Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Natalie Hinkley is one of the most strident critics of country bookies who frame betting markets with ridiculous percentages in their favor. The on-course bookie and owner of the online corporate Swiftbet is not so gung ho on fairness to punters when it comes to framing her own place betting markets however. A tenth of […]
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 […]
A growing presence of online Victorian bookmakers at Queensland racetracks is causing ripples of discontent within the Queensland Bookmakers’ Association (QBA), with several members voicing frustration over perceived inaction from the top. The issue centres on increased digital operations and on-course visibility from southern-based operators, which many Queensland bookmakers see as a direct threat to […]
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 […]
Can you believe this bookie Terry Lucas? This is the non-TAB meeting at Nanango in QLD on Saturday. Nanango is only a couple of hours from Brisbane, it’s not in the outback. That’s an each way market you are looking at, and they are the prices for the win. It’s criminal. The bloke’s betting 301% […]
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.
If I had a dollar for every punter I heard complain about being cut back on a bet by a corporate bookmaker or having their account closed down I’d be the richest man in Geebung, and twice as rich again. It’s the bane of every gambling fan’s existence, the weak gutted algorithm that won’t take […]
Remember our article yesterday about the winner who lost, the bloke who had $2500 on a dead-heat winner at the Bunbury trots and was paid a dividend almost $500 less than his stake? Well some stories have happy endings. Yesterday afternoon, some hours after our article was published, Betr contacted the punter and offered to […]
A mate of mine had $2500 the win on Patched in the last race at Pinjarra last night with Betr at odds of $1.65 . It’s the horse in the middle in the picture. It dead-heated for first. My mate’s return? $2062.50. Remember the bloke had $2500 on it. He backed the winner and lost […]
Australia’s greatest ponzi scammer continues to be chased for the money he stole after his death. Not many punters ever beat bookie Frank Hudson, not even Tony Mokbel. It will be interesting to see if John Adams gets the better of him from the grave. Bookie linked to Tony Mokbel sues over $100m Ponzi scheme […]
