Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Good afternoon, You are receiving this email as you have registered to field at the Alpha Races on Saturday, 28 June 2025. We appreciate your interest and support in being part of this year’s event. At present, the Alpha Jockey Club’s main betting ring accommodates six (6) stands. Due to increased demand, we are expanding […]
The Amused group now has 8 different bookmaker brands. Why? How many more do they need? From inside source, if BOB SMITH has an account with one of their brands and wins $5k and withdraws it, straight away they will receive an offer from another Amused brand to get the money back, so therefore they […]
Sadly we can’t agree with The Digger’s contention that the NT Racing Commission and Bet Nation weren’t playing fair when they voided three customers bets and shut their accounts down (see previous story). Our view is that the opposite is true, and it was the punter/s who weren’t playing fair. Two of the three accounts […]
Story by The Digger The Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission has once again sided with a licensed bookmaker, ruling in favour of Amused Australia Pty Ltd (BetNation) over three disputed customer accounts. Complainants Ms E, Mrs Z, and Mr O accused BetNation of unfairly withholding combined winnings of more than $25,000, including an individual […]
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.
