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High Court shock for the racing industry
This decision has big consequences for the $12 billion a year gaming industry, writes Jeff Wall.
Racing resumes – to an uncertain future…
After a debilitating three month shutdown because of equine flu, racing resumes in Sydney and Brisbane tomorrow. But the uncertainty about the industry’s future remains, writes Jeff Wall.
Crikey errs in saying “sack ‘em all”
Despite its acquisition by Eric Beecher, Crikey maintains a propensity to go a tad too far in the character assassination stakes every now and then, writes Ian Smith.
Heavy for Kevvie
Let’s say it right at the beginning. It won’t matter how many times Kevin Rudd says he is an economic conservative. It won’t matter how many schools or homeless shelters he visits. Nothing this will make a jot of difference if the United States goes into recession, writes Christian Kerr.
The Last Daily Verdict: Labor wins the campaign but …
By our measure Labor has clearly won the campaign with yesterday being no exception, writes Richard Farmer.
The big bets all going Labor’s way
According to the weight of money wagered with Sportingbet Australia, the Coalition has won more days of the campaign than Labor. However it is interesting that the big bets still tend to be on the ALP, writes Michael Sullivan, CEO of Sportingbet Australia.
The Cup carnival ends, the racing wars continue …
The Melbourne Cup Carnival ended on a high on Saturday with a record crowd of over 80,000 attending the Emirates Stakes Day. But the racing industry will not slip from the headlines thanks to an almost endless array of divisions that remain unresolved, writes Jeff Wall.
Election betting: a little insider trading?
There’s nothing like a little insider trading to keep a market efficient and so it was last night in the election betting business, writes Richard Farmer.
The Daily Verdict: Day 21 and John wins by an ear
If desperate politicians really do try desperate things, and John Howard pretending that a sixth interest rate rise since promising to keep them at record lows suggests he is in that category, then Rove Live next Sunday night should be worth watching, writes Richard Farmer.
Second casino shows how business is done in NSW
Today’s Sydney Daily Telegraph story that a second casino licence will be issued in NSW “within days” is highly unlikely. It has been planted in the media as part of the intense bargaining that has been conducted for almost three months between the Iemma Government and Victoria’s Tabcorp, owner of Sydney’s Star City Casino, writes Alex Mitchell.
Farmer/Rundle: Poll/punt/po-mo watch
For many months there has been a marked difference between what the opinion polls are telling us about the likely election outcome and the message from the betting markets but this morning the gap has narrowed, writes Richard Farmer.
A consensus forms: Labor a 70% chance of winning
The polls keep showing Labor a long way in front and if you believe that nothing is going to change public opinion between now and election day there is a wonderful opportunity to make a dollar.
Polls enter the final quarter
The former boss of Newspoll Sol Lebovic likens opinion polls to the scoreboard in a football game, so what are the polls and betting markets telling us as we approach the final quarter?
Maxine now the favourite in Bennelong
John Howard is now the underdog not only to remain Prime Minister at the federal election but in his own seat of Bennelong as well. The Crikey Election Indicator for Bennelong now puts the probability of Maxine McKew winning Bennelong at 50.4%.
Rates up, government vote down: Morgan
The Labor Party would win in a landslide if an election was held now, according to the latest telephone Morgan Poll. Morgan’s is the first major polling since Wednesday’s interest rate rise. Christian Kerr investigates. Meanwhile, here also is Richard Farmer’s Crikey Federal Election Indicator.
Best Bets: Crikey’s election betting guide
When a bookmaker has Labor favourite to win the election but his prices on individual seats show that Labor would not win enough seats to do so, there should be an opportunity to make a little profit.
Sports betting explodes, but where will the money land?
The rapid growth in sports betting in Australia, confirmed last week by the largest TAB operator, Tabcorp, is going to lead to renewed demands for greater regulation of sports betting, and revenue sharing with major sporting bodies.
Our poll predictors hold their nerve
Our panel of opinion-poll-predictors expect little change when Newspoll reports again next week. The consensus of entrants in the competition Crikey runs with Glug.com (which sends $100+ of wine to our bragging rights winner) is that the two party preferred votes will be unchanged at 44% for the Government and 56% for Labor.
Crikey Election Indicator back to level-pegging
The initial market reaction to the prime ministerial intervention in the Aboriginal lands of the Northern Territory is that it has helped the Government’s electoral chances.
