|
Nathan Bock hit with fine for bet blunder |
Australian |
15 Dec |
|
"Gold Coast defender
Nathan Bock was yesterday suspended from the first two rounds next
season and fined $10,000 for disclosing he was selected in the forward
line in a match this year." |
|
Sandown changes bookie |
Herald Sun |
14 Dec |
|
It is believed Betfair
were asked to triple their contribution to hold onto the naming rights. "Sandown
racecourse, known for the past three years as Betfair Park, will become
Sportingbet Park from January 1." |
|
VIC police move to stop sport corruption |
AAP |
14 Dec |
|
"A growing threat
from illegal offshore gambling has prompted Victoria Police and sporting
bodies to prepare their defences against match fixing creeping into
Australian sport." |
|
Two more arrests over harness racing fraud |
ABC |
25 Nov |
|
"A total of five men
with links to the New South Wales harness racing industry have been
charged with corruption. Police allege trainers have been bribing
stewards to tip them off about drug tests." |
|
Elias cleared as magistrate dismisses bet.. |
SMH |
25 Nov |
|
'Big punter' Elias bet more than $400K |
SMH |
24 Nov |
|
Verdict regarding accusations against.. |
Daily Telegraph |
23 Nov |
|
John Elias had no phone contact with Ryan Tandy.. |
The Australian |
23 Nov |
|
Bets case witness Brad Murray lied to police |
The Australian |
22 Nov |
|
"Contrary to his
earlier police statement, he said Ayoub did not tell him the game was
set up but did ask him to place bets on the possibility the Cowboys
would kick a penalty for the first score." |
|
Jockeys' boss fears new bet types could lead to.. |
Herald Sun |
9 Nov |
|
"Controversial
spot-betting has no place in racing, according to the chairman of the
Australian Jockeys' Association. Ross Inglis said betting on margins and
sectional times, which have become a feature of major races, could lead
to corruption." |
|
Commentators may be told to tone down TV betting |
The Advertiser |
9 Nov |
|
"Sport commentators
would have to tell fans to "gamble responsibly" under proposed new
gambling rules." |
|
Offshore sites betting on high school football |
USA Today |
5 Nov |
|
"What he didn't
realize is wagering would be taking place on his game across the
Internet. Longview-DeSoto was listed at along with Friday games
with Seneca Valley." |
|
Pakistani cricketers jailed in betting scam |
CNN |
3 Nov |
|
"Three top Pakistani
cricketers were jailed Thursday after being convicted of plotting to
cheat and to take bribes in a match against England last summer, in a
scandal that rocked the international sport." |
|
2011 Melbourne Cup turnover - well down |
Racenet |
1 Nov |
|
"On win and place
betting, the Victorian TAB figures dipped by more than $4 million or
10.6 percent while in NSW the drop was just as dramatic with a reduction
of more than $4.7 million or 14.6 percent." |
|
Tabcorp in bet against Irish luck |
SMH |
27 Oct |
|
"TABCORP is prepared
to keep Irish betting giant Paddy Power in court for years, to try to
protect its investment in betting kiosks in pubs and clubs across New
South Wales and Victoria." |
|
Odds shortening on net betting shake-up |
SMH |
26 Oct |
|
"The act is under
review and it's a fair bet it will be amended to allow internet betting,
despite the risk of an increase in gambling and the associated social
risks of family breakdown." |
|
Larry Pickering accused of being involved in a.. |
Daily Tele |
17 Oct |
|
"..Australian
cartoonist Larry Pickering now stands accused of being involved in a
sports betting operation in which more than 100 investors lost their
life savings." |
|
Daryn Creswell out of jail and claiming AFL.. |
AAP |
16 Oct |
|
"Former Sydney Swans
player Daryn Cresswell says a gambling problem led him to lose close to
$1 million and reckons he knows of players who bet on matches they
played in." |
|
Push to probe betting collapse |
Canberra Times |
10 Oct |
|
"Disgruntled punters
have flooded the Ombudsman with complaints about the government
regulator's dealings with the ACT-registered Sports Alive, which was
placed into liquidation on August 25, stripping $3.7million from the
pockets of thousands of Australians" |
|
Agent tells court players were involved in betting.. |
Times of India |
10 Oct |
|
"Majeed alleged that
Australian players would fix "brackets", a set period of a match on
which punters bet, such as on how many runs would be scored, the Press
Association reported." |
|
Ladbrokes/Sportingbet deal off |
Guardian |
9 Oct |
|
"Investors gambling
on a Ladbrokes' takeover of Sportingbet have been left disappointed
today, after Britain's biggest betting firm called off the talks. "The
discussions have been mutually terminated," the Sportingbet statement
said." |
|
Rooney 'calm' over father betting probe |
AFP |
7 Oct |
|
"Rooney's father and
eight other people, reportedly including the Manchester United star's
uncle Richie, were detained in a series of raids earlier Thursday by
police and gambling authorities." |
|
Sportingbet boosts profit despite Europe fall |
Financial Times |
6 Oct |
|
“It’s pretty lacklustre in
Europe, especially Greece, but very strong in Australia and Turkey and
its all to do with the economies in those countries,” said Andy McIver,
chief executive. “We see Australia as a potential powerhouse and it will
go a long way to mitigating European slowdown.”" |
|
Ryan Tandy found guilty of trying to fix.. |
Daily Tele |
6 Oct |
|
"Ryan Tandy has been
convicted of match fixing, fined $4000 and placed on a 12-month good
behaviour bond. In handing down her final punishment, the magistrate
said his crime involved “significant organisation and … a significant
level of criminality” with the participants in the sting standing to
earn a substantial amount of money." |
|
Banned Serbian David Savic to appeal lifetime ban |
AP |
4 Oct |
|
"The 26-year-old
Savic said in a written statement that he was set up by a "current top
player" who told the TIU that Savic asked him to fix a match in exchange
for money. "That is an absolute lie," Savic said." |
|
Betfair a 'shambles' says punter who lost.. |
The Telegraph |
27 Sep |
|
"Betfair has been
described as a "shambles" by a punter who thought he had won £16,610 on
the Tote jackpot at Newmarket only to find the betting exchange had
failed to process the wager." |
|
Full Tilt accused of running 'massive Ponzi scheme' |
Guardian |
20 Sep |
|
"Federal prosecutors
have accused two top poker players and troubled gambling site Full Tilt
Poker of running "a massive Ponzi scheme" that defrauded players out of
$440m." |
|
Police say they are closing in on illegal betting.. |
SMH |
21 Sep |
|
"POLICE have demanded
CCTV footage from a Camden pub as they investigate an alleged illegal
betting ring operating on harness racing." |
|
Brownlow telecast to shun betting |
The Age |
6 Sep |
|
"The AFL has
approached Channel Seven to ensure there is no repeat performance of
last year's Brownlow Medal coverage, which included saturation betting
promotion during the Ten Network telecast." |
|
Tandy owed six people at time of match, court.. |
SMH |
6 Sep |
|
"Former rugby league
player Ryan Tandy was in debt to at least six different people around
the time of a football match at the centre of last year's NRL
match-fixing scandal, a Sydney court has been told." |
|
Huge bet on Suns defender to kick first goal |
The Age |
5 Sep |
|
AFL likely to investigate a betting plunge on.. |
Herald Sun |
5 Sep |
|
"Bock started in the
forward line for the first time this season and backed in from $101 to
$21 pre-match, raising suspicions at TAB Sportsbet. The rush of money
for Bock on Saturday morning - to win "at least $10,000 to $20,000 or
more" - has led to claims confidential Suns team selection information
leaked out." |
|
Betting agency misled, say staff |
The Age |
4 Sep |
|
"Even though no money
was being transferred to punters' bank accounts, staff have confirmed
that company managers were falsely marking customers' betting accounts
as ''paid''." |
|
It was not my wager: Essendon assistant coach.. |
Herald Sun |
3 Sep |
|
"Essendon assistant
coach Dean Wallis says the $200 bet that threatens his career was placed
for a mate.." |
|
Commission denies poor form in investigating.. |
Canberra Times |
2 Sep |
|
"Punters have accused
the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission of being ''grossly negligent'' in
its handling of embattled betting shop Sports Alive and are likely to
file a class action lawsuit against the government regulator." |
|
White knight Tom Waterhouse the punters' pal |
Daily Tele |
31 Aug |
|
"High-profile bookie
Tom Waterhouse yesterday became the punters' white knight, guaranteeing
to honour the accounts of Bet247 punters who could have been left in
limbo after the voluntary liquidation of betting provider Sports Alive."
