Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Take a look at the start of the Golden Slipper from two perspectives. First keep your eyes on the favorite Storm Boy jumping from barrier 2, and see how the barrier attendant seems to have hold of him just until they jumped, and how he seemed to do down on his knees and miss the […]
Three decades ago Robbie Waterhouse sought a pardon from the Queen of England to get him back into racing after his Fine Cotton warning off. He didn’t get it from QE2. But he didn’t need it. His Queen whose efforts would get him restored to racing was only inches away on the other side of […]
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 […]
Racenet is running a series of staged interviews with the bosses of some of major corporate bookmakers this week. Tristan Merlehan from Top Sports was the first. Here is a bitter and twisted cynics interpretation of what he said, with Merlehan’s comments in italic and the cynical interpreter’s translation in plain font below. Currently our […]
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 […]
A forensic hunt is on for the $100 million missing from a Ponzi scheme that ripped off bikies, bookmakers and AFL heavyweights. Accountants have been called in to trace the money lost in the scam dubbed worse than the Melissa Caddick con. The stratospheric losses were discovered when AFL powerbroker and Melbourne lawyer John Adams […]
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 […]
68 year old NSW trainer Keith McDeed has had just 19 runners at the races in the past 20 years, and in that two decades has prepared just two winners. He hasn’t even had one at the races since 2o21. But that’s all about to change at Newcastle tomorrow night, for like Lazarus – the […]
