Bookies are rarely seen as charitable organisations, so any time they cough up early on a wager there could be reason for suspicion. Crikey examines the marketing stunt and increasingly pervasive nature of betting agencies.
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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.
Bob Hawke: anti-Howard talk can’t help
Bob Hawke, in his new role as political pundit for a bookmaker’s website, is a cautious analyst of political events but his review published this week for Sportsbet is clearly pointing the punters towards a Labor victory. This is how the longest-serving and most electorally successful Labor Prime Minister assesses the form:
