THERE are plenty of dodgy people out there and they all come out to play when mug punters are on the prowl around the Spring Racing Carnival. Dodgy people posing as reputable bookmakers are easy to take advantage of unsuspecting – and suspecting punters. It is easy money for these dodgy con men looking to[...]

NEWS out of China today reveals several Crown Resorts staff, including Australian citizens, have been arrested by authorities on suspicion of gambling crimes – and it has wiped nearly half a billion dollars of the gambling giant's bottom line. Some 18 staff were reportedly arrested in raids on homes last Thursday and Friday, with the[...]

AUSTRALIAN punters will never get bored with the same old offerings from online bookmakers. Our sports books are always looking at ways to revolutionise their markets and keep punters engaged. And the latest effort in that regard comes from our friends at WilliamHill.com.au. The online bookmaker has launched a racing product it calls Double Down[...]

CASINOS and bookmakers had a very good year in Australia. The annual compilation of all state and territory gambling data released this week has shown that the total figure Aussies lost on the punt reached $22.7 billion in 2014-15, an increase of 7.7 per cent on the previous financial year. That's $1241 per head of total[...]

IF you can get $1.50 about superstar mare Winx in Saturday's Warwick Stakes, jump on it, because she has been absolutely smashed by the punters. Sportsbet.com.au's Ben Bulmer reports the online bookmaker is holding a mountain of cash on the wonder mare who underwent surgery to here near fore fetlock over the winter, but has[...]

UBET they won't be happy about this. Tatts' online bookmaking arm UBet has been convicted and fined for advertising material that promoted alcohol consumption while gambling. But the fine won't break the bank. In a nation-wide first, the Tasmanian-based bookmaker pleaded guilty in a local New South Wales Court to two advertising breaches. But it[...]

CALL it the mother of all payouts. Aussie online bookmaker bet365.com.au has been smashed with a mammoth $2.75 million fine after it was found by the Federal Court to have made false representations in its free bets offer. As part of a coordinated sweep of ‘free' representations on websites targeting Australian consumers, the the Australian[...]

IT'S the $1 billion sell off that could change the face of punting in Western Australia. But the big question is, will it happen? The Western Australian State Government is hoping to secure the monstrous figure, but revelations that front runner Tabcorp is being probed by the Australian Federal Police over bribery allegations have thrown[...]

FORGET about using the internet or smart phone apps to gamble on live sport in Australia for a very, very long time. The Federal Government announced today that it will close a loophole that bookmakers have recently opened, enabling ‘in-play' betting online. The decision was one of 14 recommendations adopted from a review of Australia's[...]

What would a ban on advertising do to the online bookmaker industry? That's the question being asked after the Australian Greens Party announced that it wants to see gambling treated like the tobacco industry. Party leader Senator Richard Di Natale said this week that his party wants a blanket ban on all advertising and promotion[...]

SOME of the bookies already do it in a round about way. They call it ‘in play' at WilliamHill.com.au , where punters simply have to turn on their phone's microphone to place their wagers after an event has started. Now online bookmakers across Australia are uniting in their calls for the legalisation of live betting.[...]

IN a sad day for the racing industry, young trainer Sam Kavanagh has copped a heavy penalty after an eight month inquiry into his horse testing positive to the banned substances cobalt and caffeine. Racing New South Wales banned Kavanagh for nine years and three months and fined him $3000 after concluding the inquiry, which[...]

AUSTRALIAN gambling giant Tabcorp has found itself in hot water with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, the financial watch dog launching proceedings over allegations it failed to comply with anti money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. AUSTRAC yesterday filed papers in the Federal Court against three Tabcorp group companies for “extensive, significant[...]