Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There are all sorts of rumours floating around about what the Australian race wagering landscape might look like in two years time, but it is hard to get a straight bead on it because no-one who knows anything will talk about it, almost certainly for commercial and/or regulatory reasons. So we will take a non-informed […]
Crossbet is one of the many Betmakers affiliated bookies run by finance people from the venture capital industry who are attracted to the wagering industry by the promise of an easy earn. Scott Cross is the founding director of the eponymous named bookie. His background is in private venture investment, start up IT apps, and […]
This is is what the wowsers from the ABC broadcast tonight about the NRL Vegas round and the punt. The hypocrites. How quickly they forget. I remember watching the Miracle Mile on channel 2 as a kid, and seeing the ABC presenters spruik the race, the odds and a bet. To some extent I reckon […]
Will Queensland racing be offering any counselling to Dale Evans for his clearly apparent gambling addiction, now that he has been banned from riding due to his betting on races in Australia and more so overseas with online bookmakers? We all know that these days bookmakers are loathe to accept bets from punters that hold […]
The bimbo is former Adelaide jockey turned Only Fans porn star and tipster Libby Hopwood. Ian Devitt is a harness racing Steward in SA. So is Simon Ewen, whose wife is or was the PA to the HRSA CEO. Stewards aren’t allowed to bet on races in the same code that they officiate on. They […]
The Victorian government’s recently introduced laws prohibiting betting on outcomes that relate to the outcome of the performance of an individual minor (age 19 or below) in a sports betting event has sunk the century old tradition of punting on the foot races at the Stawell Gift, with the organisers of the event deciding that […]
For almost two decades, former National Rugby League player Mitch Creary (pictured above) has owned and operated a pub for racing enthusiasts in south-east NSW. Punters used to flock to The Commercial in Bega to watch thoroughbred and greyhound racing and place bets through an agreement with Tabcorp and its flagship racing channel, Sky. But […]
A lot of Australian punters are upset about some corporate bookmakers demanding to see their financial records in order to be allowed to continue operating their account. The perception here is that these bookies are using finance checks as a blunt tool to prevent successful gamblers from betting and winning with them, so as to […]
For more than three years now, those who bet in the United Kingdom have been subjected to unprecedented scrutiny on their finances in the form of affordability checks, first introduced by the Gambling Commission during the pandemic and now official government policy. Punters’ initial bewilderment at being asked for bank statements and payslips has long since […]
The words you see above are those of Pointsbet CEO Sam Swanell in an story published yesterday on the straight.com.au about the business strategy of the company. His comments are an interesting insight into what appears to be going on inside the Australian bookmaking market, and an example of it in action. Swannel reveals that […]
