mikeynz

Time to reignite this thread. Kevin Bloody Wilson has just about sold out all the venues hes been too around NZ, not bad for a guy who's been 35 years at it. A few years back I was reading about some of his travelling stage crew, one guy as part of the team had a uncanny ability to empty concert halls with his nauseating flatulence, one wonders if hes still touring and is only let loose at the end of the show😄 Kevin Bloody Wilson, fucking legend🤠

Sort of stuffs up the theory of centralization, wouldn't be a more out of the way place.

It appears you can vote overseas on TAB nz if you are a NZ citizen living overseas or of course are on holiday,and of course have a account, some countrys geo block , aussie have, USA, Singapore, France appear to as well, I think France dont even have live betting I stand to be corrected, one of the theorys of partnering with a aussie operator would allow TAB NZ to operate out of ozzie, mergers are happening all the time, once there was William Hill, Crown and Sportsbet, now I think they are all one, interesting times.

Just to add, that's why you have Betfair Australia and ladbrokes and bet365 have aussie sites individually different from the uk versions.

Hey if I was a bit more savvy with things technical I would post a news item on stuff news where Australian Legislation barred betting on NZ TAB from oz as they had to, or have to have a licence to operate, this was in 2014 check it out, google it,even if on holiday you are geoblocked, so it's not the NZ TAB who are wrong Having said that one wonders though as that is 2014, what have they done to get one or is the rigmarole not worth the hassle?

Your suggesting overseas operators ain't paying tax at all or as much as OZ owned ones ?

Well in NZ as it stands we are free to bet on anything anywhere so where is the problem, it's weird you have to call to place a in play bet in oz, that's draconian.

So in australia can you bet on Bet365, the UK site or Betway or 10 bet, William Hill UK, Colossus football pools. When you go to Betfair, we get directed to the Australian site, used to bet on Betfaur UK.

I suspect that is not the TABs fault, more a aussie ruling, so if a Kiwi is on holiday and cant bet on NZ TAB does that seem fair ? So if aussie have closed borders and I suspect they may well have, why is it any different for NZ to do same. Personally I dont support the idea.

Maybe if their heads dont hit the roof at 50 km then try 80 kmhs

One other little thing i have noticed on NZ TAB, the odds on live betting is slightly less than what you get on a overseas site, i suspect thats more to do with the feed they are getting from their supplier.

While lots are critical of the TAB or the website the in play sports setup is actually very good, MLB and the NBA are live, lots of Tennis and Soccer and the reality is they are out to get the maximum amount of betting which is all about one thing , profit which goes back to our sporting bodies. Closing off aussie bookmakers for racing for kiwis, well thats a different issue. completely.

That crossing at Gore is a shocker yet a perfectly smooth all weather track sits idle, those crossings turn the race into a lottery.

Would restricting punters be banned?

Correct, seems odd to me.

Emily Bosson is back next time. I dont watch often.

Ladbrokes Australia, to place a live bet phone in , just looked.

The real issue here with closing borders is Aussie betting sites and racing, yet sites like Betway, 10 bet, bet365 based in Europe really just do sport and casino games etc etc, woudnt make any sense blocking them as they mostly of no great issue ,its the racing guys who are wanting change.

Can you or anybody else explain to me why you have to call the betting agency to place a live Sportsbet in Aussie, that seems weird.

Simply want all the money bet off shore, no more Sportsbet, Ladbrokes etc etc. Benefits obvious , not my words, just the general assumption I suspect lots might pull the pin if it was close border betting

Guerin asked the question, seems by the talk its a real possibility, benefits, fairly obvious.

I see that guy Sharrock last night suggesting closing borders for betting a very real prospect, thoughts on this one.

I note the Gore septic tank cleaning service are sponsoring a race on Thursday. One wonders if they will be donating a 10 litre bucket of shit to the winner.

Are you a fan or just enjoy it ?

Might I add none of us want Putins rhetoric either.