More money to the lawyers...Racing NSW has knocked back 'compromise' pleas from Sportsbet and Betfair despite the 'minor' defeat of seeing the corp bookie and the betting exchange win the right to appeal to the High Court against a Federal Court decision ruling that they pay 1.5 per cent of turnover to racing authorities in NSW. The appeals are expected to be heard over three days in late May or early June. The High Court will take up to eight weeks to hand down its decision on the appeals. Afte
More money to the lawyers...Racing NSW has knocked back 'compromise' pleas from Sportsbet and Betfair despite the 'minor' defeat of seeing the corp bookie and the betting exchange win the right to appeal to the High Court against a Federal Court decision ruling that they pay 1.5 per cent of turnover to racing authorities in NSW. The appeals are expected to be heard over three days in late May or early June. The High Court will take up to eight weeks to hand down its decision on the appeals. After Friday's decision, both Betfair and Sportsbet said they were amenable to a mediation deal with Racing NSW - but their offers were quickly knocked back.