How is a Self-Proclaimed Problem Gambler Who Has Ongoing Problems With the Punt That Have Resulted in Him Being Jailed Twice For Fraud Allowed to Own Racehorses and Gamble on Race Tracks? – Don’t the Racing Authorities Have Duties in Relation to Responsible Gambling Too?

A former contractor who engaged in corrupt dealings with a Queensland council and the state’s racing body will be sentenced in a Brisbane court on Friday. Wayne Innes, 59, pleaded guilty to a slew of dishonesty offences in the Brisbane District Court on Monday. The court was told the former owner of Landfill Logistics had […]

Jason Bonnington Spouts Absolute Nonsense – Everything He Says Here is Wrong – What Else Would You Expect I Guess

The growing preponderance of preferential barrier draws on Victorian metro meetings since the National Ratings system was introduced harbours interesting origins. For years – even decades – there’s been an unverified, almost patriarchal belief that making races more even encourages wagering interest, which raises turnover and increases stakemoney. And, like many things in life, there […]

Genius – Part 1

Horse racing is something like a religion in Hong Kong, whose citizens bet more than anyone else on Earth. Their cathedral is Happy Valley Racecourse, whose grassy oval track and floodlit stands are ringed at night by one of the sport’s grandest views: neon skyscrapers and neat stacks of high-rises, a constellation of illuminated windows, […]

Genius – Part 2

Benter grew up in a Pittsburgh idyll called Pleasant Hills. He was a diligent student and an Eagle Scout, and he began to study physics in college. His parents had always given him freedom—on vacations, he’d hitchhiked across Europe to Egypt and driven through Russia—and in 1979, at age 22, he put their faith to […]

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