Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Two online bookmakers have bailed from the scene this week. Winbet, owned by prominent Melbourne rails bookie David McLaughlan – who is said to have taken a bath in the John Adams ponzi scheme scandal – and his partner Greg Engellener, the vice-chairman of the Victorian Bookmakers Association, is closing down their business today, although […]
Noisy is one of the gaggle of new bookmakers that have recently entered the online gambling market in Australia. Like many of the gaggle of new bookies on the scene Noisy is Just one brand among among a number run by the same company, in this case a business called Amused Group Pty Ltd. Amused […]
The Capalaba Greyhound Club may not be a gambling operator as defined under the Interactive Gambling Act, but they do receive payments from the operator of the on-course tote at their track Tabcorp, who are. As such the club is treading a very fine line when it comes to advertising Swoosh Finance – a self-professed […]
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 […]
