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UPDATE – Code of Conduct
UPDATE I have put together a draft Code of Conduct for Corporate Bookmakers in Australia. I feel it is a fair Code of Conduct and considers bookmakers needs and potential liabilities, yet provides a...
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WORST BOOKIE 2013
We couldn’t end the year without awarding Fair Wagering Australia’s “Worst Bookmaker 2013”. We determine the worst bookie to be the one that is the most unfair to punters – particularly those that...
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UPDATE
It’s been a while since we posted, so here’s a quick run down on where we’re at in our quest to bring back fairness to sports and race wagering in Australia. Northern Territory Consistent with recent...
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TABCORP and the ‘genuine (commercially viable) customer’
Fair Wagering has been handed an extraordinary document that lifts the lid on Australia’s biggest wagering operator’s attempts to severely restrict winning punters at TAB retail outlets. It looks as...
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Racing VIC drop a bomb
Racing Victoria has set the cat among the pigeons today with their announcement of a new set of product fees for betting on Victorian Racing product, all to take effect in just over six weeks. Instead...
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Debunking The Spin
Sportingbet pay the King of Spin, Shane Warne $1 million a year to be their brand ambassador. Their adversaries, Sportsbet have saved a million by having their own in house King of Spin, Cormac Barry....
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A not so Classic experience
This one came across the Fair Wagering Australia desk yesterday. A punter writes: ——————- My ire has been raised and I’m in the mood for a rant! Following is the complete story of my experience with...
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Open Letter from Kingsley Bartholomew to RVL and Racing Queensland
Kingsley Bartholomew has been one of the more significant punters in the Australian wagering marketplace for 15 years now. He’s deeply concerned about the future of the industry – and what it means for...
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Fairness returns?
In case you missed this week’s news, Racing NSW have declared their intention to bring back fairness into the Australian wagering landscape by introducing a minimum bet rule. Racing NSW announced the...
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The Billion Dollar Bet
Australians individually lose, on average, $1,600 a year gambling – the most in the world. Because of this, a few years back, the big gambling houses of Europe set their sights on Australia and $1...
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Open letter to Bernard Saundry, CEO of Racing Victoria
Hi Bernard, I was heartened to hear you recently on RSN Radio say that Racing Victoria will consider Minimum Bet Laws for corporate bookmakers in May when you renew your race fields legislation. It’s...
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Memo to AFL on INTEGRITY
Mixed success. That’s how you could describe our campaign to get bookies to take a racing bet from winning punters. While some have reported a positive experience, it’s all too evident that many...
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Here’s a Classic(bet)!
The NSW Government licensed Classicbet really do hate winners. Here’s what they are asking for if they suspect that you might be somehow inclined to back more winners than losers: —————– After...
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Another offshore attack. Just let us bet.
From today’s Australian: Racing, police combine to end illegal betting agencies It really is hard to know where to start with this one. We know Patrick Smith isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but...
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SUBMISSION TO O’FARRELL INTERACTIVE GAMBLING REVIEW
Mr. O’Farrell, When Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the review which you are chairing he said “I have deliberately left the terms of reference broad to ensure former Premier O’Farrell can look at...
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Yearly Open Letter to Bernard Saundry
Hi Bernard, Because the ethical argument was not strong enough for you to bring in a minimum-bet limit for corporate bookmakers last year, I will set them aside and give you the regulatory and...
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Letter to Racing CEOs regarding min bet intro
Dear Sam, You will have seen that Racing Victoria have followed Racing NSW and announced the introduction of a minimum bet law from October 1. It can be seen as the turning point for the industry and...
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Sports betting – Open letter to Alan Tudge MP
Hi Mr Alan Tudge, My name is Luke MacDonald from the Gold Coast. 5 years or so ago I was enticed into gambling on Australian sport by all the advertising that accompanied it. Since then I have learned...
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Betting in NRL – Open letter to Mr Todd Greenberg
Dear Mr Todd Greenberg, As CEO of the NRL are you aware that many corporate bookmakers (some of which are your commercial partners) close or restrict accounts of winning gamblers/ gamblers who do not...
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Richard Irvine’s response to RVL minimum bet survey
6. Please provide your feedback on a potential MBL for all WSPs internet and telephone betting (any one Win, Win/Place or Each-way bet to lose $1,000; any one Place bet to lose $500): $1,000 on...
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