How generous. |
|
Punter protection (or lack thereof) in the ACT |
Making the Nut |
30 Aug |
|
"..Mr Greg Jones
still thinks that there should be no help afforded to punters left out
of pocket. It was a comment not becoming of someone in such a position
of trust." |
|
Online and mobile drive record first half for Paddy.. |
ERG |
30 Aug |
|
"Including legacy
telephone operations, total gross win in Australia was up 5% in constant
currency to €48m. Overall sportsbook gross win percentage increased in
the period to 7.4% but was below the operator’s expectations of around
7.9% due to adverse sporting results in the AFL, Australian racing and
NRL, it said" |
|
Lockyer's $500 a race on the punt |
Daily Tele |
28 Aug |
|
"..Lockyer says he
was already a keen punter when he arrived at the Broncos as a teenager,
where he discovered fellow punters and teammates Allan Langer, Wendell
Sailor, Michael Hancock and Kevin and Kerrod Walters. His $5 each-way
bets soon grew to wagers of $500 or more a race at tracks around the
country." |
|
Pair hit as SportsAlive dies |
Herald Sun |
26 Aug |
|
Administrators called in
as the ACT-licensed SportsAlive collapses. It is still unknown as to
whether clients funds will be returned or standing bets honoured. "Sports
Alive's demise will come under intense scrutiny after an insider
yesterday revealed it had returned profits of about $4 million and $5
million for the past two years." |
|
My daughter was used in betting scam |
SMH |
28 Aug |
|
Fourth man fights betting scandal allegations |
SMH |
26 Aug |
|
"Marourbra property
manager Greg Tait will fight allegations he tried to dishonestly obtain
almost $50,000 from bets placed on an NRL match between Canterbury and
North Queensland last year." |
|
Betfair on the front foot over sport gambling.. |
BBC |
21 Aug |
|
"But arguably the most
important is the integrity team of eight people, which uses computer and
analytical tools to prevent criminal activity being conducted in
connection with sport and gambling, and to keep criminals off the
Betfair site." |
|
Offshore bookies mock betting rules |
Australian |
19 Aug |
|
Patrick Smith continues
his crusade. "Presumably implicit in this email is recognition from
Bet365 that it has been acting illegally and will continue to do so
today and over the weekend. It will only stop acting illegally when it
is required to tidy up its act to gain an Australian licence." |
|
Odds interest kids in betting, probe told |
AAP |
19 Aug |
|
"Exposure to live sports
odds could be grooming children to be future problem gamblers, an
inquiry has heard." |
|
Scandal rocks hotshot of trots Hancock |
SMH |
14 Aug |
|
NSW harness probe in full swing |
Stuff |
14 Aug |
|
"Harness Racing NSW
chief executive Sam Nati has promised to leave no stone unturned to try
to regain lost confidence in the integrity of the industry. The
investigation, which after six months now includes the police, stems
from the resignations last week of two stewards, Paul O'Toole and
Matthew Bentley." |
|
Tatts Group Head of Wagering Barrie.. |
Courier Mail |
9 Aug |
|
"He has also given a
strong indication that the group's wagering arm, TattsBet, would be sold
if the price is right. While Tabcorp is the "'logical acquirer" of
TattsBet, Fletton suggested there may be other major overseas operators
that are also interested." |
|
Once lords of the ring - now bookies are.. |
SMH |
8 Aug |
|
"The silly part about
the antiquated legislation is that it drove the corporate bagmen to the
Northern Territory. Most of these operations have headquarters in Sydney
and/or Melbourne and operate their call centres from the NT." |
|
Greyhound Racing Victoria employees sacked.. |
Herald Sun |
8 Aug |
|
"In the GRV case, a
full-time steward, one part-time steward and a full-time grader - all
prohibited from betting on greyhound races under GRV's code of conduct -
were found guilty of placing bets." |
|
William Hill backs winner with in-play betting |
Reuters |
5 Aug |
|
Online drives Hills first half growth |
EGR |
5 Aug |
|
"William Hill has
recorded a 23% year-on-year increase in online net revenues, a day after
rival London-listed bookmaker Ladbrokes saw its egaming numbers fail to
impress analysts." |
|
Exotic betting option of first point scorer.. |
Daily Tele |
5 Aug |
|
"It is a bet that people
like to study and use statistics to help them. We are happy to have
markets on it." The TAB was last night holding $22 on the first scoring
option, $5 of which was placed by The Daily Telegraph." |
|
State to impose jail for match-fixing.. |
Australian |
4 Aug |
|
"Jail terms for
match-fixing will be imposed in Victoria in the first concrete step to
nationalise gambling laws to root out corrupt sports betting.." |
|
Fourth man on betting charges |
Australian |
4 Aug |
|
"..NSW Police will
allege the man placed a number of bets on the first scoring option for
the Round 24 match at Townsville. It will also be alleged the man
arranged for a woman in Auckland, New Zealand, to place bets on the same
scoring option on his behalf." |
|
Younger Australians take up sports betting |
AAP |
28 Jul |
|
"Of those surveyed 36
per cent said they wanted to ban sports betting agencies from sponsoring
sporting teams or events. Forty-two per cent believed that giving odds
during live sports coverage should be illegal." |
|
Two Serie A clubs face punishment in betting.. |
Reuters |
26 Jul |
|
"Serie A clubs Chievo
Verona and Atalanta along with former Italian internationals Giuseppe
Signori and Cristiano Doni have been cited for suspected match-fixing by
the Italian football federation’s sporting prosecutor.." |
|
Online agency settles with punter over $80K debt |
The Age |
26 Jul |
|
"A prominent online
betting agency has agreed to cancel more than $80,000 in debts run up by
a Melbourne man who claims he was lured into trouble by the agency's
offer of $5000 in free bets." |
|
Lorgat hits back at Waugh's betting claims |
AFP |
25 Jul |
|
"International
Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has hit back at Steve
Waugh's claim that 56 cricketers reported illegal approaches by
bookmakers to the sport's governing body last year." |
|
Logical win for TABCORP |
Australian |
19 Jul |
|
Australia's TABCORP wins licence, eventual merger.. |
Reuters |
18 Jul |
|
"I think there is an
extremely strong rationale for these businesses (Tabcorp and Tatts
Group) to get together," said UBS analyst Sam Theodore, adding there
would be large cost savings and a combined group would be in a stronger
position to deal with regulatory changes." |
|
Bet account query for Montagna |
The Age |
19 Jul |
|
"It is believed that
the Saints player has been asked about at least one payment he made to
his brother's betting account, which raised questions about whether
Montagna was using the account to place bets." |
|
Eddie McGuire defends Goldsack betting.. |
The Age |
18 Jul |
|
AFL hits the jackpot |
The Age |
17 Jul |
|
Players caught on TAB footage |
Herald Sun |
16 Jul |
|
Heath Shaw suspended for eight weeks for betting.. |
Herald Sun |
16 Jul |
|
"Shaw was banned for
14 games, with six suspended, and fined $20,000, for a $10 bet at odds
of $101. Maxwell was fined $10,000, with half that suspended, after his
family placed bets on him." |
|
Cash punters teal test in Dumb & Dumber.. |
Australian |
16 Jul |
|
Rogue operators make battle to maintain integrity.. |
Australian |
16 Jul |
|
All bets are off as online agency stops operating.. |
Australian |
15 Jul |
|
Where to start with this.
Welcome to the world of the internet Patrick - you absolute buffoon!
It's one thing to howl down offshore operators for betting on AFL, but
did Patrick Smith think about every Australian bookmaker betting on
football leagues all over the world with similar integrity agreements
with their respective authorities? Of course not. And of course the AFP
have better things to do than send investigators to the Netherlands
Antillies to hunt down all those AFL punters who find a better price
than at home. Surely Patrick knows by now, that in sports betting,
everyone has a vested interest. |
|
AFL leans on player agents over betting |
The Age |
6 Jul |
|
"The AFL has told
player agents it wants them to volunteer to a ban on betting on the game
for fear of the possibility of corruption, but the matter was left to be
debated and resolved at a later date." |
|
Fraud-probe worker 'lost €20,000 a day betting' |
Independent |
4 Jul |
|
"The postal manager
who went missing following the discovery of a €2m fraud at Gorey Post
Office is believed to have been losing €20,000 a day gambling online
with Paddy Power." |
|
Call to ban promotion of odds on live sport |
The Age |
30 Jun |
|
"The (University of
Sydney's gambling treatment clinic) said sports betting problems now
accounted for 15-20 per cent of all clients, up from 5 per cent in
2006-07" |
|
Betfair gambles on bookie war |
Mirror |
30 Jun |
|
Betfair offers cash cheer |
FT |
29 Jun |
|
"Betfair unveiled a
dividend payment and a £50m ($80m) share buy-back at its maiden
full-year results, arguing they were a sign of strength despite the
share price having fallen by half since its October flotation." |
|
Regulator closes Full Tilt Poker website |
WSJ |
30 Jun |
|
"A gaming commission
in Britain's Channel Islands said Wednesday it shut down Full Tilt
Poker, one of the world's most popular poker websites, ratcheting up
pressure on an industry already reeling from a crackdown by the U.S." |
|
Online gambling review launched |
The Age |
29 Jun |
|
"Australia's major
sports bodies, including the AFL, NRL, tennis and cricket, are lobbying
to end the online in-play betting ban and the Gillard government has
agreed to review the law." |
|
Problem gambler 'offered $80,000 credit' |
The Age |
28 Jun |
|
"Federal Liberal MP
Alan Tudge is seeking changes to Northern Territory laws after one of
his constituents claimed he ran up an $80,000 debt gambling on credit
with Sportsbet.." |
|
Xenophon pledges to fight on down under |
EGR |
17 Jun |
|
"Australian
anti-gambling Senator Nick Xenophon has vowed to "be a pesky, persistent
bastard in and out of the Senate" despite losing the balance of power in
Australia's upper house next month." |
|
Wimbledon given watchlist of tennis corruption.. |
Telegraph |
11 Jun |
|
"A blacklist of
'undesirables' suspected of betting corruption in tennis has been handed
to Wimbledon authorities ahead of the tournament." |
|
Beware of tainted money |
SMH |
12 Jun |
|
''If the gambling industry
wants to bet on sports events, then they should be footing the bill for
