden and silent shift from TAB, which has now pulled prices on bush and back-end meetings until raceday morning — a move that’s left both punters and rival corporates fuming. This isn’t just a tweak — it’s a hand grenade lobbed […]
Race 1 The winner Iknowyou was backed from $3.10 into $2.20. There was good money for the 3rd horse Trapeze Flyer, backed from $10.00 into $5.00, and the 4th placegetter Smart Colour which firmed from $11.00 into $4.00. Race 2 Winner Potestas landed some nice bets when backed from $15.00 into $6.5. It was the […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
