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There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 fi...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
The late Don Scott once wrote that the best form of exotic betting is the trifecta. I think he was right. Don said picking a trifecta winning bet was a test of skill rather than a game of chance. ...
Is there an element of hysteria about the opposition to the establishment of betting exchanges for Aussie punters? I think there is. For starters, I believe the importance of exchange betting is...
Things are changing so rapidly in the world of gambling, thanks to the boom in the Internet, that all the "old ways" of doing things need to be thrown out the window. Though whether the people wh...
AUSTRALIAN RACING BOARD chairman Bob Bentley yesterday issued a blistering attack on the country's governments, corporate bookmakers and betting exchanges while warning the $5 billion industry face...
What's golng on? Reports from the UK say there's been an alarming betting drift on So You Think before Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. It led to betting on the great French race being temporari...
Wagering operator Betfair has announced an in-principle agreement with the Tasmanian government to keep its operations in the Apple Isle for the next decade.Betfair was awarded a non-exclusive lice...
Will there one day be a revolt by punters wanting to bet “in-the-run” or “in-the- play” on racing and sports events? Maybe. At the moment, such a betting approach via the Internet or Betfair is ...
Over three years ago, John May, a man described as one of the most fearless gamblers in the world, and an author of books on gambling, made the bold prediction that “Within five years the sports b...