the integrity units and anti-corruption activities, including higher
salaries and better pensions for players." |
|
Integrity watchdog to guard against match-fixing |
The Age |
11 Jun |
|
"Uniform anti-match-fixing
laws will be implemented nationally after a landmark agreement between
federal and state sports ministers on combating corruption." |
|
Italian government introduces match-fixing.. |
AP |
10 Jun |
|
"The Italian government
introduced a task force on Friday to combat match-fixing in soccer but
has no plans to limit legal betting on games amid the latest scandal to
tarnish the sport." |
|
Football's big gamble |
The Age |
5 Jun |
|
Probably the most
uneducated and uninformative article concerning sports betting that we
have ever read. And it comes from a former newspaper editor! |
|
MCC's betting clamp |
Herald Sun |
3 Jun |
|
"MCC president Paul
Sheahan confirmed last night that the stadium wanted to buy back the
Betfair contract that has live odds displayed and spruiked during AFL
matches and other events, including international cricket." |
|
Australia considers 10 years jail for match fixing |
Reuters |
3 Jun |
|
"Australia is considering
stiff penalties of up to 10 years in jail for anybody involved in
match-fixing and corruption in sport, sports minister Mark Arbib said on
Friday." |
|
NRL bans exotic bets to protect integrity |
NRL |
2 Jun |
|
NRL announces new betting measures |
NRL |
2 Jun |
|
National Rugby League bans
a few exotic betting markets in what looks a ham-fisted attempt at
protecting integrity. How about doing something about team line-up leaks
and giving punters and bookies access to team sheets much earlier? Most
punters are the last to know when key players are in or out. |
|
Austrian player banned for life for match-fixing |
AP |
31 May |
|
"Austria's Daniel
Koellerer became the first tennis player Tuesday to be banned for life
for attempting to fix matches." See story below. |
|
Xenophon urges police to act on online betting |
SMH |
31 May |
|
"The anti-gambling
campaigner Nick Xenophon has chastised the Australian Federal Police for
dragging its feet on enforcing laws which prohibit online casino sites
from accepting bets from Australians." |
|
Sportingbet agrees to Centrebet buyout terms |
EGR |
26 May |
|
"Sportingbet has
agreed terms for its acquisition of Australian online bookmaker
Centrebet, which it will look to fund by raising £130m through the issue
of new shares and a convertible bond." |
|
South Australian Nick Xenophon bets online gambling.. |
Advertiser |
25 May |
|
Hold the phone |
The Age |
25 May |
|
"Senator Xenophon will
release for comment a draft Bill next week which he hopes to introduce
to the Senate. The Bill will: PROHIBIT operators from offering bets to
be placed on losing outcomes" Where do we start here? Lets just hope
Xenophon swats up on the basics of sports betting before launching this
extraordinary bill. Our advice: stick with your campaign against the
most brutal family destoying form of gambling: slot machines. |
|
AFL probes betting leaks from clubs |
Australian |
24 May |
|
"In the past month,
at least three players have been solidly backed to kick the first goal
of the game in advance of team lists being named on match day,
triggering an investigation by the AFL integrity office." |
|
Wails aplenty as small punters losing out to betting.. |
SMH |
23 May |
|
"Tote Tasmania
doesn't mind paying commissions to punters who invest large sums of
money with it. Call them kick-backs or rebates." |
|
Australian and US police to crackdown on illegal.. |
Courier Mail |
21 May |
|
"The Australian Crime
Commission has urged the Federal Government and the Australian Federal
Police to start charging poker websites blatantly getting around
Australian legislation, by outlawing their services." |
|
Going looks hard for Betfair as mangagers quit.. |
Guardian |
22 May |
|
"Betfair, the
embattled betting exchange, has been rocked by a fresh crisis following
a wave of middle-management departures." |
|
ICC recommends legal betting in India |
Hindu Times |
21 May |
|
"International
Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat advocates making
gambling legal in India, saying regulating betting on cricket matches
would make the fight against corruption much easier." |
|
Five jockeys and two owners face 'serious'.. |
BBC |
20 May |
|
"The British
Horseracing Authority said the allegations focus on horses being laid to
lose on betting exchanges." |
|
Ringleaders jailed for 5 years in betting trial |
AFP |
20 May |
|
"The ringleaders of
the gang on trial in the Europe-wide football betting scandal have been
handed jail sentences of five-and-a-half years after the court in Bochum
gave their verdict on Thursday." |
|
Gambling: The Biggest Losers |
Economist |
16 May |
|
Study shows that
Australian's lose the most on gambling per adult than anyone else in the
world. |
|
I was set up in betting, Akram Raza |
APP |
16 May |
|
"Former test spinner,
Akram Raza who was bailed out on Monday insisted that he was set up in a
gang of bookmakers for taking illegal bets on Indian Premier League
(IPL) matches." |
|
Shaun Leaf suspended for rugby league betting.. |
Bookmakers |
14 May |
|
"Shaun Leaf was
suspended by the Rugby Football League after claims that the captain
from Doncaster made a bet against his own team.." |
|
Betting on Centrebet takeover heats up |
Australian |
12 May |
|
"Kafataris will have
orchestrated a $175.5m sale for a business he picked up in 2003 for
$46.6m from what is now Tabcorp." |
|
FIFA unveils anti-match fixing plan |
BBC Sport |
10 May |
|
"Fifa has announced a
£17.5m plan to crack down on match fixing and illegal betting working
alongside Interpol." |
|
NSW backs crackdown on negative betting |
SMH |
5 May |
|
"'The bet that I'm
talking about is a negative bet [which] says that [a player] will not
kick more than three goals today. That means he will possibly
deliberately miss the fourth goal. That's the potential risk.'" |
|
Leviathan punter disqualified for 12 months |
The Age |
30 Apr |
|
"Racing Queensland
stewards yesterday disqualified the professional punter for 12 months,
meaning he is unable to set foot on a racecourse, a licensed premise, or
place bets on thoroughbred racing." |
|
Crackdown: NRL set to ban exotic bet options |
SMH |
24 Apr |
|
"The NRL will move to ban
some exotic betting options in the wake of the suspicious plunge on last
year's Canterbury-Cowboys game." |
|
Ban broadcasters from pushing betting odds.. |
SMH |
23 Apr |
|
If only Xenophon would
stick to his anti-pokies campaign (where 99% of problem gambling occurs)
he would retain some credibility. "Senator Xenophon's bill would
ban ''exotic or novelty'' bets, which includes wagers on first goal
kicked. ''Those microbets allow for macro-opportunities for
corruption,'' he said." |
|
AFL acts to curb betting barrage |
The Age |
22 Apr |
|
"MCC head Stephen
Gough confirmed he was asked by AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick
to explain the scoreboard's role." |
|
Cricket satisfied after reeling in commentators |
SMH |
22 Apr |
|
"..Cricket Australia
approached its broadcast partner and asked that the odds only be
mentioned when they were presented clearly as commercial messages." |
|
Punter found guilty of colluding with El-Issa |
SMH |
21 Apr |
|
"(A) Sydney
professional punter .. has been found guilty with being a party to
disqualified jockey Bobby El-Issa not allowing Bold Glance to run on its
merits at Eagle Farm in February." |
|
FBI shuts down Internet poker sites |
LA Times |
16 Apr |
|
FBI charges 11 internet poker kingpins |
AAP |
16 Apr |
|
"A thriving online
poker industry catering to Americans but operating from abroad to evade
U.S. gambling laws could be wiped out by criminal charges against top
executives in the business." |
|
Radical plan to fight corruption |
Australian |
15 Apr |
|
"While the suggestion
to introduce account-based betting was warmly supported by most sports,
it is believed the TAB ran a strong campaign to have the idea aborted
for fear of losing customers." |
|
TAB punts winning gamblers |
WA Today |
14 Apr |
|
"The state-owned WA
TAB has closed the accounts of punters who either win regularly or bet
in patterns that suggest they are "smart"." |
|
William Hill to enter U.S. with $39 mln deal |
Reuters |
14 Apr |
|
"William Hill,
Britain's biggest bookmaker, will move into the U.S. gaming market for
the first time after agreeing to buy two American sports betting
businesses for $39 million" |
|
Three jailed in football match-fixing trial |
USA Today |
14 Apr |
|
"Three members of a
football betting ring have been given prison terms for their involvement
in what officials have described as Europe's biggest match-fixing
scandal." |
|
AFL in a bind over gambling ad explosion |
SMH |
8 Apr |
|
"..the AFL commission
is debating football's relationship with the gambling industry and
investigating what power the code has to regulate its increasing
promotions." |
|
Virgin Media staff caught in The X Factor betting scam |
Guardian |
7 Apr |
|
"Three Virgin Media
employees have been caught using inside information on telephone voting
patterns during last year's series of The X Factor to place more than
£16,000 in bets on the hit ITV1 show." |
|
Newly merged Bwin.party rocked by German betting.. |
Guardian |
6 Apr |
|
"The poker and sports
betting company Bwin.party has got off to a ignominious start as a newly
merged entity as its shares slumped by 16% on the news of a proposed new
betting tax regime in Germany." |
|
Former Melbourne Demon Daniel Ward tells of his.. |
Herald Sun |
6 Apr |
|
"Hello, my name is
Daniel Ward. I am a gambling addict. I was a liar. I was a bad person. I
wanted to be dead. I've hurt every person I've ever loved." Ward might
not be the AFL's highest-profile gambling addict, but he might be the
most devastated one." |
|
Sampdoria and Chievo escape investigation after.. |
The Age |
5 Apr |
|
"The Italian football
federation said on Monday that a Serie A fixture between Chievo and
Sampdoria was not under investigation despite suspicious betting
patterns in the build-up to Sunday's game." |
|
World Cup: Police smashes 16 betting rackets and a.. |
Times India |
3 Apr |
|
"44 people, including
24 businessmen and 13 property dealers, were arrested for running
betting rackets in the past 43 days since the World Cup .. while nine
persons, including a high-profile woman pimp, were apprehended for
offering "special packages" during the matches." |
|
All bets are on |
The Age |
1 Apr |
|
Get tough on match fixers: AFL |
The Age |
1 Apr |
|
"The AFL has backed
