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Please Gamble Irresponsibly

The Rise, Fall and Rise of Sports Gambling in Australia

Titus O'Reily

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English
MICHAEL JOSEPH
05 November 2019
Australians lose more money gambling than any other country. But how did we get here? In his inimitable, hilarious style, sports historian Titus O'Reily charts the rise, fall and rise of sports gambling in Australia.

We'll gamble on anything, and thanks to the internet, phones and tax-loving governments, Australians can indulge their love of a punt no matter what they're doing. Aussies could be at the birth of a child or performing open-heart surgery and still put a bet on.

It wasn't always this easy. Once, you could only gamble on sport illegally - which actually was also pretty easy. But over the last 30 years, gambling on sport has been legalised, first slowly, then very quickly.

Please Gamble Irresponsibly
traces the history of gambling in Australia from horseracing in the colonial era, to the rise of SP bookies and organised crime, to the commercialisation of the industry and its impact on communities and the integrity of sport. With billions of dollars involved, what are the odds of putting the genie back in the bottle?

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Imprint:   MICHAEL JOSEPH
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 155mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   385g
ISBN:   9781760894245
ISBN 10:   1760894249
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Writer and broadcaster Titus O'Reily was born in Melbourne and raised by the Sisters of Collective Misery, a kindly but sombre order who placed an emphasis on sport above all other things, including religion. At the age of eight, Titus set off from Melbourne for London in a rowboat containing only himself and a positive attitude, arriving just two months later thanks to a powerful stroke and favourable currents. In London, Titus developed a love of drinking, writing and ice skating, the last being something he did professionally across Europe for almost a decade. Upon returning to Australia, Titus turned to writing about sport, carving out a reputation for inaccuracy and being difficult to work with. Titus's unique take on sport has been hailed by some of the most respected figures in sport as 'awful', 'childish' and 'barely comprehensible'. titusoreily.com

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