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Josh And Jenna Favourites To Take Out The Block

Rooster — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:54:35 +0000

With less than a week to go until all four houses on The Block go under the hammer, online bookmaker sportsbet has installed Josh and Jenna as favourites to record the highest price at auction.
Josh and Jenna are priced at $1.90, slightly in front Rod and Tania at $3.00, with Polly and Waz and Katrina and Amie bringing up the rear at $5.50 and $6.00 respectively.
“While the transformation of each house has been remarkable, Josh and Jenna have the only double-fronted house on The Block which should see them record the highest price at auction,” Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane said.

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The Block 2011 – Highest Selling Price
$1.90   Josh and Jenna
$3.00   Rod and Tania
$5.50   Polly and Waz
$6.00   Katrina and Amie

Auction Price – Josh and Jenna’s House
$1.5 Million or higher             $8.00
$1.4 Million to $1,499,999     $8.50
$1.3 Million to $1,399,999     $4.50
$1.2 Million to $1,299,999    $4.00
$1.1 Million to $1,199,999    $4.00
$1.0 Million to $1,099,999     $5.50
$900,000 to $999,999             $7.00
$800,000 to $899,999             $8.00
Less than $800,000                 $16

Auction Price – Rod and Tania’s House
$1.5 Million or higher             $13
$1.4 Million to $1,499,999     $12
$1.3 Million to $1,399,999     $5.00
$1.2 Million to $1,299,999     $4.00
$1.1 Million to $1,199,999    $3.50
$1.0 Million to $1,099,999     $4.00
$900,000 to $999,999             $7.00
$800,000 to $899,999             $8.00
Less than $800,000                 $15

Auction Price – Polly and Waz’s House
$1.5 Million or higher             $13
$1.4 Million to $1,499,999     $12
$1.3 Million to $1,399,999     $12
$1.2 Million to $1,299,999     $10
$1.1 Million to $1,199,999     $7.00
$1.0 Million to $1,099,999     $4.50
$900,000 to $999,999            $3.00
$800,000 to $899,999             $4.00
Less than $800,000                 $5.50

Auction Price – Katrina and Amie’s House

$1.5 Million or higher             $12
$1.4 Million to $1,499,999     $11
$1.3 Million to $1,399,999     $6.00
$1.2 Million to $1,299,999     $5.00
$1.1 Million to $1,199,999     $4.50
$1.0 Million to $1,099,999    $4.00
$900,000 to $999,999             $4.50
$800,000 to $899,999             $8.00
Less than $800,000                 $9.00

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Rooster — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:35:46 +0000

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Expert and Celebrity AFL Footy Tips Round 17

Rooster — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:37:44 +0000

Here is round 17′s celebrity/professional AFL footy tips. There are a few differences between them this week with a 50/50 split between Adelaide and Essendon for Friday nights match.

Both Dennis Cometti and Robert Walls are the only ones to tip St Kilda to beat the West Coast Eagles.

This week I like Tony Leonard’s footy tips. He has picked Collingwood to win by 30 which might be a little conservative but the rest look pretty spot on.

To see Sportsbetbet Blog’s tips for round 17 click here.

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Caroline Wilson	Rohan Connolly	Tony Leonard
Adelaide 30	Essendon 2	Adelaide 10
Richmond 16	Richmond 32	Richmond 20
Collingwood 8	Collingwood 28	Collingwood 30
West Coast 10	West Coast 16	West Coast 15
Melbourne 44	Port Adelaide 6	Melbourne 25
Sydney 6	Sydney 20	Sydney 8
Geelong 22	Geelong 48	Geelong 24
Western Bulldogs 4	Western Bulldogs 30	Western Bulldogs 23

Robert Walls	Garry Lyon	Dennis Cometti
Essendon 12	Adelaide 5	Essendon 23
Richmond 24	Richmond 20	Richmond 38
Collingwood 18	Collingwood 49	Collingwood 64
St Kilda 10	West Coast 17	St Kilda 9
Melbourne 12	Melbourne 19	Melbourne 15
Sydney 24	Sydney 12	Sydney 33
Geelong 36	Geelong 39	Geelong 41
Western Bulldogs 24	Western Bulldogs 2	Western Bulldogs 29

Punters Say Queen Will Wear a Yellow Hat To Royal Wedding!

