Australian Bookies Gutted After Betting Splurge
29908
AUSTRALIA - As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: &quot;The biggest betting plunge in recent memory ensured bookmakers at Randwick were &#39;stripped out&#39; of more than $3 million by Makybe Diva&#39;s Melbourne Cup romp yesterday.
715045
Take That fans who paid over the odds for tickets on auction website eBay were last night warned they will be turned away from Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena.
50666
Shares in online gambling companies listed in London lost half their value after a dramatic move by US authorities to ban gambling on the Internet.
25438
As established players lick their credit-crunched wounds, Berkshire grabs a piece of their turf.
401618
National Australia Bank, the country's biggest lender, sees profits slump following a trading scandal, and amid rising costs and tougher competition.
317487
SAN FRANCISCO - The federal crackdown on online gambling has tied up the funds of thousands of U.S. patrons of two of the largest services. The crackdown on BetOnSports, which no longer takes sports wagers from the USA, and Neteller - an Internet payment service popular among gamblers - is intended to put a dent in the $10.6 billion industry.
338098
Regulation of online betting on the cards
87069
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power reports a dramatic jump in interim profits after punters' fortunes take a turn for the worse.
712784
Business & money: Scale of payment to Stan O'Neal, who gambled disastrously on mortgage securities, reignites debate about 'rewards for failure'.
249642
LEE Westwoodâs bid for a Â£650,000 payday came undone in the thick rough and tricky bunkers of Sun City yesterday as he carded a disastrous 80 to hand Retief Goosen the Nedbank Challenge title.
23842
The league's commissioner is mighty sorrowful  as he tries to overwhelm a betting scandal with contrition
624380
US investment bank Bear Stearns reports its first loss after making risky bets on sub-prime mortgages.
610504
A compulsive gambler took a betting chain to court Wednesday seeking compensation for two million pounds in losses he racked up despite asking the firm to bar him.
154485
The Australian horseracing fraternity voiced shock Friday after champion jockey Chris Munce was handed 30 months in jail over a Hong Kong betting scandal.
139923
TORONTO -- One late lost check, leaving Vincent Lecavalier unprotected in front of the net, cost the Czechs everything here last night.
534866
Drama hit the Sydney-Hobart race on the second night when the two leading boats were badly damaged in storm-force winds off the Tasmanian coast.
97940
LEE WESTWOODâS bid for a Â£650,000 pay-day came undone in the thick rough and bunkers of Sun City. He carded a disastrous eight-over-par 80 to hand South African Retief Goosen the Nedbank Challenge title.