calls for up to a 10-year jail term for match fixers and revealed it
looks at players' banking and phone records to check for unexplained
wealth." |
|
Police wish to speak to woman punter over betting.. |
SMH |
1 Apr |
|
"Police have released
CCTV images of another punter they want to speak to about an alleged NRL
betting scam." |
|
Celebrities fuel sports betting addiction |
Sunday Mail |
27 Mar |
|
NRL boss alarmed by live betting plugs |
Courier Mail |
26 Mar |
|
"League icons,
including Paul Vautin, Wally Lewis and Ray Warren, regularly update odds
mid-game for TAB Sportsbet in a deal with Channel 9. "Some of that more
aggressive promotion of the betting odds is a bit alarming," Gallop
said." |
|
FIFA, UEFA look at restricting in-game betting |
AP |
25 Mar |
|
"Two of soccer's
organizing bodies want to restrict in-game betting on matches because
they fear fixing scams are too easy to organize." |
|
John Elias accuses Glenn Munsie of spreading rumour |
Daily Tele |
25 Mar |
|
Police allege John Elias sent text threat to TAB.. |
Daily Tele |
24 Mar |
|
Court documents reveal how
the NRL betting saga is getting personal. |
|
Floyd Mayweather cashes in on Bulls |
ESPN |
24 Mar |
|
"Mayweather posted a
picture on his Twitter account Wednesday morning of a betting slip from
the M Resort in Las Vegas that showed he won $37,272.75 on the Bulls,
who faced the Atlanta Hawks the previous night." |
|
Bwin publishes final pre-merger results |
EGR |
23 Mar |
|
"Both pre-match and
in-play turnover reached unprecedented levels in the fourth quarter of
2010, at €247m (£215.3m) and €670m respectively, as the company recorded
a 15.2% year-on-year rise in gross gaming revenues for the 12 months
ending 31 December 2010." |
|
John Elias faces fresh charges in NRL betting.. |
Daily Tele |
23 Mar |
|
Bulldogs make outcast of Ryan Tandy |
Australian |
19 Mar |
|
"Tandy sat in silence
throughout the hearing, which lasted more than 30 minutes. His lawyer
Danny Eid answered on his behalf and refused to shed any light on either
Tandy's gambling activities or the game in question." |
|
Brumbies, ACTAB resigned to ARU's Betfair deal |
Canb Times |
17 Mar |
|
"Betting agency
ACTTAB will put up with the incursion of a rival company into what is
supposed to be its exclusive domain." |
|
Revealed: how Ayoub and pool man are linked |
SMH |
17 Mar |
|
John Elias calls for re-investigation of betting plunge.. |
Daily Tele |
12 Mar |
|
"Radio heavyweight
Alan Jones has launched an on-air campaign at 2GB to back Elias and the
need for an explanation into last year's plunge." |
|
Fees battle headed to high ground |
SMH |
12 Mar |
|
"'They just shut the
door here [in NSW], which is the disappointing thing,'' Tripp said. ''We
have had great meetings in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland in
the last six months where we have aligned ourselves with their
regulators, who are all supportive of the gross profits model.'" |
|
Sydney punters' bets revealed |
AAP |
11 Mar |
|
"Professional Sydney
punter Steve Fletcher collected a five-figure windfall following
Essington's success at Eagle Farm last month, an inquiry into the
running and handling of Bold Glance has heard." |
|
Betfair worries racing industry with move.. |
Telegraph |
9 Mar |
|
"Betfair's decision –
following similar moves in 2009 by Ladbrokes and William Hill – provoked
jitters in racing circles. That was despite Betfair's assurances that it
would voluntarily maintain the £7m a year contribution to fund the sport
that it currently makes via the Horserace Levy." |
|
Police still in talks to interview four who bet.. |
SMH |
9 Mar |
|
Photos show Ayoub's mate betting on a penalty goal.. |
SMH |
7 Mar |
|
"All four have been
identified by police, and include .. a bar owner from Townsville who
placed a bet at the Midtown Hotel TAB outlet there." |
|
Betfair moves betting exchange to Gibraltar |
Reuters |
8 Mar |
|
"Betfair currently
pays 15 percent tax on gross profit from betting, but this will drop to
1 percent following the move. As part of a wider restructuring, the
group has moved key technical equipment and 120 staff to new offices in
Gibraltar and Dublin." |
|
AFL looks at banning agents from betting |
Australian |
7 Mar |
|
"The AFL has ruled
out banning accredited media from gambling on games, but it is in
continuing discussions on whether player agents should be allowed to bet
on the sport." |
|
Olympic chief urges clampdown on illegal betting |
AFP |
1 Mar |
|
"Olympic chief
Jacques Rogge has urged governments around the world to clamp down on
illegal betting and license boomakers, warning that the credibility of
spectator sports is at stake." |
|
NRL betting probe: police hunt four more |
SMH |
4 Mar |
|
Police arrest two men over NRL betting investigation.. |
Daily Tele |
3 Mar |
|
"Former first grade
footballer John Elias and player agent Sam Ayoub were today arrested and
charged as the NRL betting scandal deepened... If found guilty, the pair
could spend up to 10 years in jail." |
|
Olympic chief urges clampdown on illegal betting |
AFP |
1 Mar |
|
"Olympic chief
Jacques Rogge has urged governments around the world to clamp down on
illegal betting and license boomakers, warning that the credibility of
spectator sports is at stake." |
|
Paddy Power shareholders back buyout |
EGR |
22 Feb |
|
"Paddy Power’s
shareholders have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposed
buyout of its remaining Sportsbet shares. The €100.9m payment is broken
down into €83.8m in cash, the issue of €14.1m in new shares, and
assuming a €3m obligation to certain Sportsbet employees." |
|
Ladbrokes £60m worse off as high roller stops playing |
Telegraph |
17 Feb |
|
"The big money
gambler, believed to be a member of an Asian royal family, was the main
reason for the bookmaker's fall in operating profits from high-rollers
to just £5m versus £66.9m last time." |
|
A win for small punters |
Daily Tele |
14 Feb |
|
"NSW TAB has reacted
to an outcry from punters and will revert to $1 minimum bets
over-the-counter at TAB agencies, PubTABs and ClubTABs from today." |
|
Indian police on alert as bookies prepare for betting.. |
Guardian |
13 Feb |
|
"Gambling is illegal
in almost all parts of India, and following a string of high-profile
match-fixing scandals, bookies are going to extraordinary lengths to
avoid detection. Many operate in distant rural areas, but some are
reported to be planning to take bets from trains or small planes." |
|
Nevada sports books eke out win on Superbowl.. |
Las Veg Sun |
8 Feb |
|
"Betting on the Super
Bowl reached $87.4 million, the highest in three years, but it wasn’t a
good day for Nevada sports books. Mark Lipparelli, chairman of the
Nevada Gaming Control Board, said unaudited figures show sports books
kept only $724,176, the second lowest total since 2002." |
|
Ryan Tandy is tip of the rugby league gambling iceberg |
Australian |
8 Feb |
|
"Police have told
Canterbury there could be more charges to follow from last year's
betting scandal. Prop Ryan Tandy's arrest is considered to be just the
tip of the iceberg." |
|
Publican jailed for $1m TAB rort |
The Age |
8 Feb |
|
"In January 2008,
Keogh began issuing TAB vouchers, many with a value of up to $5000, but
did not pay for them, the County Court heard yesterday. Between January
and early December, he made 1038 transactions with a value of $1.108
million by cashing the vouchers at hotels other than his own." |
|
We failed Ryan Tandy, admits Cameron Smith |
Telegraph |
7 Feb |
|
"Cameron Smith admits
the Melbourne Storm failed to identify Ryan Tandy's gambling problem
during his time at the club." |
|
Betfair knockers happily collect dividends |
Herald Sun |
6 Feb |
|
"The industry would
fall under the spell and manipulation of the underworld, millions of
dollars would be syphoned from the coffers and corruption would be
rife.... It may be many things, but certainly not the ogre that some
painted." |
|
Japan scraps Sumo tourney after match fixing scandal |
AP |
6 Feb |
|
""We have decided to
cancel the spring tournament due to the bout-rigging scandal," said
Nobuyuki Kubota, an official for the association. The last cancellation
of a sumo tournament happened in 1946. But it was due to a delay in
repairing work at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Japan's main sumo venue, which was
damaged during World War II." |
|
Bellagio heist soured quickly for accused bandit |
AP |
5 Feb |
|
"The deceptively
simple burglary lit up the Internet — appealing to anyone who's ever had
fantasies about pulling off a major score against a casino giant. But
police say Anthony Carleo's shoddy plan after stealing $1.5 million in
chips unfolded like a badly played poker hand." |
|
Pakistan's .. charged with taking bribes to fix matches |
Telegraph |
4 Feb |
|
"Three Pakistani
cricketers - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been
charged with conspiring to cheat bookmakers by bowling deliberate
no-balls in the Lord's Test against England last summer." |
|
Thurston breaks silence on NRL betting scandal |
Telegraph |
5 Feb |
|
"If they have got
anything on me, they can come and talk to me. They'd be wasting their
time because I have nothing to hide." Of the allegations surrounding
Ayoub, Thurston said: "It doesn't faze me at all the stuff with Sam.
He's my manager and I trust him."" |
|
The NRL will seek to ban player agents from.. |
Australian |
4 Feb |
|
"NRL chief executive
David Gallop yesterday confirmed he would ask the Player Agents
Accreditation Committee to review the existing guidelines given the
events of the past five months." |
|
Tandy could face jail after misleading evidence charge |
SMH |
3 Feb |
|
"It is known Tandy's
manager, Sam Ayoub, placed a bet on the Cowboys penalty goal option, as
did Tandy's friend Michael Cook. Parramatta halfback Brad Murray, who is
also managed by Ayoub, was shown on CCTV footage placing a bet on the
option as well." |
|
Ryan Tandy charged in day of drama |
Daily Tele |
3 Feb |
|
"The NRL betting
sting investigation into last year's Bulldogs-Cowboys game resulted in
the arrest yesterday of Bulldogs front-rower Ryan Tandy on a charge of
giving false and misleading information to a law enforcement agency." |
|
Tabcorp posts 3% rise in interim profit |
The Age |
3 Feb |
|
"Tabcorp said net
profit in the six months to December 31 was $265.5 million, up from
$257.9 million in the prior corresponding half year." |
|
Japan's sumo sport faces reports of bout-fixing |
AP |
2 Feb |
|
"The text messages
were found on the phones of wrestlers in sumo's second-highest division.
