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.
Punters
Crikey Says: Crikey says
The Reserve Bank lifted rates this morning. This was not entirely unexpected. OK, so the PM’s pitch is this: things are going gangbusters (we’re going for growth after all), but at least you can trust us to hold your wages down. Don’t expect Kevin to do that, he’ll give you more money.
Rate rises complicate the Coalition campaign
We won’t know if the RBA Board has actually raised rates until tomorrow, so vast volume of comment on the topic remains, essentially, speculation on speculation of a rate rise. Matters are much more complication for the Coalition. Rate rises are complicating their campaign.
Brent: a paradox in the betting markets
Even casual followers of the election betting market know that the punters’ behaviour in 2007 contains a paradox. While they comfortably favour the ALP to win the election, individual seat betting is line-ball. In fact, Labor is generally a little short of a House of Representatives on the seat-by-seat measure.
Look who’s getting a windfall in the Victorian numbers racket
In the good old days, the Mob always controlled the numbers racket. In Victoria yesterday, the Brumby Labor Government split the numbers racket between Tattersalls Ltd and the Athens-based global betting-technology company, Intralot SA.
Tax and churn and spend wears thin: Galaxy
I made a brave call last week – that the Government can win if it gets its economic pitch right. They don’t seem to be having much luck, writes Christian Kerr.
A Hawke’s eye view on the form
Speaking with what he describes as “a certain amount of authority, from my own personal history in such matters”, my old boss and former Labor Prime Minister, Bob Hawke thinks Kevin Rudd’s night on the tiles in New York “made it easier for a lot of punters to identify with Kevin.”
TABcorp loophole lets NSW punters beg and borrow
There’s a new chapter in the grubby history of the NSW government’s gambling addiction and the sway gambling operators have over Macquarie Street and it comes from an interesting source: www.news.com.au, rather than one of the Murdoch newspapers.
John Howard and matters of high principle
“Love me or loathe me, people accept that I stand for something,” the Prime Minister claimed on The 7:30 Report last night. Really, Prime Minister? Are you sure? Writes Christian Kerr.
