Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Story by guest columnist The Broker From the sidelines, it’s hard not to notice the explosion of bookmaker brands in the Australian market. By a rough count, there are now well over 130 licensed operators – a bewildering mix of corporates, boutique start-ups, and rebadged clones. On the surface, this might look like healthy competition. In […]
Story by guest columnist The Broker Racing’s Broken Model: Why VBA, ABA, NT and NSW Bookmakers Are Draining Industry Funds The backflip by Harness Racing SA (HRSA) on its $2,000 annual levy for bookmakers may have seemed like a small win for wagering operators. In truth, it exposed a much bigger flaw in Australian racing: […]
Story by guest columnist The Broker Ever wondered why so many corporate bookmakers hold so many multiple licences? It’s all about reducing their tax, specifically in Queensland their race field information fees. How do they do it? Split their bets to stay under the threshold. Like this. Operator Turnover Thresholds – Queensland Race Fields (2025–2027) […]
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined online bookmaker QuestBet $80,000 for continuing to accept bets from a customer displaying observable signs of gambling-related distress. Announcing the fine today, VGCCC CEO Suzy Neilan said QuestBet’s non-compliance with its gambling harm minimisation obligations was indicative of a concerning culture. ‘Our investigation of QuestBet’s […]
Here is a picture of Frank Hudson using his time before the first race at the recent Horsham meeting to scour his client list looking for bowlers. A bookie and his money are never parted. And as long as there are are punters out there trying to pick his pocket, Hudson never sleeps.
A betting dispute between punter Shaun Leaney and the bookmaker BetBlitz, owned and operated by well-known Victorian rails bookmaker Frank Hudson, has thrown up some interesting issues. BetBlitz is refusing to release Leaney’s funds – about $4000 – that they are holding after deactivating his betting account over what they claim are irregularities in his […]
Crossbet has been fined $14 960 by the NT Racing and Wagering Commission after it found the bookmaker has breached its license conditions by allowing a self-excluded punter to start a new account and lose $60. Usually we applaud tough decisions of the Commission when it comes to bookies letting punt junkies back in to […]
Outgoing RQ CEO Jason Scott standing next to Kevin Seymour at the ID25 presentation The hot mail around town is that departing Racing QLD CEO Jason Scott is leaving to take up the role of CEO at the corporate bookmaker PonyBet, a trading name for Booki.com.au which was formerly known as TopBetta. Scott, who at […]
We have received some interesting information from multiple sources since we published our story about southern bookmakers clamoring to field at the Albion Park trots during the Winter Carnival meets. One of the bookmakers we mentioned in the story is Mark Opie, the owner of the corporate bookmaker Okebet. It has come to our attention […]
Give the one time Caspar of Cabarita Beach directions to the nearest spray tan joint too while you’re at it ….. After almost two decades of having no bookies at the Albion Park trots except for the occasional appearance at carnival time by cherry picking NSW based bookmaker Ben Krahe, we now have World War […]