Rooster — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:29:33 +0000

Australian punters have predicted the Queen will wear a yellow hat to Royal Wedding, in just one of a variety of novelty markets available with online bookmaker sportsbet.
“We’ve taken literally thousands of bets on the Royal Wedding, with the vast majority between $1 to $10 from punters looking to have an extra interest in the telecast,” sportsbet’s Haydn Lane said.
Below is a brief description of the markets, with a quote from sportsbet’s Haydn Lane under each.

Colour of Queen’s Hat
“Pastels have been popular with punters for the colour of the Queen’s hat, however, yellow is the clear favourite and has firmed from $7 into just $2.75. Grey has been unwanted and has drifted from $6 out to $26.”

Length of Kate’s train
“A train of 2.01 metres to 5 metres has been backed off the map from $2.25 to $1.33. This option has attracted the biggest bet to date with sportsbet on the Royal Wedding – $2000 at odds of $1.91.”

Colour of Kate’s dress
“Ivory has been the hot favourite since betting opened with just $1.67 on offer.”

Year of first child?
“2012 has been easily the best-backed year for the couple’s first child at $2.25 from punters who think William and Kate won’t waste too much time!”

Name of first child?
“In a wide open market, the best-backed baby names to date have been ‘Diana’ at $9 for a girl and ‘George’ and ‘Henry’ for a boy at $11 each. Not surprisingly, we’ve taken no bets on ‘Fergie’ at $251!”

Rain on the wedding day
Yes $2.50 into $1.30
No $1.50 out to $3.20

“The weather forecast was looking great until a few days ago. It now appears there’s a good chance of rain on the day.”

Will Kate use the word ‘obey’ in her vows (market closed)
“$2 was on offer on Kate not using the word ‘obey’ in her vows. We then took a string of bets in quick succession on this option shortly after it was announced that Kate would not say ‘obey’ from punters who heard the announcement before we did!”

Sportsbet Tip of the Royal Wedding

Stick with what you know. It is very likely to rain on the wedding day so $1.30 isn’t bad odds. Better than interest in the bank! See the latest odds for this market here.

Place your Royal Wedding bets at Sportsbet here or see all the latest odds below
Markets courtesy of Sportsbet
Colour of Queen’s Hat
$2.75   Yellow (in from $7.00)
$5.00   Light Blue
$6.00   Pink
$7.00   Purple, Apricot
$9.00   Green
$10      White
$12      Dark Blue
$15      Brown
$17      Orange
$19      Gold
$21      Red
$26      Grey
$34      Black

Length of Kate’s Train
$1.33   2.01 to 5 metres (in from $2.25)
$3.75   2 metres or less
$5.50   5.01 to 8 metres
$10      More than 8 metres

What colour will Kate’s Wedding Dress be?
$1.67   Ivory
$3.50   White
$4.50   Champagne
$5.00   Cream
$17      Pearl, Vanilla
$19      Almond
$26      Grey
$34      Gold, Lilac, Silver
$41      Ecru, Egg Shell, Powder Blue
Others Quoted

Rain on the wedding day?
$1.30   Yes (in from $2.50)
$3.20   No (out from $1.50)

What titles will the couple take?
$1.57   Duke & Duchess of Cambridge
$5.50   Duke & Duchess of Sussex
$9.00   Duke & Duchess of Connaught
$13      Duke & Duchess of Kendal
$15      Duke & Duchess of Windsor
$15      Prince & Princess William

Sex of first child
$1.83   Male, Female

Year of first child
$2.25   2012
$2.50   2013
$5.50   2016 or later
$6.00   2014
$7.00   2015

Name of first child
$6.00   Frances
$7.00   John
$9.00   Diana
$11      Spencer, Anne, Charles, Henry, George
$13      Sarah, Phillip
$15      Richard
$17      Elizabeth, Edward, William, Carol, Mary, David
$21      Marie, James, Catherine/Kate, Caroline, Victoria, Andrew
$26      Phillippa, Louis, Alexander, Arthur
$34      Jane, Sophia, Frederick, Oliver, Albert
$41      Fiona, Christian, Patrick
$51      Janet, Georgiana
$67      Camilla
$81      Chelsea
$101    Bryan, Wallis
$251    Fergie

Next Monarch
$1.83   Prince Charles, Prince William
$9.00   Prince Harry
$51      Any other

Sportsbet to Fight the NSW State Government Ban on Sportsbet’s Betbox

Rooster — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:52:29 +0000

Leading online bookmaker Sportsbet gives notice that it will fight the NSW State Government’s recent attempt to ban Sportsbet’s Betbox.
The Betbox is a touch screen computer which provides access to Sportsbet’s wagering services across the internet. Sportsbet operates under the jurisdiction of the Northern Territory Government and the website Sportsbet is regulated by the Northern Territory Racing Commission (“NTRC”) which has approved the Betbox.

