Gee Punting is a Hard Life – Part 2 – Another Sick Way to Get Beat
The leader Jungle Eyes was home to the world in the last race at Menangle. There was no way it was going to get beaten. Until this happened. Ouch. It’s a hard knock life.
Boys Get Paid – But Not at the Trots
It’s hard not to be enthralled by the Boys Get Paid movement, which peaked with a public betting syndicate that had a starting pool in excess of $1.2 million at Ellerslie on Saturday. They turned over $1,908,323 which contributed to an all-time TAB record meeting turnover of $9.5 million (on just six races). Had Legarto […]
Don’t You Just Love Punters Who Talk Out of Their Kick?
https://twitter.com/benyelloc/status/1752916897706967420 This racing commentator on Twitter is blowing up big time about the defeat of the Annabel Neasham trained Plundering at Doomben yesterday. Here are some basic facts. Horses throw shoes behind the barrier regularly and get reshod by the farrier, and it’s not a big deal. Runners get vetted at the start and are […]
It’s a Tough Gig This Punting Game
You know that old demon your dad used to warn you about as a kid, the Quaddie Killer? It’s alive and well and appeared from the death dressed as Murphy’s Delight at Albion Park in the 1st leg on Saturday night. $151.00 rank outsider the horse started at when he did it the hard way […]
A Little Bit About Problem Gambling
Problem gamblers were significantly more likely than non-problem gamblers to have experienced a win the first time they gambled and to report that losses made them want to gamble more. Problem gambling was also significantly related to the size of an individual’s first win. That is, people that reported larger first wins were more likely […]
Sometimes You Kick, Sometimes You Get Kicked – The New Face of Gambling – For a Little While at Least
Crypto billionaires Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani have struck a deal with ASX-listed RAS. By JOHN STENSHOLT EDITOR, THE LIST 5:56PM JANUARY 22, 2024 Stake.com, the world’s largest gambling company by volume and led by young Australian billionaire Edward Craven, has struck a deal with a small ASX-listed firm to use its technology to launch a horse racing […]
How the Young and Successful Prey on the Poor and Addicted
Australian-based Stake.com founders dodge $580 million claim BySarah Danckert June 27, 2023 — 12.05pm The two founders of Stake.com have managed to avoid a $580 million claim against their business by a former business partner after a US court threw out the claim for a lack of jurisdiction. Last year, the former business partner to […]
Dabble the Rabble
This is a message that the corporate bookmaker Dabble sent to a customer after taking the knock on laying him a wager to the miserably low minimum bet limits The customer had been allowed to bet and lose and occasionally win for some time, until he hit a lucky streak and won a few days […]
Saying of the Day
From the great Scottish comedy series Still Game. When life hand you melons. Make melonade. Salut!
It’s Funny Who You See at Betfair VIP Parties
There is no rule or law against stood down trot club CEO’s punting up large on Betfair, or laying up large, whichever the case may be. But it does make you wonder about what they did when on duty, or might do if they return. The bloke at the bar in the black and white […]