Posted by Rooster on August 20th , 2010 under Sports Betting News | 
Punters with leading online bookmaker Sportsbet believe that should Labor win tomorrow’s federal election, they will have a new leader by the time Australia next goes to the polls.
However, it’s a different story with the Coalition, with Tony Abbott favoured to keep the top job for at least a full term should the Coalition win tomorrow.
“Should Labor win the election, on the whole punters don’t think Julia Gillard will be at the helm in three years time,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“On the other hand, if the Coalition win, Tony Abbott will be the savior and it’s hard to see his position coming under serious threat.”
In overall election betting, Labor continues to drift on the back of strong recent support for the Coalition. Labor is now out to $1.35, with the Coalition at $3.15.
All markets courtesy of Sportsbet
IF Labor win the election, will Julia Gillard be Labor leader at the 2013 federal election?
$1.47 No
$2.50 Yes
(Bets refunded if Labor lose the 2010 Federal Election) Read more of this article »
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Posted by Rooster on under Sports Betting News |
Below is a list of online bookmaker Sportsbet’s up to date markets on each of the 150 federal electorates.
In outright betting, the Coalition money train shows no sign of slowing down, with the Coalition shortening even further in the past hour to the odds of $2.75 while Labor’s price has ballooned out to $1.45
“We’ve taken hundreds of bets on the overall election winner this morning and less than 10 percent of those have been on Labor,” said Sportbet’s Haydn Lane.
Markets courtesy of Sportsbet
2010 Federal Election – Winning Party
$1.45 Labor (out from $1.24 on Tuesday 17 August)
$2.75 Coalition (in from $4.00 on Tuesday 17 August) Read more of this article »
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Posted by Rooster on August 16th , 2010 under Golf, Sports Betting News |
Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has refunded all bets on Dustin Johnson to win the 2010 US PGA Championship after he received an unlucky 2-stroke penalty on the final hole which cost him a place in the playoff.
“Johnson was very stiff and we think it’s only fair we refund punters who otherwise would also have been stiffed out of their cash,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
In recent times Sportsbet has refunded bets on the Socceroos in the World Cup after dubious red card decisions cruelled their campaign, on the Isner/Mahut 70-68 fifth set Wimbledon marathon, and Michael Barlow for the Brownlow Medal after breaking his leg late in the season, while paying out early on Richmond to win the AFL Wooden Spoon after only four rounds and on Tiger Woods in the 2009 Australian Masters.
Posted by Rooster on July 29th , 2010 under Sports Betting News |
Since late Tuesday night, more than 90% of bets placed with online bookmaker Sportsbet on the Federal Election have been on the Coalition.
The weight of bets has seen the Coalition’s price shorten from $4.25 into $3.75, while Labor’s price has eased from $1.20 out to $1.27.
“There’s no doubt Labor deserve to be favourites, however, we think the election race is closer than what the current odds suggest,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“It seems punters think the Coalition are ‘over the odds’ and are happy to invest on them at what may prove to be an inflated price.
“We turned the Coalition into $3.85 on Wednesday but it’s clear that punters were still happy to take those odds.
“The Coalition has accounted for more than 90 of the past 100 bets we’ve taken on the election.” Read more of this article »
Posted by Rooster on July 9th , 2010 under Sports Betting News |
After one of the most widely-anticipated decisions in sports history, online bookmaker Sportsbet has installed the Miami Heat as $4 favourites for the 2010/11 NBA Championship after securing the services of LeBron James.
Their quote was halved from $8 after the James announcement, while the Lakers have eased out from $3.75 to $4.25 on the back of the news.
“The Heat now with James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh look like they’ll beat whoever they please next season,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane. Read more of this article »
Posted by Rooster on June 24th , 2010 under Sports Betting News |
*Update. The odds have gone into $1.10 for Julia and poor old Rudd is out to $6.25.
Anyone a singer? A remix of the 1987 Rick Asley Never Gonna Give You Up would be a massive hit today, titled Rudd Rolled, the lyrics are kinda ironic too.
Sportingbet has promptly opened a market for the Labor Leadership after the announcement last night of a potential leadership spill. The market will close just before this mornings ballot. Read more of this article »
Posted by Rooster on May 4th , 2010 under Sports Betting News |
*Update see the latest election betting news and odds here
Young Kevin Rudd!
The odds for a Coalition victory at this year’s Federal Election have shortened following the latest Newspoll which showed they are ahead of Labor for the first time since 2006.
Leading online bookmaker Sportsbet now has Labor as a $1.30 drifting favourite – out from $1.16 late last year – while the Coalition has firmed from $5 into $3.40.
“There has been a strong push for the Coalition over the past few months which shows no signs of slowing at the moment, particularly on the back of recent polls” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane. Read more of this article »
Posted by Roy on under Sports Betting News |
It now seems that no sport is safe from a match fixing or cheating scandal after it was revealed that snookers world number one, John Higgins, could be have been involved in a betting scam by purposely losing frames. Higgins is said to have been caught out by an undercover reporter as he talked about missing key shots to throw particular frames. Higgins and manager Pat Mooney reportedly struck up a deal worth around $450,000 with businessmen in Kiev, which has seen last years World Champion banned from the sport indefinitely. “I now face the biggest match of my life, to restore my reputation.” Said Higgins as news of the scandal broke.
There is no doubt that this it is another bad day for all sports, not just snooker, after a long list of similar incidents in recent years have tarnished the beauty of competition. First there was the allegation that soccer players including Liverpool’s goalkeeping legend Bruce Grobbelaar fixed a number of English Premiership games during the mid 90s. Add to that the Formula 1 scandal that saw Nelson Pique Junior crash on purpose. The more recent reports that games in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League may have been fixed as well as the Melbourne Storm fiasco and the seeming rise in the number of high profile athletes using performance enhancing and recreational drugs, you can see why some punters are losing faith and shying away from the gambling world.
But here at Sportsbetblog.com.au we are always trying are best to keep you informed and up to date on all sports betting news so that having a flutter is always fun. Starting with the offer of free bets from all of theses online bookies. Read more of this article »
Posted by Rooster on April 22nd , 2010 under Rugby, Rugby League, Sports Betting News |
Online bookies could lose hundreds of thousands of dollars after numerous bets being placed this morning just before Melbourne Storm and the NRL announced the salary cap infringements.
Not only have Melbourne Storm lose their two premierships but all points in the 2010 season handing them the wooden spoon after only six rounds.
Online bookmaker Sportingbet took several bets at 250-1 with some punters set to win $10,000 from each bet Read more of this article »
Posted by Rooster on April 16th , 2010 under Horse racing, Sports Betting News |
One punter with online bookmaker Sportsbet will turn a $5 investment into more than $8000 if Typhoon Tracy can win the Doncaster Mile on Saturday.
The punter had a seven-leg multi bet at the odds of $1676.34 on a combination of AFL and NRL matches last weekend. The final leg of the bet is for Typhoon Tracy to win the Doncaster.
Typhoon Tracy is unbeaten in her last five runs – four of those at Group 1 level – and goes into the race as the $3 favourite with Sportsbet.
“We often get excited by the bigger bets, but spare a thought for this $5 punter who stands to win a motza if Typhoon Tracy can get across the line first on Saturday,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“She is certainly the one to beat and I don’t think she’ll be too disadvantaged by her wide barrier (14).” Read more of this article »