The recent introduction of amendments to the Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 (NSW), which is about to become law, is designed to prevent Sportsbet.com.au and hotels in NSW from operating a Betbox from retail venues in the State of NSW. The new law was rushed through Parliament without any consultation with Sportsbet, and to our knowledge, the hotel industry in NSW.

In May this year, the NSW State Government advised Sportsbet that the operation of the Betbox would not be regarded as contravening NSW gaming and wagering laws.

As a result of this assurance from the NSW Government, Sportsbet has installed a number of Betbox units in licensed premises throughout NSW.

Sportsbet views the action by the NSW State Government to prohibit the operation of the Betbox in NSW is a clear case of discriminatory protectionism, preventing free trade and commerce between the states and territories of Australia, and is designed solely to protect the NSW TAB from interstate competition.

Sportsbet intends to vigorously challenge the validity of this new legislation once it becomes law and will be requesting that the NSW State Government not enforce the provisions of the amended Act whilst the legality of the law is under legal challenge.

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Will The Election Winner Serve Their Full Term?

Rooster — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:54:59 +0000

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)

IF the Coalition win the election, will Tony Abbott be Coalition leader at the 2013 federal election?
$1.25 Yes
$3.55 No
(Bets refunded if the Coalition lose the 2010 Federal Election)

2010 Federal Election – Winning Party
$1.35 Labor (out from $1.24 on Tuesday 17 August)
$3.15 Coalition (in from $4.00 on Tuesday 17 August)

Election Odds For Every Electorate

Rooster — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:46:43 +0000

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)

