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Tabcorp has sued Sportsbet over the TAB’s win dividends and race field information that Sportsbet has been using on their website.
The court heard that Tabcorp has “suffered, and is likely to continue to suffer loss and damage” as a result of Sportsbet’s actions, while Sportsbet “has made, and is likely to make, substantial profits”. Which to me translates to “We (Tabcorp) can’t compete with Sportsbet’s higher dividends and they are making us look silly!”
Tabcorp said the case would involve putting on evidence about the way they create their material, the labour and skill that is involved in doing so. They also said in court that the very important issue is how Sportsbet recreates the TAB’s material by reproducing it either in whole or in substantial parts.
People now have options who they bet with and will always go to the place where they are best looked after. Sportsbet are catering for peoples needs much better than the TAB has ever done so.
They have a betting product called City Best Plus which pays the highest odds from all the different Totes. For example, if UNiTAB has higher odds than the other Totes after the race has been run and won then you will receive the higher payout from the UNiTAB.
The table below is from the Sportsbet site and shows how this works. It also shows an example of the alleged copyright infringement that Tabcorp is suing for.
The TAB have had it way to easy for to long and now that some competition has come along they don’t know how to handle it. More and more people have turned to Sportsbet and the Internet for betting and given the TAB outlets the boot.
The court heard that Sportsbet may attempt to have part of the claims struck out. Sportsbet director Nick Tyshing said outside court the company would vigorously defend the case. The matter returns to court this month so make sure to check back for updates on how this case unfolds.
Sportsbet will match your first deposit 100% for new customers up to a massive $200 free bet. For more infomation on this offer or to signup checkout their website here.
Footy tipping has become a serious past time with some people spending many hours studying the stats and ins and outs for each game to get an advantage for the weekends games. I’ve followed a few different tactics and stuck by them for the year to see if they are more successful than others.
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et the Bookies do the work for you!
The bookies know best so look at the odds for each game and go for the favourite every time, odds are you will come out on top.
They employ full time staff to assess each game very closely and change the odds as injuries or late inclusions happen pre game so make sure to check the odds and place your tips as close to the start of the game or the tipping cut off point as possible. If there is a game where both teams are paying the same odds go with the team with the higher ladder position, this was my rule I stuck at to get my tip.
The bookmaker method worked well and with least fuss as the tips were ready to be placed without having to research each game of each week.
Follow the Pros
There are heaps of celebrity tipsters that live and breath football. People like Rex Hunt and Mike Sheahan in the AFL always have there tips on the Internet, radio and in the newspapers. They are the ones that truly know how the game ticks and can usually pick the underdog winners. They have a big footy profile and this pressures them to be accurate as they are expected to know who is likely to win.
Follow your head, not your heart
When I first started tipping I couldn’t bring myself to tip against my team, this was a big mistake. Tipping my team when I knew they were going to be doing it tough cost me 4 or 5 games throughout the year which was very costly come the end of the season. Follow your head and look at it as a win-win situation if you tip against your team and they end up losing.
Taking all these tactics into account I found tipping with the bookmaker favourites a sure way to being on top or near to it. When a underdog does come up and win at least you know if anyone tipped them that they will most likely tip other non-winning underdogs through the season and not be a threat come the end of the year.
The best place for tipping online is at Sportsbet. Its free to enter and the winner get $250,000. They have heaps of prizes including weekly cash prizes totaling a massive $1,000,000. If you decide to bet with Sportsbet they give you a 100% free bet bonus on your first deposit up to $200.
To join Sportbet Million Dollar Tipping checkout their site here
Sportsbet Prize Table
Australia’s largest online bookmaker Sportsbet has been around since the early nineties and is credited for being Australia’s first online sports bookmaker.
Sportsbet is known for the ease of use and a fantastic support team including a live chat feature where questions can be answered there and then with a real person. This is a first for online bookmakers in Australia and a very useful tool for newcomers.
Sportsbet put the fun back in betting with numerous features and promotions.
1. Soccer Super Coach is where you take the role of a soccer Manager and choose the ultimate soccer team from Europe’s best players with a budget of $115 million! The top scorer get a nice $10,000
2. 2009 Million Dollar Tipping Competition where the winners of both AFL and NRL seasons get a cool $250,000. It’s free to enter and the top 500 place getters also receive cash prizes and there are plenty of weekly prizes to even keep the losing tippers interested. I entered this last year and didn’t come anywhere near winning but won $50 during the season for being around 80,000th place!
3. The promotion weekends that Sportsbet run are usually on a monthly basis and called Super Saturday. They run deals on these days that include 10% refunds on losses, 20% extra on winnings and 100% extra on deposits made on that day.
4. If you are really unlucky when picking winners at the horse races then Lucky Loser may be what you are looking for. Sportsbet has created an enormous amount of interest where punters can actually bet on horses that DONT finish in the top 3 places. It’s a laugh to actually be willing a horse to slow down as it comes down the straight!
5. Sportsbet’s free Black Book feature allows you to follow your favourite horses and greyhounds and receive email or SMS notification when your selections are scheduled to race. This is very handy for the serious punter to never miss a race where a favourite horse in running.
With all these products it’s hard to pass up an account with Sportsbet and equally as hard to pick anything wrong with their service. The odds are among the best and they offer a huge range of Australian and international events. However I did find that their credit service a little too easy to apply for it only took a few clicks and $200 was granted instantly into my account, this could catch a few people out so care must be taken.
Like most bookies they have an initial signup bonus. Unlike others, Sportsbet offer a high 100% extra on your first deposit of up to $200. So if you deposit $200 you get a $200 free bet. The winnings of the free bet must be turned over once before a withdrawal can be made. For example if you win $150 from the free bet then $150 worth of bets must be placed before you can withdraw funds into a bank account.
I give Sportsbet 4.5/5
To signup with Sportbet or find out more info checkout the site
