Election Odds For Every Electorate

Posted by Rooster on August 20th , 2010 under Sports Betting News | Be the First to Comment

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 »

Labor Leadership Ballot Betting Odds

Posted by Rooster on June 24th , 2010 under Sports Betting News | Read the First Comment

*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 »

Bookies Hit With Wooden Spoon After NRL Storm Fiasco

Posted by Rooster on April 22nd , 2010 under Rugby, Rugby League, Sports Betting News | Be the First to Comment

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 »

2010 Inter Dominion Final Betting Preview

Posted by Rooster on March 3rd , 2010 under Horse racing | Be the First to Comment

A dominant heat win on Saturday night and now the perfect inside draw has seen Washakie shorten dramatically for Saturday night’s 2010 Inter Dominion Final with leading online bookmaker Sportsbet.

The star New Zealander firmed from $6.00 in to $4.60 with sentimental favourite Blacks A Fake also firming from $4.20 to $4.00 after drawing barrier three.

“Washakie has the gate speed to hold the front if challenged by Blacks A Fake, that’s why we are still betting $4.00 for “Blackie”. I think he’ll he have to do too much work” said Sportsbet’s Matthew Campbell. Read more of this article »

Richmond and North Melbourne Coaching Job Betting

Posted by Rooster on July 29th , 2009 under AFL | Read the First Comment

The AFL coach betting markets have changed massively after the shock appointment of Nathan Buckley to Collingwood with a five year contract.

Buckley was previously the favourite to get the job at either Richmond or North Melbourne but now the market has been blown open with some good value for some potential new coaches for the 2010 season.

Here a run down of the Richmond Coaching markets from Sportingbet Read more of this article »