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Tag Archives: Western Australia
BetFair Australia fought for free trade across Australian state boundaries… and won.
BetFair UK: Betfair Customer Services 27 Mar 00:58 In a judgment handed down this morning, the High Court of Australia has struck down the anti-betting exchange laws enacted by the Western Australian government in late 2006. The laws operated to … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged Andrew Black, Australia, bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair Australia, betting exchanges, event derivative markets, event derivatives, free trade, Government of Tasmania, High Court of Australia, horse racing, Melbourne, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Sydney Morning Herald, Tasmania, Western Australia, Western Australian government
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BetFair Australia fights for free inter-state trade.
Bookmakers Review: Betfair appears in court in Western Australia and goes under review in New South Wales In the first of three hearings, the online betting exchange explained the seven Justices of the High Court of Australia how the current … Continue reading
BetFair Australia rebuffed by an Australian state, Western Australia.
Via betting expert Niall O’Connor, the government of Western Australia: Betfair application to publish WA race fields not in the public interest 11/10/07 Betting exchange operator Betfair has had its application to publish Western Australian race fields information rejected, Racing … Continue reading
Will betting exchanges [BETFAIR] always leave horse racing open to skulduggery??
Reader “Santiburi” answers to Ron Cox’s anti-BetFair diatribe: Even the headline to this article is misleading for readers who don’t really understand the links between the racing and betting industries. In real terms, exchanges haven’t changed anything as regards skullduggery. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Industry)
Tagged Australia, horse racing, Ron Cox, United Kingdom, Western Australia
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Australia — YES to Gambling (all kinds of)… but NO to BetFair??
Burke Hansen (a San Fancisco attorney): Australians have a reputation as an easy going lot not overly concerned with the moral ambiguities of gambling. State regulated Totalizator Agency Boards (TAB) have offered off site wagering for forty years in every … Continue reading
Posted in Regulations
Tagged Antigua, Australia, Australian High Court, Burke Hansen, Congress, federal government, High Court, Howard government, John Howard, John Howard's government, labor law, online gambling giants, San Fancisco attorney, Sportingbet PLC, Tasmania, United States, US government, Victoria, Western Australia
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Trade on BetFair Australia, go to jail.
If you’re in Western Australia, you may be fined AUS$10,000 or sent to jail for two years. In Tasmania, another Australian state/province (which is also an island), BetFair is perfectly legal, which granted it legality nationally —providing there is no … Continue reading