Entries Tagged as 'The Soapbox'
T.A.B - Thieves and Bastards
I noticed in the paper this morning the markets had been published for the big races at Ascot later in the month. It was a little surprising to see that TAB Sportsbet (hereafter known as The Thiefs) were quoting the Mug’s favourite horse, Takeover Target, at $5.5 (9/2 in the old language) when all I’d […]
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Scoop 1 for the MugPunter
Bob Woolmer was strangled - it’s at least semi-official.
I heard an interesting, slightly related stat today. $US 1 billion (image Austin Powers here) is bet daily on cricket in India - where gambling is illegal! Surely any mid-ranking Pakistani cricketer, who is struggling to get his rupees out of the PCB, is touched […]
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The Ben Cousins drug test market
Could we frame a market that bets on what drug Ben Cousins will be revealed to have a problem with:
Ice
$2.20
Coke
$2.20
A cocktail of 2 or more
$3
Prescription
$7
Pot
$12
Smack
$15
But as wise DJ was saying today, whatever it is doesn’t seem to have affected his play, or the performance of the team too much. Oh for the good old […]
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Bob Woolmer - a punt gone wrong?
Would there be a surprise if it was to appear that somehow:
John the Bookmaker is alive and well and on the punt in the Windies
One or more Pakistani players had conspired to lose to the might of Ireland
Bob had found out about it and was about to blow the whistle
He has to be silenced
While The […]
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Punting websites and the winning way
I try to contain myself when on my trawl of punting / tipping sites but it absolutely irks (s#$ts) me reading about how every one of them has:
Landed a massive quaddie every day of the week
Has some ridiculous profit on turnover percentage
Has just landed a $5000 first four
Is on the way to solving world peace
Has […]
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Just couldn’t make them go away
As part of the never ending search for free info, I happened across this site, RacingTrades
BE WARNED - DO NOT REGISTER ON THIS SITE UNLESS YOU WANT REGULAR AND PERSISTENT HARASSMENT
That is, of course, unless you get off on an endless stream of weekly phone calls that will only end after you have hurled direct, […]
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