NRL Almanac: Gamble
Hollywood looks at me over the rim of his beer glass, “the problem is that you don’t have any gamble.”
Coming just a couple of hours after I busted from a five thousand dollar-entry poker tournament, I find the statement …
Eight things I learned from the Opening Ceremony
#1 Abraham Lincoln discovered England
As Opening Ceremonies often do, we were treated to the cliff notes for the history of the hosting country.
We began, of course, with a bucolic village on a verdant green. It was a lovely …
NRL Almanac: Canberra Raiders – A Lego Hat of Commitment
Ahh, the Southern Cross Club of Woden, Canberra. When you go to the Cross Club you can’t help but wonder if the management searched for a moment in time – 1989 perhaps – and decided that the club would never …
NRL Almanac: Blue Balls at Bruce
The wind blows across the snows of the Brindabellas, sending its icy currents down into the heart of Canberra. Biting into the lungs and leaving numb the extremities of hardened Raiders fans. Here they sit, the faithful, shivers running down …
The Science is in: Anchorman is the greatest comedy of all time
Veronica: “But it’s very important to me that I be viewed as a professional.”
Ron: “Right… When in Rome. Hmm.”
Veronica: “Yeah. That, uh, expression doesn’t really apply to what I’m talking about”
Ron: “I still don’t quite understand …
Aussie Millions: So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish
Barry Greenstein, to my left, checks and then calls another bet from the aggressive table chip leader on his left. I’m already all in; the last of my chips in the middle in a big three way pot. I’m tired, …
Strange Bedfellows: Online Poker has an Unlikely New Supporter
Online poker has earned a stay of stay of execution. Late last week, the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform rejected proposed legislation from Senator Nick Xenophon that would have been the death knell for online poker in Australia. The …
Busting the Nut (Postcards from Flemington IV)
She still wails, after all these years. At 47 years old, she is still the hottest female to front a rock band on the planet, bar none. Her presence made the men in the front row of the audience melt …
In Defence of Gambling (Part 3): NRL, AFL and the Pokies
To have what looks like a footy tax being imposed is going to hit football clubs right between the eyes ~ Eddie McGuire
Well, Eddie Maguire is a tool box; let’s get that right out there to start with. But …
In Defence of Gambling (Except the Pokies) (Part 2)
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
The Productivity Commission is the premier economic and public policy agency in …