Japan's Kyodo news service says the texts indicate that the wrestlers
routinely fixed bouts and charged hundreds of thousands of yen
(thousands of dollars) per match to do so." |
|
Betfair among political donors |
ABC News |
2 Feb |
|
"Information
published on the Australian Electoral Commission's website revealed
Betfair donated just under $11,000 to the Tasmanian Labor Party last
financial year." |
|
It's a gamble, and there's a lot riding on a High Court.. |
SMH |
2 Feb |
|
"Lawyers for the
corporate bookmakers are confident of victory, believing the three
Federal Court judges erred in law. V'landys says: ''We are confident the
appeal will be declined."" |
|
WPBSA vows to 'leave no stone unturned' in Jimmy.. |
Telegraph |
1 Feb |
|
"David Douglas, the
head of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association’s new
integrity unit, will begin an inquiry on Monday after betting companies
raised the alarm over unusually large bets being placed on a Campbell
victory. The Scot won the one-frame match 32-21." |
|
TAB takes a hit after SBW betting blunder |
TV NZ |
31 Jan |
|
"The bookmaker
incorrectly listed the fight as an eight-round contest instead of the
six-round bout that took place." |
|
Momentous month: crucial decisions await as racing.. |
SMH |
31 Jan |
|
"February 2011 shapes
as a defining month for racing. In Sydney, it will be the start of a new
future, with the merged club taking control of metropolitan racing,
while the destiny of the sport may depend on the final act of the High
Court challenges to the racefields legislation." |
|
Call to curb constant on-air plugs for TAB betting |
Stuff |
30 Jan |
|
"Sky Chief executive
John Fellett said suggestions commentators were under instructions or
there was some incentive to promote gambling were incorrect. "I can
assure you neither is the case," Fellett said. He said the TAB paid for
a pre-match spot where it explained its odds." |
|
Rogge warns that Games could be targeted by betting.. |
Telegraph |
27 Jan |
|
"Rogge has said it is
inevitable that the Games will be sullied by illegal betting and that
this corruption increasingly threatens to undermine the credibility of
sport to the point that it could deter people from participating." |
|
Bookies banned from betting on first coaching casualty |
The Age |
24 Jan |
|
"The AFL has banned
betting agencies from fielding a market on the first coach to be sacked
this season in a bid to ease speculation on those in the firing line.." |
|
Greece to licence online betting by end '11 |
Reuters |
24 Jan |
|
"Opening up gaming
will be a major step for the debt-ridden country, which hopes to get
hundreds of millions of euros in extra revenues." |
|
As edgy NYC disappears, does its character go too? |
WSJ |
23 Jan |
|
"Launched in 1971,
OTB was meant to undercut illegal bookies. It became the nation's
largest betting operation, but was derided as dingy and seedy and drew
loitering and littering complaints. The management gained a reputation
for loose oversight and political patronage, and OTB was shut down last
month after years of financial troubles." |
|
Six held for betting during ODI |
TOI |
23 Jan |
|
""The gang used a
website - Betfair - to obtain the latest fluctuating rates for the
stakes and betting on the cricket match," said Chhaya Sharma, deputy
commissioner of police (outer district). The six accused were caught
red-handed on Friday night for running the racket from a house in Sector
16, Rohini, and stake money worth Rs 72,000 was recovered from them." |
|
Wagering on a royal wedding? Britons say you bet |
AP |
21 Jan |
|
"Betting on the
couple's honeymoon destination closed down at William Hill on Jan. 10
after an attempted wager of 5,000 pounds ($8,000) in favor of Kenya by a
new account raised red flags." |
|
Betfair responds to Kevin Seymour |
R&S |
20 Jan |
|
"Betfair's Australian
chief executive Andrew Twaits has taken prominent businessman Kevin
Seymour to task over advertisements he has placed in newspapers
attacking Queensland Racing's decision to accept the 10 percent profit
model as the race fields fee its will impose on wagering operators." |
|
Betting probe to intensify |
SMH |
15 Jan |
|
"An investigation
into a betting plunge on an NRL game last season will take a dramatic
twist with persons of interest to be hauled before the NSW Crime
Commission, which carries the threat of jail sentences for those who
refuse to appear or answer questions." |
|
Betting scandal erupts over Schalke's Champions.. |
Goal |
8 Jan |
|
"What happened? On
the Asian market, there was a betting offer of €12 million on a
significant victory for Schalke. Uefa had been monitoring the affair for
some time, long before SZ published a report to bring the story out in
the open." |
|
Morgan Stanley cuts Betfair shares |
Telegraph |
6 Jan |
|
"US investment bank
Morgan Stanley, which along with Goldman Sachs headed the October
flotation, yesterday revised down its estimates for Betfair's financial
performance." |
|
Betfair suspends player account and debits.. |
SBR |
26 Dec |
|
"Betfair (SBR rating
A) has charged a player €32,000 in premium fees. On December 2nd, the
player's account was suspended. On December 15th, Betfair reopened the
account after debiting the player's account for what it said was
"suspicion of premium charges evasion"." |
|
Gambler in spot-fix claims is linked to England.. |
Mail Online |
25 Dec |
|
"The revelation that
a gambler with links to high-profile English players has been implicated
in suspicious activity should raise alarm bells in the corridors of the
FA and Premier League." |
|
$210k bet placed on ABs to win World Cup |
NZ Herald |
26 Dec |
|
"A confident punter
has wagered nearly a quarter of a million dollars on the All Blacks
taking out the Rugby World Cup next year." |
|
Paddy Power bolsters Australian presence |
EGR |
23 Dec |
|
"The firm today
announced it would acquire the remaining 39.2% minority stake in the
Northern Territory-licensed private operator for AUD132.6m (€100.9m) and
that the deal was subject to shareholder approval and is “expected to be
completed by the end of February 2011”." |
|
Ladbrokes confirms 888 takeover talks |
EGR |
20 Dec |
|
"Ladbrokes has
confirmed it is in talks to acquire rival 888 in a deal which would
value the operator at around £240m." |
|
Managerial betting could be scrapped |
ESPN |
19 Dec |
|
"The FA believes that
the practice open to abuse and betting coups due to insider dealings,
and that is is degrading for managers." |
|
Bookmakers probe Motherwell red card |
BBC |
15 Dec |
|
"It is understood
that several bets were put on a red card being dished out at Fir Park,
including one from a new account opened in Liverpool, where a £500 bet
was placed on a red card at odds of 10/1." |
|
Betfair's Post-IPO Debacle |
WSJ |
14 Dec |
|
Betfair shares fall 16% as cold weather hits racing |
BBC |
14 Dec |
|
"The stock closed
down 16% Tuesday.. as the group reported its maiden results as a public
company, leaving it 24% below its issue price...It was bad enough that
Betfair missed consensus estimates so soon after the float, which it
largely blamed on costs associated with the IPO. But more alarming was
news that Betfair is facing challenges in the core online
betting-exchange business, including its first quarterly decline in
horse-racing turnover." |
|
NJ sports betting and exchange plans approved |
EGR |
14 Dec |
|
"Politicians in
Trenton yesterday voted in favour of establishing the country’s first
online betting exchange, allowing sports betting in the state’s casinos
and racetracks and authorising out-of-state residents to bet on
horseracing online..." |
|
Early Xmas for man who turned fiver into £55,000 |
Betfair Blog |
13 Dec |
|
"He scoured the
European football markets to put together a Multiple of eight wonder
bets at combined odds of around 11,000/1." |
|
Fevola's $320,000 betting binge |
Telegraph |
13 Dec |
|
"Sensational details
have emerged of AFL star Brendan Fevola's killer gambling addiction that
almost ruined his life and still leaves him owing more than $200,000 to
bookmakers and commission agents." |
|
Betfair Investors Face Multiple Problems |
WSJ |
11 Dec |
|
"Seven weeks after
its high-profile London-listing, shares in the U.K. betting group are
trading below their £13 ($20.50) offer price. Analysts value the
business at anywhere between £4.45 and £16 a share. Four out of five
independent brokers rate the shares a "sell."" |
|
Betting ‘king' Dinesh Kalgi arrested |
The Hindu |
11 Dec |
|
"His direct
involvement in cricket betting, however, was unearthed when the police
raided an office of a betting network in the Gota locality here a few
months ago and found illegal betting taking place during a Sri
Lanka-Australia cricket match." |
|
Exclusive: A very private practice |
EGR |
9 Dec |
|
"It is smart, savvy
and has huge ambitions to continually invest and grow across the globe,
but will always remain, much like Bet365’s founder and 50% majority
shareholder Denise and the rest of her family, private and in their
control, far away from the prying eyes of the City who would dearly love
to get their hands on a slice of the business." |
|
New legal fight between Racing NSW and Betfair |
R&S |
9 Dec |
|
"They can either sue
me and have the facts tested under oath and cross-examination or
publicly state which of my comments are wrong and why,” Twaits said." |
|
How I went from punting PCs to betting.. |
The Register |
6 Dec |
|
"..Peter Webb has
become one of Betfair's leading customers and bets a quarter of a
billion pounds annually on horseracing alone... These opportunities pop
out of the woodwork at all times. I think the exchange is beautiful – I
look at it and it speaks to me,” he says." |
|
Charity to benefit as Luxbet slips up |
Telegraph |
3 Dec |
|
"The prosecution of
the company, wholly owned by Tabcorp, is the first under a Victorian
Commission for Gambling Regulation law. Similar charges against three
other bookmaker firms - Sportsbet, International All Sports Ltd and
Eskander's Betstar Pty Ltd - also have been issued." |
|
Rising NRL star taped placing bet |
Telegraph |
3 Dec |
|
"A rising NRL star
has been drawn into rugby league's ugly betting scandal after being
captured on CCTV placing a suspicious bet on the contentious match this
year between Canterbury and North Queensland." |
|
News in brief: Betfair; GameAccount Network.. |
EGR |
2 Dec |
|
"Centrebet has
promoted Michael McRitchie to the position of managing director as of
January 2011, replacing the current chief Con Kafataris. Kafataris will
remain at the company as an executive director for a six to twelve month
transition period" |
|
Betfair sinks below float price.. |
The Tele |
1 Dec |
|
"Having been brought
to market in October at £13 a share, Betfair closed below its float
price for the first time as Morgan Stanley initiated with an
“equal-weight” rating and a £14.80 price target, while Goldman Sachs
began coverage with a “neutral” rating." |
|
Q&A: Patrick Jay, head of trading, HKJC |
EGR |
29 Nov |
|
"We transacted nearly
HK$39bn (AUD$5.3bn) on football last year... we make HK$6.4bn
(AUD$855mn) from HK$39bn, our margins are 16%, Ladbrokes’ are 6% or 7%,
SBO and IBC’s are half of 1%" |
|
Betting in Racing Victoria's sights |
Herald Sun |
27 Nov |
|
Rod Nicholson with a
rarely seen balanced look at the racing fees saga. |
|
Betfair plans to appeal racing levy |
SMH |
24 Nov |
|
"Betfair is believed
to have the support of Mr Packer to pursue further legal action, and to
lodge a formal complaint with the Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission over what the company believes is anti-competitive conduct." |
|
Ladbrokes exit race for licence |
SMH |
22 Nov |
|
"That leaves
Australia's two biggest wagering companies, Tabcorp and Tatts Group, as
the sole contenders for the lucrative monopoly, which Tabcorp has held
in Victoria for 50 years." |
|
Betfair says tax numbers don't add up |
R&S |
21 Nov |
|
"(Twaits) says a
funding model based on the payment by wagering operators of 20% of gross
revenue – the amount paid by Betfair to the Tasmanian Government and
what the company was paying every State racing body prior to its
pre-licence coverage of Australian racing – would be far more profitable
for racing than a tax of 1.5 percent on their turnover." |
|
Lawsuit Claims ATP Knew Stars Were Tied to Betting |
NYT |
19 Nov |
|
"The ATP was aware
that gambling accounts were maintained in the names of high-ranked
players. A confidentiality agreement prohibits me from disclosing the
names of those players to third parties and even my clients." |
|
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey banned after betting.. |
The Age |
26 Nov |
|
Blake Shinn and Peter Robl admit betting on races |
Herald Sun |
19 Nov |
|
"During an explosive
stewards' inquiry at Racing NSW headquarters yesterday, Shinn and Robl
both admitted to placing bets on races they were riding over the past
two years. The extent of their betting spree has rocked the racing
industry, with stewards' evidence revealing their bets totalled more
than $300,000 between July and September this year alone." |
|
Paddy’s invests in Ireland despite downturn |
EGR |
17 Nov |
|
Results from Sportsbet and
IASBet the shining light as Paddy Power release figures. "Paddy
Power’s online gross win in Australia was approximately AUS$50m for the
second half of last year, and that if growth patterns continued at their
current pace gross win would increase to around AUS$75m." |
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NSW to thrive, say Victorians |
Australian |
20 Nov |
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RVL: tax deal doesn't short-change Victoria |
The Age |
18 Nov |
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Betfair loses legal case in Australia |
Guardian |
17 Nov |
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Court ruling threatens to turn Victoria into gallops.. |
Australian |
18 Nov |
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Failed gamble: Betfair loses multi-million dollar.. |
Australian |
18 Nov |
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The Day Bookmakers Finished Second |
Daily Tele |
18 Nov |
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"The decision means
all wagering operators will need to pay the governing body of NSW racing
1.5 per cent of their turnover to legally take bets on races conducted
in this state." |
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France: sports bets up to €350m but “right to bet”.. |
EGR |
16 Nov |
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"The total amount bet
on sports in the first five months of the regulated French market
reached €350m, French regulator ARJEL revealed yesterday." |
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IMG head claims no betting on tennis |
AP |
12 Nov |
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"The head of
management company IMG told tennis' anti-corruption group that he hasn't
bet on the sport since current rules barring gambling were enacted
nearly two years ago." |
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IMG's Ted Forstmann Questioned by Anti-Corruption.. |
Bloomberg |
12 Nov |
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"Ted Forstmann,
chairman of sports management company IMG Worldwide Inc., has been
questioned by tennis’s anti-corruption body about placing a bet on his
client Roger Federer." |
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Centrebet FY profit hit by growth strategy |
EGR |
10 Nov |
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"Australian online
