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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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HOT OFF THE PRESS |
The latest betting news, moves and markets from around the world
From the OnThePunt.com Editorial Team
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Another NRL rort?
18:48
Friday 26 August |
The integrity of the sport of Rugby League
in Australia has once again been questioned with allegations of a player
initiated sting in a match last round. It is believed that Bulldogs prop
Ryan Tandy is the player at the centre of an NRL betting investigation
on the match between North Queensland Cowboys and Canterbury Bulldogs
played last weekend.
As ninemsn reports, "In the early exchanges of the match, Tandy dropped
the ball when attempting a quick play the ball, and then seconds later
flopped on a North Queensland player forcing a Cowboys penalty right in
front of the posts."
Bookmakers around the country were smashed with significant and unusual
bets on a North Queensland penalty try being the first scoring option.
The price moved from 12.00 into as short at 3.00 before being taken off the board at
most if not all betting shops country-wide.
Is Tandy guilty? See him interviewed
here.
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AUSSIE RULES
Bookies fight for publicity
16:22
Friday 6 August |
Mainstream media have reported this week
that
Sportsbet
have laid a $500,000 bet on St Kilda at 6.00 winning this year's AFL
Premiership. "Clearly this punter thought the price was too good to
refuse - he has had an account with us since April, but this is the
first bet he's placed," a Sportsbet spokesman said.
Industry speculation however, is that the punter in question may not
exist. And given Sportsbet's history in severley restricting winning
punters, it does appear rather odd that the
Paddy Power
controlled bookie would accept a bet to lose $2.5 million.
Rival
TAB Sportsbet
today responded by issuing a Press Release titled, "St Kilda $6.50 –
Best price in Australia – Friendless at TAB Sportsbet!"
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BOXING
Bout ends in farce; lands massive plunge
23:31
Wednesday 21 July |
The reputation* of the sport of boxing has
taken another blow tonight when Paul Briggs dropped to his knees in the
opening round of an IBO cruiserweight world title bout against Danny
Green in Perth.
From AAP: "Danny Green's IBO cruiserweight world title bout against Paul
Briggs ended in farce after Briggs was knocked out just 29 seconds into
the first round by a punch that hardly touched him. Briggs stumbled a
few steps, dropped to the canvas and was counted out after copping a
mere graze to the head from a weak Green left jab that would have hardly
fazed a commoner in the street."
Some facts: The "Danny Green Round One" result was backed from as much
as 13.00 (TAB Sportsbet) into 1.50 (Centrebet) before the fight. Most
bookmakers took the market off the board on the day of the fight. On the
day before the fight, a client of one Darwin-based bookmaker wanted to
have $30,000 on a Round One knockout at 8.00. TAB affilates of Centrebet
are believed to have stood the Round One result for a six-figure sum.
*OnThePunt is no way suggesting that the result of this bout was
100% fixed.
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GENERAL
World Cup bookie bonanza
22:01
Wednesday 14 July |
Just incase you were wondering how bad the
World Cup was for punters, European giant Bwin has reported a 40%
increase in gross revenue compared to the last major international
football tournament, Euro 2008. The company made an average of AUD$1.5
million each day of the World Cup on total turnover of around AUD$520
million. The margin of 9.1% compared favourably to the 8.3% recorded for
Euro 2008 and the 6.7% for the 2006 World Cup. The operator also
revealed that around 900,000 unique customers placed bets on the
platform during the World Cup, of which 213,000 were new clients.
Locally, TAB Sportsbet are believed to have had a 16% margin on turnover
of $123million on the tournament.
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WORLD CUP
Betfair create more records
17:22
Monday 12 July |
Betfair punters in more than 50 countries
have provided further evidence the World Cup is the biggest sporting
event on earth by betting, on average, more than $30 million (AUD) on
each of the 64 World Cup matches and trading close to $2 billion (AUD)
while the matches were in-play. More than 150,000 customers had a bet on
Betfair’s 2,500 World Cup markets. Betfair punters traded over $225
million in the two most popular World Cup markets alone; the World Cup
winner’s market and World Cup Final. The World Cup winner’s market
attracted more than $160 million, while $66 million was traded in
head-to-head betting on the World Cup final between Spain and The
Netherlands.
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WORLD CUP
TAB Sportsbet holds $123m on WC
15:09
Monday 12 July |
The Soccer World Cup has cemented itself
as Australians’ most loved sports betting event, with a record $123
million wagered on the 2010 tournament with
TAB Sportsbet.
A total of 3.1 million individual bets were placed on the 64 games via
TAB Sportsbet’s national network of telephone betting, tab.com.au and
its NSW and Victorian TAB retail outlets. Online wagering accounted for
almost one quarter of the total turnover.
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WORLD CUP
Record $9.5 million TAB hold on WC semi
16:46
Thursday 8 July |
TAB Sportsbet
is tipping epic betting interest in Monday morning’s World Cup final
after this morning’s Spain v Germany semi-final eclipsed all previous
individual event turnover records. Soccer fans wagered $9.5 million with
TAB Sportsbet on the Spain v Germany clash, a total which surpasses the
holds on AFL and NRL grand finals and the Melbourne Cup (fixed odds). A
staggering 90 per cent of the $9.5 million was invested in the 24 hours
before kick off.
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AUSSIE RULES
Barlow refund at Sportsbet
21:49
Sunday 4 July |
Sportsbet
has refunded bets on Fremantle's first-year sensation Michael Barlow to
win this year's Brownlow Medal. Barlow was the outright third-favourite
for the medal at 9.00 behind Gary Ablett Jnr and Luke Hodge before
breaking his leg in the dying minutes of Saturday's clash against Port
Adelaide.
"We didn't even have him in the market at the start of the season," said
Sportsbet's Haydn Lane. "He's been amazing this year and the least we
can do for punters who backed Barlow for the Brownlow is refund their
bets after the cruel end to his season."
Earlier this season,
Sportsbet
paid out more than $150,000 in bets on Richmond for the Wooden Spoon
after just four rounds. Following the Tigers' win against Sydney this
weekend, West Coast are now on the bottom of the ladder. "At the time we
thought it was a great idea as Richmond didn't look like winning a match
let alone getting off the bottom of the ladder," said Lane. "It looks
like that bright idea will now cost us more than $150,000!"
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