Electorate Markets
Adelaide (SA)             $1.02 Labor, $10 Coalition
Aston (VIC)                 $1.14 Coalition $5 Labor
Ballarat (VIC)              $1.03 Labor, $9 Coalition
Banks (NSW)              $1.02 Labor, $10 Coalition
Barker (SA)                 $1.02 Coalition, $10 Labor
Barton (NSW)            $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Bass (TAS)                   $1.37 Labor, $3 Coalition
Batman (VIC)              $1.01 Labor, $21 Coalition
Bendigo (VIC)             $1.06 Labor, $7 Coalition
Bennelong (NSW)      $1.50 Coalition, $2.45 Labor
Berowra (NSW)          $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Blair (QLD)                  $1.25 Labor, $3.65 Coalition
Blaxland (NSW)          $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Bonner (QLD)             $1.50 Labor, $2.38 Coalition
Boothby (SA)             $1.50 Coalition, $2.40 Labor
Bowman (QLD)           $1.16 Coalition, $4.30 Labor
Braddon (TAS)           $1.20 Labor, $4.20 Coalition
Bradfield (NSW)         $1.01 Coalition, $11 Coalition
Brand (WA)                $1.15 Labor, $5.25 Coalition
Brisbane (QLD)           $1.31 Labor, $3.10 Coalition
Bruce (VIC)                 $1.04 Labor, $8 Coalition
Calare (NSW)             $1.08 Labor, $10 Coalition
Calwell (VIC)               $1.02 Labor, $9.50 Coalition
Canberra (ACT)          $1.03 Labor, $10 Coalition
Canning (WA)            $1.35 Coalition, $3 Labor
Capricornia (QLD)      $1.01 Labor, $13 Coalition
Casey (VIC)                 $1.07 Coalition, $7 Labor
Charlton (NSW)         $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Chifley (NSW)            $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Chisolm (VIC)             $1.01 Labor, $10 Coalition
Cook (NSW)               $1.02 Coalition, $9.50 Labor
Corangamite (VIC)     $1.50 Labor, $2.45 Coalition
Corio (VIC)                  $1.04 Labor, $8 Coalition
Cowan (WA)               $1.12 Coalition, $5 Labor
Cowper (NSW)           $1.16 Coalition, $4 Labor
Cunningham (NSW) $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Curtin (WA)                $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Dawson (QLD)            $1.63 Coalition, $2.14 Labor
Deakin (VIC)               $1.40 Labor, $2.70 Coalition
Denison (TAS)            $1.01 Labor, $17 Coalition
Dickson (QLD)            $1.30 Labor, $3.25 Coalition
Dobell (NSW)             $1.40 Labor, $2.80 Coalition
Dunkley (VIC)             $1.17 Coalition, $4.30 Labor
Durack (WA)              $1.05 Coalition, $7.50 Labor
Eden-Monaro (NSW)   $1.20 Labor, $4 Coalition
Fadden (QLD)             $1.01 Coalition, $10.50 Labor
Fairfax (QLD)              $1.06 Coalition, $7.50 Labor
Farrer (NSW)              $1.01 Coalition, $12 Labor
Fisher (QLD)                $1.10 Coalition, $5.75 Labor
Flinders (VIC)              $1.02 Coalition, $9.15 Labor
Flynn (QLD)                $1.33 Coalition, $2.85 Labor
Forde (QLD)                $1.65 Labor, $2.15 Coalition
Forrest (WA)              $1.06 Coalition, $7.25 Labor
Fowler (NSW)             $1.01 Labor, $9 Coalition
Franklin (TAS)            $1.17 Labor, $4.50 Coalition
Fraser (ACT)                $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Fremantle (WA)         $1.06 Labor, $10 Coalition
Gellibrand (VIC)         $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Gilmore (NSW)           $1.22 Coalition, $3.90 Labor
Gippsland (VIC)          $1.08 Coalition, $6.25 Labor
Goldstein (VIC)           $1.01 Coalition, $10.50 Labor
Gorton (VIC)               $1.01 Labor, $10.50 Coalition
Grayndler (NSW)       $1.05 Labor, $11 Coalition
Greenway (NSW)       $1.22 Labor, $3.90 Coalition
Grey (SA)                    $1.08 Coalition, $6.50 Labor
Griffith (QLD)             $1.05 Labor, $8 Greens
Groom (QLD)              $1.02 Coalition, $10 Labor
Hasluck (WA)             $1.70 Coalition, $2.10 Labor
Herbert (QLD)            $1.60 Coalition, $2.18 Labor
Higgins (VIC)               $1.01 Coalition, $10.50 Labor
Hindmarsh (SA)          $1.05 Labor, $9 Coalition
Hinkler (QLD)             $1.16 Coalition, $4.30 Labor
Holt (VIC)                    $1.02 Labor, $10 Coalition
Hotham (VIC)             $1.01 Labor, $10.50 Coalition
Hughes (NSW)            $1.35 Coalition, $3.10 Labor
Hume (NSW)              $1.02 Coalition, $10 Labor
Hunter (NSW)            $1.03 Labor, $8 Coalition
Indi (VIC)                    $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Isaacs (VIC)                 $1.05 Labor, $7.50 Coalition
Jagajaga (VIC)             $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Kennedy (QLD)           $1.01 Independent, $11 Coalition, $41 Labor
Kingsford Smith (NSW) $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Kingston (SA)             $1.06 Labor, $7.10 Coalition
Kooyong (VIC)            $1.01 Coalition, $10.30 Labor
La Trobe (VIC)            $1.80 Labor, $1.90 Coalition
Lalor (VIC)                  $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Leichardt (QLD)          $1.31 Coalition, $3 Labor
Lilley (QLD)                 $1.02 Labor, $9 Coalition
Lindsay (NSW)           $1.65 Coalition, $2.00 Labor
Lingiari (NT)               $1.03 Labor, $9 Coalition
Longman (QLD)          $1.43 Labor, 2.65 Coalition
Lyne (NSW)                $1.09 Independent, $4.50 Coalition, $41 Labor
Lyons (TAS)                $1.08 Labor, $7.50 Coalition
Macarthur (NSW)      $1.20 Labor, $4 Coalition
Mackellar (NSW)       $1.01 Coalition, $13 Labor
Macquarie (NSW)      $1.28 Coalition, $3.60 Labor
Makin (SA)                 $1.05 Labor, $8.50 Coalition
Mallee (VIC)               $1.01 Coalition, $10.50 Labor
Maranoa (QLD)          $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Maribyrnong (VIC)    $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Mayo (SA)                  $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
McEwen (VIC)            $1.23 Labor, $3.65 Coalition
McMahon (NSW)       $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
McMillan (VIC)           $1.04 Coalition, $7.60 Labor
McPherson (QLD)      $1.02 Coalition, $10 Labor
Melbourne (VIC)        $1.50 Greens, $2.40 Labor
Melbourne Ports (VIC) $1.01 Labor, $8.50 Coalition
Menzies (VIC)             $1.03 Coalition, $8 Labor
Mitchell (NSW)          $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Moncrieff (QLD)         $1.01 Coalition, $12 Labor
Moore (WA)               $1.01 Coalition, $10.50 Labor
Moreton (QLD)          $1.31 Labor, $3.15 Coalition
Murray (VIC)              $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
New England (NSW) $1.02 Independent, $12 Coalition, $31 Labor
Newcastle (NSW)       $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
North Sydney (NSW) $1.01 Coalition, $12 Labor
O’Connor (WA)          $1.01 Coalition, $21 Labor
Oxley (QLD)                $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Page (NSW)                $1.30 Labor, $3.20 Coalition
Parkes (NSW)             $1.12 Coalition, $6 Independent, $15 Labor
Parramatta (NSW)     $1.08 Labor, $6.80 Coalition
Paterson (NSW)         $1.24 Coalition, $3.75 Labor
Pearce (WA)               $1.02 Coalition, $11 Labor
Perth (WA)                 $1.02 Labor, $10 Coalition
Petrie (QLD)               $1.50 Labor, $2.45 Coalition
Port Adelaide (SA)     $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Rankin (QLD)              $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Reid (NSW)                 $1.02 Labor, $10 Coalition
Richmond (NSW)       $1.13 Labor, $5 Coalition
Riverina (NSW)          $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Robertson (NSW)      $1.12 Coalition, $5 Labor
Ryan (QLD)                 $1.22 Coalition, $4.30 Labor
Scullin (VIC)                $1.01 Labor, $10 Coalition
Shortland (NSW)       $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Solomon (NT)             $1.85 Labor, $1.91 Coalition
Stirling (WA)              $1.18 Coalition, $4.25 Labor
Sturt (SA)                   $1.22 Coalition, $3.80 Labor
Swan (WA)                 $1.40 Coalition, $2.80 Labor
Sydney (NSW)            $1.05 Labor, $6 Coalition
Tangney (WA)            $1.02 Coalition, $9.75 Labor
Throsby (NSW)          $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Wakefield (SA)           $1.05 Labor, $5 Coalition
Wannon (VIC)            $1.02 Coalition, $10.50
Warringah (NSW)      $1.01 Coalition, $11 Labor
Watson (NSW)           $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Wentworth (NSW)    $1.05 Coalition, $8 Labor
Werriwa (NSW)         $1.01 Labor, $11 Coalition
Wide Bay (QLD)         $1.02 Coalition, $10 Labor
Wills (VIC)                  $1.01 Labor, $10 Coalition
Wright (QLD)             $1.10 Coalition, $5.75 Labor

