Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
When I left Brisbane a few years ago there were 17 stand alone TAB agencies on the northside of the city. They were in New Farm, Strathpine, Zillmere, Stafford Heights, Chermside (x2), Nundah, Eagle Junction, Albion, Aspley, Enoggera, Stafford, Everton Park, Albany Creek, Hamilton, Arana Hills and Boondall. Now there are just 3, in Hamilton, Stafford […]
You might remember that we wrote a few weeks ago about how Entain – Ladbrokes and Neds – had pulled off the coup of the century and broken up the TAB’s monopoly by doing a deal that gives them access to promoting their superior punting products in the NSW pubs. One part of the deal […]
It seems barely possible to believe, but just days after newcomer to the gambling market BetR was given the nod to buy the Western Australian TAB, and hours before the deal was due to be announced, the sale has fallen over, all because of the predictable issue in the world – the name. BetR wanted […]
First Kevin Seymour, now Dean Shannon (an old St Paul’s boy from Redcliffe may I add). Tabcorp cannot resist the might of Queenslanders. Especially ones that employ up to 1000 or more locals. We were told Tabcorp’s head office would be in QLD. That’s what they said when they conned their way into the retail […]
Tabcorp tells us that they are the truly Australian corporate bookmaker. Don’t send your money off-shore they say. Get those grubby foreign owned companies out of here on the first boat. I guess Tabcorp will have to get on it with them. A fortnight ago the Vanguard Group became a substantial shareholder in Tabcorp. Vanguard […]
Archie Why are the underlined stats taken from the form on the new TAB app randomly dumped at bizarre intervals as you go down the page? For example, why aren’t sire and dam together? Why isn’t the win strike rate next to the place? How come Heavy track form isn’t listed with form on the […]
Entain breaks Tabcorp monopoly on NSW pubs and clubs Entain, one of the world’s largest wagering companies, has struck a blow against local rival Tabcorp by clinching a sponsorship and promotion deal for its Ladbrokes and Neds brands in 1800 pubs and clubs across NSW. While Tabcorp’s TAB brand will maintain its retail betting outlets […]
The ‘Aussie Fair Play Coalition’ was a crock of crap from the start. It is not really a coalition at all. Tabcorp own, run and fund it 100 percent. The so called coalition partners are the pubs and clubs who came on board because they receive commissions from bets through their pub TAB terminals, and […]
The new TAB app is supposed to be the best thing since sliced cheese, according to Tabcorp anyway. It is really just a dog’s breakfast. They can’t even remember who some of the jockeys are. What hope have they got of the app not crashing on Cup day? Only one. The fact that the poor […]
Unlike horse race wagering, there is no minimum sports bet that a corporate bookmaker is obliged to take, meaning that the decision whether or not to accept a wager is totally up to the discretion of the bookie. But for goodness sake, how could any respectable operator knock back a bet of $100 to $190, […]
