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Illegal cricket betting and corruption pose serious threats to the sport’s integrity Down Under, Cricket Australia’s integrity boss has said. Iain Roy, senior legal counsel for Cricket Australia, was speaking ahead of the start of the Big …
Australian online gambling sites are in turmoil after the government moved to shut down Norfolk Island’s licensing authority. The NIGA (Norfolk Island Gaming Authority) has been issuing sportsbetting and lottery licenses to firms operating on Australian soil …
The Melbourne Cup always throws up some interesting outcomes. But canny Aussie punters were celebrating after the 12.00 shot Almandin won the annual race at the Flemington Racecourse. Most spectators agreed it wasn’t a vintage year for …
Greyhound racing in New South Wales has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the past year. But there has been a stunning reversal of fortunes for the beleaguered sport after a proposed ban …
Suspicious gambling on Wimbledon matches at this year’s Grand Slam event has led to yet another probe by the sport’s investigators. The body in charge of examining and rooting out cases of match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Unit …
Betting on the AFL and NRL grand finals was undertaken by 1 in 15 TV viewers, a new report suggests. Latest figures from Australian research team Roy Morgan says that 602,000 legal-age Aussies gambled on rugby and …
England soccer manager Sam Allardyce has lost his job just one match and 67 days into the role. Aussie bookies have swiftly put Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate as the betting favourite to become the next permanent England …
Tennis betting scandals have been a constant theme in 2016. And now another Constant, French player Lestienne, has been found guilty of placing wagers on the sport. 2016 began with an Australian Open marred by accusations of …
UFC and TAB have dealt a hammer blow to rivals after signing a sponsorship deal. TAB.com.au now becomes the ‘Official Betting and Wagering Partner of UFC’ Down Under. TAB will also come on-board to provide sponsorship at …
Match-fixing in tennis is the itch that just won’t go away. And another suspicious betting episode could be rearing its head at the US Open. A ladies first-round game between Timea Bacsinszky and Vitalia Diatchenko is being …
