Betting on football matters

[Asgardian]

I'm probably not the right person to raise this issue, because I have an occasional bet on the footy, but some mates and I were discussing betting on football.
We were talking about the boutique type bets, like which coach will be sacked first, or Brownlow medallist etc. when one of the guys asked, "what is to stop a poorer club's official from placing money on his own coach to be sacked first."
We know that people directly involved with footy are not supposed to bet, however what stops them from giving the information to someone close?
What stops a friend of an umpire from getting a good tip for the Brownlow?
Surely this type of situation would compromise the "book" for a betting agency.
If so, why are these types of bets allowed?

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Chris

(Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus)

[This message has been edited by Asgardian (edited 27 February 2001).]

 

[The invisible mullet]

There have always been concerns about the betting on the brownlow (particularly those late plunges). Betting on footy is okay just so long as players don't start offering ground and weather information to bookies called John....

 

[Guest]

I'll probably get tracked down and shot for this but I was at the magary medal count in Adelaide the year Nathan Buckley won it. About and hour before the count had even started someone from channel nine who were covering the event accidently put up on the monitors around the room a message saying 'congratulations Nathan Buckley winner of the 19?? magary medal'.

I'm sure that it would be the same situation with the brownlow or any other medal. The whole thing is worked out before the count and anyone in the know is laughing all the way to the bank.