Just hours after their spokesperson was urging Australians to embrace the novelty of betting on the outcome of the marriage postal survey, Sportsbet have withdraw their campaign. “Sportsbet respects that same-sex marriage is an important social issue,” the company said in a statement. “In response to recent views received regarding Sportsbet’s same-sex marriage markets, we […]
Tags: backtrack, betting, Christian Jantzen, gambling, Marriage, marriage equality, postal survey, sportsbet
28 Sep 2017 /
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Online betting agency Sportsbet have defended their decision to promote betting on the outcome of the marriage postal survey. OUTinPerth readers have expressed their concern about the betting option which is being widely promoted across social media. Alex Greenwich, co-chair of Australian Marriage Equality described the company’s promotion as a “whole new low”. “To vote […]
Tags: 6PR, betting, Christian Jantzen, gambling, Harvey Deegan, Marriage, marriage equality, postal survey, sportsbet
28 Sep 2017 |
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OPINION We get a lot of media releases at OUTinPerth, hundreds of them everyday. They flow in from the world of politics, entertainment, business, community groups, causes and charities. This week we got an email from Sportsbet asking if we’d like to do a story on the different odds they’re offering on whether or not […]
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1 Jul 2016 |
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Online bookmaker Sportsbet are facing controversy for accepting bets on Bruce Jenner’s name following gender transition. After TMZ published rumours that the ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star would be undergoing gender transition, Jenner has reportedly undertaken an interview with Diane Sawyer addressing the rumours and discussing the possibility of going by a new name. […]
Tags: bruce jenner, diane sawyer, Gender, kardashian, kardashians, sportsbet, transgender, transition
18 Feb 2015 |
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