bookmaker Centrebet has warned it expects full-year net profit to be cut
by half to AU$8m as it unveiled a bold strategic plan aimed at doubling
its share of the Australian corporate bookmaking market to 20% by 2015." |
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Anti-dope agency sets sights on betting |
Fairfax |
10 Nov |
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"John Fahey, the
president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said that over the past year
Interpol had provided evidence that drew a clear nexus between doping
and match-fixing." |
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Arbib urges more cohesion in fight against.. |
SMH |
5 Nov |
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"This report is
expected to recommend laws similar to those in Britain's 2005 Gambling
Act, which include provisions for jail sentences of up to two years for
athletes involved in illegal betting." |
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Racing losing the bet against other sports |
SMH |
3 Nov |
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It's a two horse race - literally |
Daily Tele |
5 Nov |
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"It is eight times
more expensive to have a bet on a horse race with the TAB than to lodge
a bet with a corporate bookmaker on an NRL or AFL game." Surely the
TAB's could have reduced commish on a two-horse race. Can you imagine a
bookmaker betting 1.40/2.10 on a head-to-head sports event? |
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Horse racing's game of 'Deal or no deal' goes.. |
Telegraph |
1 Nov |
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Betfair could join exodus from UK |
Telegraph |
30 Oct |
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"Betfair, the online
betting site that floated on the Stock Exchange last week, has warned
that it could join the exodus of digital gaming companies from the UK if
the Goverment does not act to level an "uneven playing field."" |
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200-1 shot wins at Wetherby |
Yahoo |
30 Oct |
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"A horse called Maoi Chinn
Tire became the longest priced winner in 20 years in Britain when
successful in a hurdle race at Wetherby in northern England on Friday at
200-1... traded on the betting exchange Betfair as high as 1,000-1 - and
was matched for £912." |
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Bookies charged for bet offers |
Herald Sun |
28 Oct |
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"The Victorian Commission
for Gambling Regulaion has laid charges against three bookmaker firms
over betting inducements." |
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Winning punter takes on Sportingbet over payout |
AFR |
28 Oct |
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"New unfair consumer
contracts statutes in the Trade Practices Act may be tested in the
Federal Court of Australia for the gaming sector. A man who won over
$A500,000 betting on a single horse race has received only $A50,000 from
Sportingbet, which cites a liability cap in its contract. The claimant
will argue that this was hidden and therefore in breach of the new
legislation banning unfair terms in standard-form agreements." |
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Officials talk jail time for corruption conspirators |
SMH |
27 Oct |
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After another week of
blatant rorting at the tennis, finally some strong words from
Australia's Sports Minister. But as ever, finding proof will be near
impossible. |
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Betfair Rises as Much as 20% After Its Public Offering.. |
Bloomberg |
22 Oct |
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"climbed as much as
20 percent in its first day of trading after raising 211 million pounds
($332 million) in its London initial public offering"
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Bumper World Cup sees William Hill Online profits soar |
EGR |
21 Oct |
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"Net revenue for the
William Hill Group was up 22% on the third quarter in 2009, with
earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) up
64%."
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Nervous eyes on case over Federer bet |
The Times |
22 Oct |
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Teddy Forstmann: Okay, So I Did Bet Thousands That.. |
NYMag |
19 Oct |
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Ted Forstmann Lets Rip |
Daily Beast |
19 Oct |
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IMG Admits to Betting, Tennis Can't Afford to Look.. |
FanHouse |
19 Oct |
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Controversy builds as IMG
owner outed as a huge punter - both for and against some of his clients.
|
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Chefs ruined TAB's winning recipe |
SMH |
17 Oct |
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Max Presnell chimes in
with his tired old anti-corporate bookmaker arguments. Not many facts,
just a lot of bleating. Move on Max. |
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Betfair chief David Yu discloses heart.. |
Telegraph |
8 Oct |
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Betfair valued at AUD2.4
Billion. "The prospectus .. highlights regulatory risks and the
importance of core customers. Thirteen pages of risk factors note
Betfair is not currently obliged to hold a licence in jurisdictions
representing 27pc of its latest full-year revenues of £341m. The
prospectus also notes: "In some jurisdictions online betting and gaming
may be illegal." |
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Chinese dissident hot bet for Nobel Peace Prize |
AP |
8 Oct |
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"Irish bookmaker
Paddy Power said it received so many bets on the 54-year-old literary
critic it decided on an early payout, shelling out more than euro5,000
in total to those who had put money on him by the end of Tuesday." |
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Sportingbet sees 27% growth thanks to World Cup |
EGR |
6 Oct |
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"Over £50m was staked
on the operator’s sportsbook during the World Cup.., with 65% of this
bet in-play at a margin of 11.7%, with the operator describing the
latter figure as “particularly pleasing”. In-play also grew to account
for 61% of European sports revenue, compared to 56% last year." |
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Punter takes NRL to court over video ref |
SMH |
3 Oct |
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"Wollongong bus driver
Carlo Giacometti has taken the NRL to the small claims division of the
Local Court over the loss of a head start bet because of what he alleges
was the wrongful awarding of a try in the July game between the Brisbane
Broncos and .. the Sydney Roosters." |
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One man's $250,000 plunge on the Roosters.. |
Daily Tele |
29 Sep |
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Bizarre - that’s all that
can describe this article. It's got us beat why a punter trying to
remain anonymous would contact a high-profile journalist to get a large
bet on. Smells a bit fishy to us. |
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Wagers are on, but not at Randwick |
SMH |
25 Sep |
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“''It's seven or eight
times more expensive to have a bet on racing through the TAB than it is
on the footy, the NRL,'' Twaits says." |
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Despite impressive form, punters should be cautious.. |
Telegraph |
22 Sep |
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Betfair founders' stakes to be worth £225m.. |
Telegraph |
22 Sep |
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This not-so-fair float might come back to haunt Betfair |
Ev Standard |
22 Sep |
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“If it floats Betfair will
have one of the strongest – if not the strongest – balance sheet in the
FTSE 250. But there's the rub. Betfair doesn't need to float. It
certainly doesn't need any capital (and isn't raising any). The only
shares that will be sold are those held by the founders and original
shareholders – who plan to sell between 10pc and 15pc of the company's
total share capital." |
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Call for national body to police fraud |
Australian |
22 Sep |
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Sport asleep over gambling threat |
Australian |
21 Sep |
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“The ICC has an
anti-corruption unit that lives comfortably in Dubai but appears to
catch nothing but sunstroke. Its only claim to credibility appears to be
the desire to make sure every head of the organisation is a knight of
the realm." |
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Betting on U.S. Online Gambling |
WSJ |
20 Sep |
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“Richard Greenwood, a fund
manager at Bedlam Asset Management, believes the American market will
eventually open up, because online gambling is both a global trend and
an "easy voluntary tax generator in harsh fiscal times." |
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Betfair to launch $2.3 bln London float: report |
Reuters |
12 Sep |
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“Online gaming exchange
Betfair is set to announce plans for a 1.5 billion pounds ($2.3 billion)
London flotation within the next two weeks, The Sunday Times reported
without citing sources." |
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Sobbing Pete Rose repents for betting on baseball |
Cincy |
11 Sep |
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“What had begun as a roast
had turned into a repentance, the way people had always wanted it, and
now, finally, had received it. In, of all places, a casino ballroom." |
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European Court rejects German gambling restrictions |
BBC News |
8 Sep |
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“The ruling could open the
way for foreign betting companies to establish a presence in Germany. A
lobby group representing gambling firms, including PartyGaming and Bwin,
called the judgement a "landmark"." |
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Irregularities in betting on AFL |
The Age |
9 Sep |
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“In a statement the AFL
said there was ''no unusual betting'' for the Hawthorn-Fremantle match
reported to the AFL, and ''there were no large bets placed before the
announcement of teams for that game." |
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Police strike force to probe NRL betting |
Telegraph |
7 Sep |
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“Asked whether the latest
betting scandal had tarnished rugby league, Gallop said: "It is a matter
of the most serious concern. But nothing is proven at this stage and we
need to give the police time." |
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Australia's Election Uncertainty Prompts Betting.. |
WSJ |
3 Sep |
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“Betting on cane toad
races and cockroach races is fair game in Australia, but the real money
lately has gone toward betting on a slightly bigger creature—politicians." |
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The summer of betting |
Telegraph |
3 Sep |
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“Cricket Australia will
embrace a bookmaking bonanza during the Ashes despite the toxic betting
corruption scandals that have rocked the cricket world." |
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Tandy keeps quiet; plunge not limited to just NSW |
SMH |
3 Sep |
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Player agent is part of NRL bet probe |
SMH |
2 Sep |
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Top cops tackle betting scandal |
SMH |
2 Sep |
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Tandy was treated for a gambling problem |
Telegraph |
1 Sep |
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Murrihy looks for 'plunge' punters on CCTV |
Australian |
1 Sep |
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New twist in Ryan Tandy bet scandal |
Telegraph |
31 Aug |
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“The Daily Telegraph has
learned a Sydney woman opened an account with Betchoice on August 21 and
immediately told phone operators at its Darwin offices that "I'll have
as much money as you will take" on a Cowboys penalty goal.." |
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Punters linked to Storm spoon plunge |
SMH |
30 Aug |
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New claims put Ryan Tandy in troubled waters |
Telegraph |
30 Aug |
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“...Ryan Tandy was
repeatedly warned about his wild temper while gambling in the TAB area
of the Clovelly Hotel last Sunday - the night after the suspicious
betting plunge..." |
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Match-fixer pockets £150k as he rigs England Test |
N ot World |
29 Aug |
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“In the most sensational
sporting scandal ever, bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif delivered
THREE blatant no-balls to order." |
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Cops called in for bet probe |
Telegraph |
29 Aug |
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Tandy's life ban over $1000 bet |
Telegraph |
29 Aug |
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“It is also alleged a
player involved in the Cowboys-Bulldogs game owes a large amount of
money to bookmakers." One or two very nervous players. |
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NRL continue betting probe |
AAP |
27 Aug |
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“He said bets on a Cowboys
penalty being the first scoring play were placed in agencies in
different states for three days. "Whether that was people just following
hunches, you don't know," he said." Yes, we do know. |
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Betting operators call for law change |
Australian |
26 Aug |
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Online bookie referred to police |
Australian |
26 Aug |
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Codes in deal with grey-area bookie |
Australian |
25 Aug |
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“Betezy offers customers
an option to bet online after football matches have begun, which appears
a breach of the Interactive Gambling Act... "We are aware of the
prohibition of betting in the run on the internet. We will seek
clarification from Betezy as a matter of urgency," Gallop said." |
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$8m jump in Betfair deal: Libs |
The Mercury |
26 Aug |
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“.. the State Budget in
June that figure had jumped to about $5 million a year, reducing revenue
from Betfair from $7.3 million to $2.4 million." |
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Paddy Powers on with 'exceptional' World Cup |
EGR |
25 Aug |
