$6.50 the Field in a Ten Horse Race at the Trots
I’ve been following the trots for half a century, and never in all that time have I ever seen a betting market anything like what the one in race 5 at Cowra yesterday. $6.50 the field. Can you believe it? Some things never change though. The bookie’s we betting 126.7%. It seems the Japanese weren’t […]
Rampaging Ronnie Takes Aim at the Corporate Bookies
Hi Archie How are corporates losing money when they are screwing the arse out of punters with opening prices of 140%? And if we want to back a horse at a Country interstate meeting letting us on for $1.50. As well they restrict you to fifty cents on a trifecta & quaddie. Also betting $2.50 […]
Betmakers Accumulated Losses Top $200 Million
Betmakers annual report released last week reveals that it has hit a milestone that few companies want. It’s has now racked up accumulated losses of over $200 million. Here are Betmakers annual losses over the past 4 years. 2021 – $17.5 million 2022 – $86.0 million 2023 – $37.7 million 2024 – $38.7 million Added […]
The Punters Cop it in the Snooter at Betoota
Bookies have a long way to travel to Betoota, and expenses are high. But they’re no cheaper for punters either, and they don’t have the benefit of claiming the exes as business deductions on their tax. So there is no excuse for the bookmakers at Betoota to be setting their markets at 175% like they […]
I Have a Name For the Merged Betr and BlueBet – Unders
Bluebet have adopted the Betr brand name for their newly merged business, but I reckon they have made a mistake. A far more fitting name would be Unders. What else do you call a bookie that bets $1.20 about Kyle Feldt scoring a try anytime in the Storm v Cowboys game tonight, when other bookies […]
A white Porsche, $80k in cash and an invite for a beer: Why a bookie thought he couldn’t lose
By Danny Russell When bookmaker David McLauchlan met client Allen Ng in a northern suburb car park to collect an $80,000 gambling debt, he did not foresee that he was the one who would end up the biggest loser in a Supreme Court case. He did not suspect that Ng would become a client who […]
Tips and Rumours
What well-known racehorse syndicator owes $80 000 in fees to a leading QLD gallops trainer? Why? Has the prizemoney earned by the syndicator’s horses been correctly distributed to shareholder? If not, why not? Which Tasmanian racehorse trainer has 2 RSPCA prosecutions on the go, but is still allowed to work horses? Does Wentworth Park have […]
Australia’s Newest Bookie’s Response to the Death of Sir Erec
Ben Keith is the man behind Star Sports, the newest entrant to the Australian bookmaking market. What you see at the top is what he tweeted after Sir Erec died. A lovely remark isn’t it? Compassionate in the extreme? When he realised what a dickhead he looked, Keith backtracked real quick. Too late though son. […]
The Death of Sir Erec
Sir Erec has been put down after breaking its leg at Cheltenham Festival. The horse, trained by Joseph Patrick O’Brien, was being ridden by Mark Walsh in the Triumph Hurdle when it pulled up after going over a fence. Sir Erec, who was the out-right favourite to win the race, suffered fatal injuries as a […]