The Flawed Victorian Regulatory System
In Australia, regulation is quite a dog’s breakfast and racing is fully immersed therein. This broad land boasts 2.6 million public servants from a population of ~27.5 million and that doesn’t include operations like the telcos or banks which are run much to the same ilk. And, for the record, we seek to not besmirch the 10’s of thousands of soldiers, front line police, nurses and doctors that do a great job.
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The Multi-Brand Problem: How One Company Operates Ten Bookmakers
Whether you're a small-margin loser, breaking even, or actually winning—the house finds ways to tilt the game further.
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NRL Integrity Is a One-Way Street — And Punters Are on the Wrong End
NRL coaches routinely name teams they know won't take the field — and nobody blinks. But when punters act on information the clubs themselves leaked, it's the bettors who cop the blame. The NRL pockets $50 million a year from wagering revenue. The least they could do is stop lying about who's playing.
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The Rounding-Down Rort
When expat Aussie gelding Patch of Theta won a plain race at Sha Tin in early February, it jogged a memory — and reopened a wound that punters have been carrying for decades.
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The Deductions Rort: Same Bet, Different States, Different Payout
You back a horse at $4.50. A rival gets scratched. Your payout drops — but how much it drops depends entirely on which state the race is run in. Racing Victoria, Racing NSW and Racing Queensland all use different deduction scales, and not one of them is built to protect the punter.
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