The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

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  • Dry Rot
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Jan 2007
    • 6444
    #1

    The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

    I think this a pretty bad trend

    Today, the online betting industry is worth an estimated $74 billion US globally per year, and rising. Surprisingly, online betting in Australia got its start in the outback town of Alice Springs. Decades later, these companies are spending millions on advertising during sports broadcasts, raising concerns about potential gambling harm.

    A good listen

    https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/online-betting-rise/102704814
    The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
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    • Topdog
      Bulldog Team of the Century
      • Jan 2007
      • 7471
      #2
      Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

      It's an awful industry in Australia in particular and any winners are quickly limited and blocked from actually betting. No protection at all for the bettor.

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        • Grantysghost
          Bouncing Strong
          • Apr 2010
          • 18959
          #3
          Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

          Originally posted by Topdog
          It's an awful industry in Australia in particular and any winners are quickly limited and blocked from actually betting. No protection at all for the bettor.
          Yes my friend was blocked from all of them because he was doing matched betting and winning.
          BT COME BACK!​

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            • Bornadog
              WOOF Clubhouse Leader
              • Jan 2007
              • 66687
              #4
              Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

              Worse part is all the advertising
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              Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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                • angelopetraglia
                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 6838
                  #5
                  Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

                  Someone needs to stand up in this country and just ban all advertising for sports gambling. Can't believe it is still allowed.

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                    • EasternWest
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 10002
                      #6
                      Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

                      Originally posted by angelopetraglia
                      Someone needs to stand up in this country.
                      See there's your problem right there. Expecting leadership from compromised people desperate to cling on to power.
                      "It's over. It's all over."

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                        • macca
                          Coaching Staff
                          • Sep 2007
                          • 2360
                          #7
                          Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

                          Originally posted by bornadog
                          Worse part is all the advertising
                          its actually terrible that they allow the advertisement of going through the odds on TV
                          Nathan brown hosting these segments so joyfly reading script , not something i would like children to see.
                          Last edited by macca; 15-08-2023, 07:19 PM.

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                            • angelopetraglia
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 6838
                              #8
                              Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

                              Originally posted by macca
                              its actually terrible that they allow the advertisement of going through the odds.
                              That the odds are built into the fixture on the AFL app that every kid has on their phone. Seriously. For all the moral high ground virtual signaling on every issue the AFL does yet they are happy to get into bed with sports gambling tells you everything you need to know.

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                                • HOSE B ROMERO
                                  Coaching Staff
                                  • Mar 2012
                                  • 2257
                                  #9
                                  Re: The rise and rise of online betting in Australia

                                  100 % on all the above comments.

                                  I remember being at the footy 15 years ago with my 10 year old son. At half time they must have put the odds up on the scoreboard and he said to me "look Dad, we're favourite to win". It blew me away because i had never explained odds to him. As a non gambler i barely understood them myself!

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