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darkydog2002 7th September 2014 02:33 PM

The ACCC wont get involved unless a complaint is laid.

stugots 7th September 2014 03:05 PM

Plenty of complaints were made DD & nothing done.

darkydog2002 7th September 2014 03:44 PM

Were they to the ACCC Though.?

Rinconpaul 7th September 2014 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by darkydog2002
Were they to the ACCC Though.?


The only thing the ACCC will do is thank you for your complaint and refer you to Beyondblue and Lifeline!

I'm talking from experience. They're not a toothless tiger, just an under resourced one, with plenty of complaints to sort through, like carbon tax, bank charges, etc. Punters are low on the priority list, just seen as gamblers and deserve what they get! .....Not my viewpoint, but one shared by many, as gambling isn't seen as an 'honest' living. Ever noticed at a party, when someone asks, what you do for a living? "Yeah, I'm a gambler"......("whisper, whisper....one of those desperate types" snicker, snicker)

Nowaday's, I just say,"I'm unemployed!"

blackdog1 7th September 2014 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rinconpaul

Nowaday's, I just say,"I'm unemployed!"
I say I'm a 'turf accountant, room for a pony!'

FredTheMug 7th September 2014 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rinconpaul
Punters are low on the priority list, just seen as gamblers and deserve what they get! .....Not my viewpoint, but one shared by many, as gambling isn't seen as an 'honest' living. Ever noticed at a party, when someone asks, what you do for a living? "Yeah, I'm a gambler"......("whisper, whisper....one of those desperate types" snicker, snicker)

Nowaday's, I just say,"I'm unemployed!"


Agree 100%.

But imagine how the problem sounds to an outsider... "waah, I want to get rich without working, and those bookies aren't helping me. The government should force them go broke so that I can get rich!"

I just say that I am retired. Which is true - this is just one of my hobbies. :)

Pat123 7th September 2014 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Chrome Prince
For those interested, have just had a chat with Pinnacle.
Looks like they are going to be up and running not until Carnival time, so late October.

"We will be offering racing product soon, we are targeting this before the carnival season"

Given that no date was given, simply Carnival time, I'd suggest they have no idea of an actual launch date as yet.


They have been ready to go for ages. The owner is being held up by other parties taking their sweet time. He didn't specify who but he mentioned "red tape".

Chrome Prince 7th September 2014 09:16 PM

I have a feeling that red tape is going to be far more complicated than they anticipate.

Mark 11th September 2014 04:28 PM

An open letter to Bet365.

Dear bet365

You were right to limit my place bets on $10 chances to $4.30 & $3.87, as I must be some sort of punting genius (can't see it myself), although how you came to those amounts is beyond me. Even though they were both unplaced and you would have profited times 10 what you did, you are living up to your hype of being one of the biggest bookies in the world. But limiting my next bet to 80c is surely a bad joke. No, indeed it is you that are the joke. Get out of the game before you embarrass yourself further.

PS I rang my 12yo nephew who let me on for the rest of the bet. I now owe him $18.20. Rumour is he split it with his 9yo brother.

Pat123 11th September 2014 05:25 PM

LUXBET and TAB still outright refusing $5 bets @ 1.10
 
LUXBET and TAB still outright refusing $5 fixed odds bets @ 1.10

They are fully not complying.


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