Bookie Refunds Bets on Stiff Johnson

Rooster — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:18:31 +0000

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.

Coalition Money Train Continues In Federal Election Betting

Rooster — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:49:20 +0000

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.”

The biggest bet on the Coalition in the past 48 hours was $3000 at the odds of $3.85 to collect a possible $11,550 from a new member.
“One punter opened an account on Wednesday, deposited $3000 and placed the lot on the Coalition,” said Lane.
In Two Party Preferred Swing betting, a 1% – 1.99% swing to the Coalition has replaced a 0.001% – 0.99% swing to the Coalition as the new favourite.

Market odds courtesy of Sportsbet
2010 Federal Election – Winning Party
$1.27 Labor (out from $1.20 on Tuesday 27/7)
$3.75 Coalition (in from $4.25 on Tuesday 27/7)

2010 Federal Election – Two Party Preferred Swing
$13      3% or greater swing to Labor (in from $17)
$13      2% – 2.99% swing to Labor (out from $13)
$10      1% – 1.99% swing to Labor (out from $6.50)
$3.55   0 – 0.99% swing to Labor (out from $3.50)
$3.50   0.001% – 0.99% swing away from Labor (out from $3.25 – former favourite)
$3.10   1% – 1.99% swing away from Labor (in from $6 – current favourite)
$6.50   2% – 2.99% swing away from Labor (in from $8)
$9        3% or greater swing away from Labor (in from $16)

See the Sportsbet site here for the latest odds on the 2010 Federal Election

Heat New Favourites After Signing LeBron James

Rooster — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:52:28 +0000

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.

Market courtesy of Sportsbet

2010/11 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

$4 Miami Heat (in from $8)

$4.25 Los Angeles Lakers (out from $3.75)

$7.50 Orlando Magic

$8 Chicago Bulls

$11 Boston Celtics

$11 Oklahoma City Thunder

$15 Dallas Mavericks

$21 Denver Nuggets

$21 San Antonio Spurs

$34 Atlanta Hawks

$34 Houston Rockets

$34 New York Knicks

$34 Portland Trail Blazers