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“.. Australia had
performed “strongly” with online gross win up 45% and operating profit
of €7.9m.. its geographic customer base with 43% of group operating
profit from UK customers, 39% from Irish customers and 16% from
Australian customers." |
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Two Men Charged With Fraud in German Soccer-Match.. |
Bloomberg |
25 Aug |
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“German prosecutors
indicted two suspects on fraud charges related to claims they were part
of a Europe-wide conspiracy to pay referees and players 350,000 euros
($441,875) to fix 24 soccer matches." |
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Win or lose, punters forced to wait |
The Age |
24 Aug |
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“Millions of dollars in
bets on the federal election are in limbo as punters and bookmakers -
like the rest of the nation - await a result." |
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Bookie wants AFL inquiry into Dockers' thrashing |
The Age |
24 Aug |
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“Alan Eskander, the
principal of the Betstar bookmaking firm, claimed yesterday that the AFL
must never allow clubs to ''seemingly overnight'' leave out the bulk of
their team." |
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Austrian Koellerer punished for breaking rules.. |
Reuters |
20 Aug |
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“Koellerer's website
included a link to a gambling site that enabled fans to place bets on
matches." |
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Sky-high marketing costs hit Bwin profits |
EGR |
19 Aug |
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“Marketing costs were up a
massive 30% in the second quarter with EBITDA falling from €15.1 million
in Q2 2009 to €11m this year." |
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Bookie pays out on Lockerbie bet |
UKPA |
13 Aug |
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“A bookmaker paid out more
than a week early on a bet the Lockerbie bomber would still be alive a
year after his release." |
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Racing in NSW can't afford stand-off |
Australian |
13 Aug |
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“Alan Eskander, chief
executive of Betstar, said he would fly to Sydney on the first available
plane if NSW was open to worthwhile negotiations." |
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Japan Sumo chief resigns amid betting scandal |
AP |
12 Aug |
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“The head of the Japan
Sumo Association resigned Thursday, as the nation's ancient sport is
beleaguered by a gambling scandal involving top wrestlers and coaches,
with gangsters acting as go-betweens." |
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Gambling Website Allows Students to Bet on Grades |
OC |
12 Aug |
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“.. allows students to
upload their student schedule, giving the server access to their school
records. The website then calculates the student's odds of obtaining
certain grades in each of their classes..." |
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Sportingbet scores strong World Cup figures |
EGR |
12 Aug |
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“in-play represented the
bulk of activity, accounting for 65% of bets at an aggregate margin in
excess of 17%." |
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Gambling debts can ruin a reputation, players told |
SMH |
8 Aug |
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“NRL players are being
warned they are at risk of committing a form of insider trading by
revealing team changes or injuries to the public before they're
officially announced by their club." |
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Tabcorp punts on third-party pokies.. |
Australian |
6 Aug |
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“Funke Kupper is well
advanced in his plans to try to fill the $270m hole left by the loss of
poker machine profits after 2012. He will find out this year whether he
gets to keep his wagering business." |
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Record $500,000 bet on Saints to win flag |
AAP |
5 Aug |
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“An AFL punter has placed
a whopping $500,000 with Sportsbet on St Kilda to win the 2010
premiership at $6." |
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Harry Findlay says he has lost £2.5 million betting.. |
Telegraph |
31 July |
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“Findlay told me: "I've
lost £2.5m gambling on racing, but I've won £11.5m on other sports.
Sometimes, I've been in positions where I had to win £800,000 just to
pay my monthly bills." |
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Clements wins appeal against warning off |
AAP |
31 July |
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“VCAT president Judge Ian
Ross upheld professional punter and commission agent Clements' appeal on
Friday with a finding that he was not subject to the rules of racing." |
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How David Schwarz won $500K in one afternoon |
Herald Sun |
30 July |
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“Every cent I earned was
being lost OTP and I was becoming involved with shadier and shadier
characters." |
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Betting licence process slammed |
The Age |
30 July |
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“The government yesterday
said three companies - Tabcorp, Tatts Group and Britain's Ladbrokes -
were invited to bid for the licence, expected to be worth hundreds of
millions of dollars... critical of Mr Robinson for allowing consortium
Tabgroup to submit a register of interest four months late. Tabgroup
includes ALH, which is owned by Bruce Mathieson and Woolworths." |
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Three in hunt for wagering licence |
The Age |
30 July |
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“Ladbrokes joins the
incumbent Tabcorp Holdings and its major rival Tatts Group in the
running for the 12-year wagering and betting licence, which will also
allow the successful applicant to run the first Victorian-based betting
exchange." "It is understood the Hong Kong Jockey Club as well as Irish
betting giant Paddy Power, Greek firm Intralot and betting exchange
company Betfair were overlooked." |
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Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers |
NY Times |
29 July |
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“People are gaming online.
You either try to regulate and tax it, or people are going to go to the
offshore operators, where you don’t get any revenue." |
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Two Online Gambling Operators in Europe to Merge |
NY Times |
29 July |
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“Two of the biggest
European operators of Internet betting sites, PartyGaming and Bwin
Interactive Entertainment, said Thursday that they planned to merge,
forming the world’s largest publicly traded online gambling company." |
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Congress Rethinks its Ban on Internet Gambling |
NY Times |
28 July |
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“With pressure mounting on
the federal government to find new revenues, Congress is considering
legalizing, and taxing, an activity it banned just four years ago:
Internet gambling." |
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Betfair seeks IT recruits with global ambitions |
Comp Week |
27 July |
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"Online gambling firm
Betfair is looking to hire nearly 100 technology employees and graduates
across different areas of expertise." |
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Betting stink over fight farce |
Daily Tele |
23 July |
|
"Bookmakers are
calling the 29-second Danny Green-Paul Briggs sham a fix after
professional punters ripped $1 million out of betting agencies around
Australia in an orchestrated sting." |
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War Without End |
VFG |
19 July |
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"Sources within NSW
Racing informed me that immediately after Perram's devastating criticism
in the Sportsbet judgment, Brown suggested to a meeting that perhaps its
was time to sit down and talk. He was apparently overruled by Racing NSW
CEO Peter V'Landys who said "we've spent too much money to turn back
now." |
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Betfair eyes £1.5bn autumn IPO |
FT |
17 July |
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Betfair gambles on IPO for this year |
The Times |
17 July |
|
"Betfair, the world’s
biggest betting exchange operator, is to consider a stock market
flotation after the summer in a listing that could value the group at
£1.5bn." |
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Asian police arrest 5,000 over World Cup betting |
AFP |
17 July |
|
"In all, these
operations have led to nearly 7,000 arrests, the seizure of more than 26
million dollars in cash and the closure of illegal gambling dens which
handled more than two billion dollars' worth of bets, Interpol said." |
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Officials scrutinize bets on Newport tennis match |
AP |
10 July |
|
"Tennis officials are
assessing reports of irregular betting on a first-round match between
Richard Bloomfield and Christophe Rochus at the Hall of Fame grass-court
tournament in Newport, Rhode Island." |
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Punters would be 'squids-in' if they backed Octopus'.. |
Betfair |
9 July |
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Interpol Effect Match-Fixing Arrest At World Cup |
InfoSite |
8 July |
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"Police have effected
an arrest at FIFA World Cup 2010 after receiving incontrovertible
evidence of match-fixing… When interrogated, the culprit (who had eight
arms) told Interpol his name was Paul, the Octopus…." |
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How punting by text has put BetNow on a winner |
Ev Standard |
8 July |
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"He keys in a
fast-dial number. It connects him with betNow. He taps in “Germany” and
up pops a selection of scores on tonight's game in the World Cup. He can
choose to bet £3, £5, £10 or higher. For each sum, the size of the
possible payout if he wins is displayed." |
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Danny Nikolic cleared but feud lingers |
Australian |
30 June |
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Hearing Result - Jockey Danny Nikolic |
Racing VIC |
29 June |
|
"The strained
relationship between Racing Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey and
jockey Danny Nikolic is unlikely to improve soon. Nikolic had four
serious charges dismissed by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board
yesterday." |
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Is online poker still in the firing line? You bet |
The Age |
28 June |
|
"The Government is
not convinced that liberalising online gaming would have benefits for
the Australian community which would outweigh the risks of an increased
incidence of problem gambling, particularly with the rapid changes in
technology." |
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VRC boss slams deal over TV rights |
The Age |
28 June |
|
"The head of
Australia's most powerful racing club yesterday slammed a decision by
Queensland Racing to align itself with Sky Channel and not
industry-owned broadcaster TVN." |
|
How David Schwarz won $500K in one afternoon |
Reuters |
27 June |
|
"Malaysia will not
issue a sports betting licence to a firm set to be controlled by gaming
group Berjaya Corp amid growing public anger in the mostly Muslim
nation, local media reported on Saturday." |
|
Pressure to end gaming duopoly |
SMH |
24 June |
|
Response to pokies reform is an eye-roller |
SMH |
24 June |
|
Rudd baulks at $1 pokie bet limit |
The Age |
24 June |
|
Government response to the
long-awaited
Productivity Report on Gambling all about doing nothing as per usual
- or maybe the PM of the day had other issues on his mind. |
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Nikolic case may lead to rule changes |
AAP |
23 June |
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Danny Nikolic offers to take lie-detector test |
Herald Sun |
23 June |
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Nikolic guilty plea to lesser charges |
Herald Sun |
21 June |
|
"Paul Holdenson, QC,
appearing for RVL stewards, told the RAD Board that betting activity
from punters Neville Clements, Alessandro Alaimo and Kevin McFarland on
Betfair to lay horses to lose ridden by Nikolic followed either directly
or indirectly from communication from the jockey." |
|
Brown Breaks The First Rule Of Holes |
VFG |
21 June |
|
So the online bookies won? Don't bet on it |
SMH |
18 June |
|
State of flux stymies corporate bookmakers |
Australian |
17 June |
|
'All parties win' in race fees case |
AAP |
16 June |
|
All parties claim some
level of victory in the long running court case, but Racing NSW ruled to
have engaged in "deliberately protectionist, discriminatory and
therefore unlawful" behaviour in applying it's product fees on racing. |
|
Speculators betting on movie success |
BBC News |
12 June |
|
"Following US
regulatory approval, a new exchange is to begin offering traders the
chance to bet on the success of the latest cinematic productions." |
|
Bookies cheer soccer betfest |
SMH |
12 June |
|
"Mr Evans said most
Centrebet revenue would come from live betting. ''That's where colossal
money can come in. You get people trying to top up, trying to bail out
of trouble. You can get people in a tight game that might back both
sides to put themselves into a winning position." |
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Bookmakers question Brownlow integrity after.. |
Herald Sun |
12 June |
|
"Bookmakers have
questioned the integrity of the Brownlow Medal after the AFL admitted it
had misplaced the votes from the Round 8 Melbourne-West Coast clash." |
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Malaysia tycoon in betting spat makes charity vow |
AP |
7 June |
|
"A Malaysian
billionaire embroiled in a controversy over launching a sports betting
operation has pledged to donate his initial earnings to charity in a bid
to deflect growing criticism that the plan will promote gambling in the
Muslim-majority country." |
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EU court deals setback to online betting sites |
AFP |
4 June |
|
EU ruling prompts calls for overhaul of gambling laws |
Telegraph |
4 June |
|
"Europe's highest court on
Thursday handed down a setback to online betting sites, ruling that
member states are allowed to ban them from operating to help combat
fraud and protect consumers." |
|
Tip of the Day |
WSJ |
3 June |
|
The WSJ run their eye over
Australia's Group D in a World Cup betting guide. |
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Corporate bookies laughing all the way to the.. |
The Age |
30 May |
|
The author of this one
appears to get very fired up over something happening in another state.
