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Victorian Prohibition on Betting on Minors in Sport Sinks the Bookies at the Stawell Gift – But What Does it Mean For Racing?

by : peterprofitracing
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The Victorian government’s recently introduced laws prohibiting betting on outcomes that relate to the outcome of the performance of an individual minor (age 19 or below) in a sports betting event has sunk the century old tradition of punting on the foot races at the Stawell Gift, with the organisers of the event deciding that if no-one can back the current men’s and women’s teenage titleholders in their races, then there will be no betting at all.

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