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Old 26th December 2004, 01:51 PM
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Default BETFAIR - Still Struggling with Aussie Licence

Is it just myself and Allanby who are so concerned about Betfair being banned for Australian Racing Meetings?

We have continued to voice our support for Betfair wherever possible. Yet there seems to be little in the way of means of making our voices audible to the masses.

How is it that big business (TAB's) are able to succesffully block the entrance of a legitimate competitor into the market for so long.

All they have at their disposal is a barrage of misdirection and scare tactics.

Or is it the huge pools of money and profits they control on a daily basis they use as a weapon ?

Anyway - just expressing myself again - after all this is what the forum is for I guess.
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Old 26th December 2004, 06:23 PM
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Hi, Cameron398.

The Federal Gov't has confirmed they will not block Betfair from operating in Oz. All Betfair now needs is any one State to give them the green light. I am led to believe that there is a strong possibility that Tasmania will be the first to put their hands up, and that Betfair will be up and running here mid 2005.

An article in one of the Sydney newspapers stated the TAB cannot legally block races from Betfair. They quoted a case early last century where one of the Sydney radio stations was "illegally" broadcasting races from a race-caller perched in a tree, and when taken to court the radio station won the case. I can't remember the details but the newspaper said the same/similar laws apply to Betfair and would not be successfully prosecuted if litigation against them arose.

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Old 26th December 2004, 10:33 PM
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Well lets hope one of the State Governments has the courage to stand in the face of the TAB then - I heard there was some bad press in the Herald today about it all - I have to wait until tomorrow to obtain a Herald here in QLD.

It maybe just more bad press before what I hope is the inevitable granting of a licence by one of the states.
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Old 27th December 2004, 11:01 AM
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fair chance that either tassie or northern territory will come to the party - especially the nt who has a history of saying "f.y." to all other states etc when it comes to licensing new age bookmarkers/casinos.
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Old 27th December 2004, 11:32 AM
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One of the main arguments in favour of Betfair was that, if I remember correctly, there would be over 100 jobs available. I can't be certain again, but there was talk that the Australia operation would be responsible/servicing the Pacific area.

With Kerry Packer batting for Betfair it should be a "sure thing".
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Old 29th December 2004, 09:32 AM
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Lets hope so then we will be able to bet "in running" on sports
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Old 29th December 2004, 10:14 AM
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I think the Federal Gov't has banned "in running" on sports betting. If this is the case, and because there has been little opposition, it would appear there's not much chance of it happening. Maybe Mr Packer might look into it.
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Old 29th December 2004, 01:41 PM
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Its a joke because I can bet in running over the phone but not on the net
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Old 29th December 2004, 02:02 PM
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It's pretty easy to get around though if you're keen enough. Good for trading the cricket.
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Old 30th December 2004, 01:48 AM
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I am a keen betting exchange user but I don't use Betfair as they have an absolutely awful customer services team! Plus I love to back the underdog and in this case the underdogs are iBetX and Betdaq.

The good news is that iBetX is coming to Australia in the next few months so looks like there will be a larger selection of betting exchanges in Australia.
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