Four Corners The Big Gamble
Australians love sport and they love to gamble. Put the two together and there's lots of money to be made. Across the globe sports betting is dominated by huge, faceless corporations with deep pockets, all looking for market share. By contrast in Australia, the industry might be growing but it certainly isn't faceless and for that it can thank one man. His name is Tom Waterhouse. Son of a bookmaker and top line horse trainer, he's made himself the face of sports betting in Australia. Taking out advertising slots on the Nine Network, he was also given a place on the network's rugby league commentary team. It was the boldest move yet by an industry that's taking every opportunity to grab publicity.
Australia Network's cutting edge slot presents the best of ABC's Four Corners. Four Corners is investigative journalism at its best.
Primary Title
- Four Corners
Secondary Title
- The Big Gamble
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 24 August 2013
Finish Time
- 00 : 45
Duration
- 45:00
Channel
- Australia Network
Broadcaster
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Australia Network's cutting edge slot presents the best of ABC's Four Corners. Four Corners is investigative journalism at its best.
Episode Description
- Australians love sport and they love to gamble. Put the two together and there's lots of money to be made. Across the globe sports betting is dominated by huge, faceless corporations with deep pockets, all looking for market share. By contrast in Australia, the industry might be growing but it certainly isn't faceless and for that it can thank one man. His name is Tom Waterhouse. Son of a bookmaker and top line horse trainer, he's made himself the face of sports betting in Australia. Taking out advertising slots on the Nine Network, he was also given a place on the network's rugby league commentary team. It was the boldest move yet by an industry that's taking every opportunity to grab publicity.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--Australia
- Gambling--Australia
Genres
- Current affairs
Hosts
- Kerry O'Brien (Presenter)
Contributors
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Documentary television programs--Australia
- Gambling--Australia