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'Exotic bets' on the agenda |
The Australian |
14 May |
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"Stewards will
discuss exotic bets being offered by corporate bookmakers, including
head-to-head and margin betting, when they meet in Queensland this week." |
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'Cash bets placed' on NRL match |
AAP |
10 May |
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"Rugby league player
manager Sam Ayoub placed four cash wagers on the same exotic betting
option to hide his involvement in a fixed NRL match, a court has heard." |
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UK bookmakers suspend betting on Greek euro exit |
Reuters |
10 May |
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"Want a flutter on
Greece leaving the euro zone? It may already be too late. A surge in
bets has forced Britain's biggest bookmakers William Hill Plc and
Ladbrokes Plc to suspend betting on the odds of Greece dropping out." |
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Betfair wins German online licence |
Reuters |
4 May |
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"The first licences
to offer online gambling in Germany have been awarded, with British
online betting firm Betfair benefiting from the state of Schleswig
Holstein's liberalised gambling rules." |
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How will the high court's decision impact racing.. |
The Roar |
30 Mar |
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"Sadly, a tax on
bookies’ turnover as opposed to gross profit will make the New South
Wales racing product less attractive and competitive, and long term the
turnover tax will continue to reduce consumer investment and crowds at
the track." |
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Sydney authorities hail new era after court ruling |
Racing Post |
30 Mar |
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Victoria to follow NSW on race course fees |
AAP |
30 Mar |
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"As corporate
bookmakers were counting their losses on Friday, racing administrators
in New South Waleswere hailing a new era after the High Court upheld the
state's race-fields legislation." |
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Macau casinos bet on winning.. |
Bloomberg |
29 Mar |
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"Macau, which had $34
billion in gambling revenue last year, has 20,000 hotel rooms, a
fraction of the almost 150,000 that Vegas has..” The Las Vegas Strip had
revenue of $6.07 billion in 2011..." |
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Does procession of injured players show match.. |
Mail Online |
28 Mar |
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"Match-fixing in
professional tennis is widespread and highly profitable for players,
according to a large-scale new analysis of the outcomes of games." |
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Betfair to start fixed-odds sportsbook.. |
Bloomberg |
26 Mar |
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"“There are certain
bets at certain times that the exchange, by its nature, cannot offer,”" |
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I'm fuming over Connor Murphy's 1m pound winning.. |
Telegraph |
25 Mar |
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"..their head office
knew exactly what their liability was – £3.2million. And yet they also
knew that under the small print of their terms and conditions their
maximum pay out would be £1m." |
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CAS upholds life ban for tennis match fix |
AAP |
24 Mar |
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"Koellerer allegedly
"made invitations to other tennis players to fix matches on five
occasions," the court said in a statement." |
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London Olympics organisers and bookmakers.. |
Guardian |
18 Mar |
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"Organisers of the
London Olympics will meet leading UK bookmakers on Tuesday in an effort
to tackle the threat of illegal gambling scandals during the Games." |
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Cricket betting scams target English county.. |
Daily Mail |
11 Mar |
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"English cricket is
being targeted by corrupt bookmakers on the Indian subcontinent who
claim they can make huge sums of money by influencing matches.
International and county players are being used by the betting rings who
are offering up to £750,000 to those who can guarantee the outcome of a
match." |
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Betfair boosted by Australian Open betting.. |
Reuters |
6 Mar |
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"Britain's Betfair
Group Plc took 50 million pounds ($79.4 million) of bets on the marathon
Australian Open tennis final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadel,
highlighting the growing popularity of in-play gaming on major sporting
events." |
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Betfair to hijack rivals' websites with own odds |
Telegraph |
5 Mar |
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"Betfair, the online
gambling exchange that once fancied itself as the next Facebook or
Google, will court further controversy on Monday when it launches a
product that will hijack competitors’ websites with its own odds." |
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