Does he really care about racing that much? |
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'Perfect storm' fear for problem gamblers |
The Age |
30 May |
|
"Sports betting has
grown by an average of 12 per cent a year over the past five years,
compared to 1.2 per cent on pokies spending and 0.5 per cent growth on
betting on horseracing, according to analysts IBISWorld." |
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Online gaming sharks to net $1bn from punters |
The Age |
30 May |
|
"Independent senator
Nick Xenophon has ready a private member's bill that would ban
Australian credit card companies from processing payments to offshore
gambling websites." |
|
How gambling moved into the mainstream |
FT |
28 May |
|
"..Global Betting And
Gaming Consultants, estimates the global betting turnover for the (Wold
Cup's) 64 matches will be £3.4bn." |
|
Mystery bet points to integrity crisis |
Australian |
26 May |
|
"Too many Australians need
to stop punting and wagering their lives into oblivion. The racing and
TABs missed a chance last week to help lessen a growing social issue. As
always they went straight to the bottom line." |
|
Betfair proposal attacked |
Herald Sun |
19 May |
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Not surprisingly, Tabcorp
and the racing industry fire back at Betfair for suggesting that punters
at TAB's and on-course use id-cards for indentification. |
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Nikolic in battle to save career |
Australian |
14 May |
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Racing Victoria levels nine charges against Danny.. |
Australian |
14 May |
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"RACING Victoria
stewards have today laid nine charges against jockey leading Danny
Nikolic. Nikolic has been charged with infringements, including improper
practice and improper behaviour." |
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Ladbrokes hit by sharp drop in retail betting |
Reuters |
14 May |
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"British bookmaker
Ladbrokes reported a fall in revenue in the first four months of the
year as the amount of bets placed in its shops declined sharply, partly
due to January's bad weather." |
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Malaysia allows sports betting for non-Muslims |
AP |
13 May |
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Malaysia's Berjaya buys sports betting firm |
Reuters |
13 May |
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"Berjaya will pay 525
million ringgit ($163.9 million) to gaming tycoon Vincent Tan for a 70
percent stake of Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd, which recently obtained approval
from the government to conduct a sports betting business." |
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Fees uncertainty puts bets on hold: gaming |
Australian |
12 May |
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"Criterion had Tatt's
as a long-term buy at $2.30 after the NSW lottery buy and maintain the
call. We tentatively extend the courtesy to Tabcorp." |
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AFL's only safe bet |
Herald Sun |
9 May |
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"Many times over the
journey, I have wondered whether the savagery of an expert's analysis
has been coloured by the amount dropped OTP." Eddie has spoken. |
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AFL in 'Noddy Land': banned bookmaker Simon Beasley |
Herald Sun |
7 May |
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AFL, beer and bets make for strange bedfellows |
The Age |
7 May |
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AFL can't trace cash bets: TAB |
The Age |
7 May |
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AFL comes down hard on officials placing bets |
The Age |
6 May |
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Goal umpire banned in AFL betting blitz |
AAP |
5 May |
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An AFL cross-check with
bookies reveals six names of umpires, coaches or officials having placed
bets on AFL. One timekeeper was was stood down for five weeks over a $5
bet. A bit harsh we think - a warning would be more appropriate - save
the harsh penalties for the real punters. Memo to AFL - How about those
involved in the recording of official stats? |
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Barry Hearn vows to stamp out 'sickness' in snooker |
BBC Sport |
3 May |
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John Higgins suspension over match-fixing allegations.. |
Guardian |
3 May |
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How world snooker champion John Higgins plots to.. |
News OTW |
2 May |
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"The world's number
one snooker player was suspended yesterday, hours before the sport's
annual showpiece, in the wake of match-fixing allegations that threaten
to fatally undermine the sport." |
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UK group William Hill to bid $130m for Centrebet |
Australian |
3 May |
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"British group
William Hill is looking for a rails run in the bidding for online
gambling operator Centrebet International, with the bookmaker poised to
make an offer of more than pound stg. 80m ($132m)." |
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NRL calls in private detectives |
The Age |
29 Apr |
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"CCTV footage and
private detectives will be used to help identify a mystery punter who
stands to collect $40,000 on a Melbourne Storm wooden spoon... TAB
Sportsbet yesterday confirmed it had provided details to the NRL
revealing where and when the bumper bet was placed, allegedly in
Melbourne at 9.30pm last Wednesday." |
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NRL and Betfair to probe early bet |
SMH |
25 Apr |
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"The NRL has launched
an investigation in collaboration with Betfair after it was revealed
yesterday the online betting agency on April 13 took a bet to win
$10,500 on Melbourne Storm taking out the 2010 wooden spoon." A few
questions. What would the NRL be investigating? Why did TAB Sportsbet
re-open their spoon market just days before all this took place? |
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Bookmakers call for NRL safeguards |
SMH |
23 Apr |
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"Bookies around the
country stung for more than $500,000 in wooden-spoon betting on the
Storm are calling for an integrity officer to be appointed immediately
to oversee betting in the NRL." |
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Rising Star Nick Naitanui? You can bet on it |
Herald Sun |
17 Apr |
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If there is anyone -
including the author - who can explain the first six paras in this one,
we'd be much appreciated! |
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On the punt |
The Age |
17 Apr |
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We just liked the
headline. |
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Fevola vows to beat gambling addiction |
Herald Sun |
17 Apr |
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"Fevola said he would
draw inspiration from David Schwarz and other recovering gambling
addicts. “He’s (Schwarz) really landed on his feet after being OTP,’’ he
said." |
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Brendan Fevola pleads with bookies to save him from.. |
Herald Sun |
17 Apr |
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"Confessed gambling addict
Brendan Fevola has pleaded with bookmakers to stop taking his bets...
amid revelations Fevola's gambling debts spiralled as high as $300,000." |
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Gambling is harming my life: Fevola |
The Age |
16 Apr |
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Lions star Brendan Fevola admits gambling addiction |
Herald Sun |
15 Apr |
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"Troubled footballer
Brendan Fevola has confessed he has a gambling problem that threatens to
ruin his life. The football world has been awash with speculation Fevola
has debts of about $250,000." |
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Five years' jail for employee who blew $3m OTP |
Border Mail |
14 Apr |
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"A leading Border
stock and station agent “teetered on the brink of insolvency” after one
of its employees stole almost $3 million to fund his gambling addiction,
a judge said yesterday." |
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The Great Debate - Racing/Wagering.. |
R&S |
13 Apr |
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"The industry is going to
continue to lose revenue as customers have too much choice and we must
identify other areas to obtain revenue streams, said Kafataris
(Centrebet CEO)." |
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Pakistan back spinner in bet probe |
AFP |
13 Apr |
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"Reports in the British
media have alleged the 29-year-old leg spinner is one of two players at
English county side Essex being probed by English police investigating
"match irregularities". |
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Racing bodies jockey for a better future |
SMH |
12 Apr |
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TABCORP MD Elmer Funke
Kupper crying poor yet again: ''Our profit last year was just below $500
million, we paid the industry close to $600 [million] … About two-thirds
of everything we make in wagering goes to the industry.'' |
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NRL in online gambling row |
SMH |
11 Apr |
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NRL set to take
sponsorship cash from Poker sites FullTilt and Pokerstars. |
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Betfair boss Andrew Twaits eyes bigger slice of.. |
The Australian |
6 Apr |
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Betfair keen for financial betting in a revamped.. |
The Australian |
6 Apr |
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"William Hill, Ladbrokes
and Coral are companies that I would expect -- whether it's through
acquisitions or starting up themselves -- to start to look at entering
the Australian market at some point in the next year or so." |
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Commentator Error Causes Carnage On Betfair |
FreeBets |
6 Apr |
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A lesson for all punters
when betting horse racing in the run: don't always trust the caller! |
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7-7-7-7 costs Pa. Lottery bigtime |
The Philly |
1 Apr |
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"Wednesday night, all
7s came up in Pennsylvania Lottery's Big 4 drawing, resulting in a
whopping $7.77 million payout to 3,107 winning tickets."
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