Quote Originally Posted by vikingjet View Post
Media outlets connected with the NRL are in full-spin mode when it comes to the current crisis.

Most of the stories so far lead with 'massive bet on soccer game' - referring to the alleged $49m placed in Asia on a Adl v Victory game - but this game is not even under investigation. Moreover, massive takings don't automatically equate with corruption. It may have just been a plunge and the market has followed. You see bigger 'goes' on Wednesday night meetings at Happy Valley. $49m sounds like a lot of money, but HK races can see pools of bigger than $200m across all bookies.

So, the story leads with some random note about the $49m but does not say anything else; essentially avoiding hot water but giving the impression to the 92.8% of Australians who are clinically stupid that something fishy is going on. Then, buried at the end of the story is the line (with metaphoric hand over mouth and mumbling through the teeth): 'oh, and by the way, lots of NRL clubs are embroiled in a in an actual doping scandal and have a real history of betting scandals.' But back to that $49m, let's imply that it is typical of those effnix to do dodgy betting on their sport.

Have a look at Fairfax and Murdoch publications - they have brooms and carpets ready. They'll also be preparing the fire to burn the witch that is football the second they see a slip up. Not conspiracy theory, watch it happen. And it will be coordinated...the world is a sinister place.

Enjoy the sunshine, Capt VJ
The rather ironic thing with this is everytime the Aussie cricket team plays whether that be ODI Test or 20-20 against anyone I would guess Asian bookmakers (legal/illegal is irrelevant) would be holding 10 times the amount of money in the game No one bats an eye lid at this.

JUst coz there was 50 million bet on our sport means nothing. If thugby League and tardball had an international profile they would be bet on as well. But as no one plays these games why would asians be betting on it???