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Please Gamble Irresponsibly
- The Rise, Fall and Rise of Sports Gambling in Australia
- Narrated by: Titus O'Reily
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Thanks to the internet, mobile phones and gambling tax loving Federal and State governments, Australians can indulge their love of a punt no matter what they're doing.
Aussies can be at the birth of a child, performing open heart surgery or handling heavy machinery and still put a bet on.
As a result, Australia sits atop the world when it comes to gambling, losing more money per capita than any other country, leaving the next biggest loser, Singapore, a distant second.
But it wasn't always this easy because once you could only gambling on sport in Australia illegally, which it turned out was also pretty easy.
Over the last thirty years, gambling on sport has slowly, then quickly become legalised in Australia, to the point were almost every ad on TV seems to be about sport betting.
This book traced the history of gambling in Australia from the convict era, the rise of SP bookies and organise crime, the legalisation and commercialisation of the industry and the threat it now poses to the integrity of sport.
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- Liam
- 14-01-2020
A very important, and entertaining, book
A must listen for Australians, sports nuts or not. Informative as well as entertaining.
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- Andrew Dal Pozzo
- 09-08-2023
Informative, entertaining and a real hit to home
It was amazing to learn about how much of Australia (and Melbourne) as we know it draws back to our gambling history. Titus O’Reily is incredibly well-researched, and puts all the facts together in a way that is clear to follow, and so well-rounded it almost finishes with a twist.
He is also a very good narrator.
One of the best Audiobooks I’ve read and I wholeheartedly recommend.
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- Ben
- 05-04-2021
interesting history of our gambling culture
why are australian's far and away the worst gamblers in the world. titus o reily does well explaining that. going in depth from where we started through to how we ended up being inundated with gambling ads and pokies.
its all interesting stuff but I have to say the author has peppered the book with one liners that fall flat and has elected to narrate himself. his voice is monotonous and perhaps a kind friend should have taken him aside to tell him would be better to get a professional in. otherwise congratulations to him. very engaging and succint.
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