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The independent Australian company Commonwealth Securities Limited (CommSec) has released some startling figures on the gambling funds spent by Australians in relation to other essential living costs like water and electricity. Analysing data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Commsec found that on average the Aussies live up to their international reputation as big gamblers, spending more money on gambling than they put aside for gas, electricity bills, phone bills, water and petrol.

By the numbers, CommSec found the average Australian household spent A$2292 on gambling in the last year compared with A$1830 on gas and electricity bills, A$2056 on petrol and A$1996 on telephone and internet bills.

Craig James, chief economist at CommSec called the figures “staggering”.

“The money spent on gambling far exceeds the total outlays on electricity and gas bills,” he told NineMSN news this week. “And only until recently outlays on gambling exceeded that of electricity, gas and water bills combined.”

CommSec’s analysis also found that Australians pay a relatively low amount for water, with the average household spending A$634 per year on water bills.

“The modest amount spent by the average household on water and sewerage services seems out of kilter with the relative scarcity of water,” James said. “With population expected to continue rising at a solid clip in coming years, it is likely that the cost of water will have to rise substantially to ensure that pricing reflects its relative scarcity.”

Households will also see utility bills rise by 14 -15% over the coming year due to the largest increase in pricing for 26 years.

According to CommSec’s analysis, that means households will need to find an additional A$260 to pay electricity, gas and water bills.

The question is, will the increased cost of living deter Aussies from gambling?

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In an alleged shocking betrayal of player privacy by gambling companies that includes 888, William Hill and Full Tilt Poker, AustralianGambling.com.au has today obtained a sample of player details that has been sold and traded like a commodity. At the time of printing, they have all refused to clarify whether their trading of personal details is a breach of law.

Industry sources have advised that this shocking breach of privacy has far reaching consequences for sites and their compliance with relevant regulations. The possibility that some sites like Titan Poker trade the customer details of possibly addicted gamblers highlights the importance of proper regulation.

It is understood that highly regulated operators such as PartyPoker and PokerStars do not participate in such activities.

How the Personal Details of Gamblers are Sold

The alleged information was today handed out on a silver platter. After inquiring on an MSN conversation, AustralianGambling.com.au was given almost full details of the operation. This included the name of the person selling the data, who was helping him, the operators involved and what is claimed to be a sample 50 person excel sheet with full player details.

The way the system works is quite simple. Ryan Clegg buys data that he claims is real, on a regular basis from employees of online casinos, poker sites, sportsbooks, bookmakers and bingo sites. Clegg would not be drawn on whether the personal information being sold was traded with the knowledge of the online operators that it came from.

While Australian Gambling has today become aware of the practice of selling online gamblers’ identities and other confidential details, Clegg maintains that he has been selling his information to the highest bidder for quite some time. When asked how often he buys gambling data he responded "It varies to be honest, could be every two weeks,could be a month."

The horrifying part of this alleged trade is that details including full names, residential addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and other financial information including amounts deposited and lost or won, is being sold for an agreed fee to whoever has enough money to purchase it.

While Clegg might consider he is selling targeted marketing information to online entrepreneurs; there is nothing to stop those who make their living from identity theft to use the details for far more sinister purposes. Clegg did not deny that credit card information was amongst the information he was selling, but said that for $8,000 we could buy the personal details of over 40,000 people.

Amongst the 40,000 on the alleged list could be many problem gamblers who have voluntarily opted out of the online gambling site, only for their personal details to be traded to someone else who will then begin directly marketing gambling promotions and deals toward them.

Ryan Clegg had no problem whatsoever in revealing what was in his data or the people involved. He showed what he alleges is the income statistics of Pete Walker, who had purchased the data yesterday and emailed the gamblers on it.

They Make Money from Marketing Stolen Personal Details

Pete Walker has been marketing the players on the data to Kerching Casino. Here is his report after less than 24 hours marketing:

Statistics Today This Month 
Clicks 0 25
Impressions 0 0
New Players 0 1
Active Players 0 2
Commission £0.00 £632.79
Validated Commission n/a £632.79

Commenting on the result, Clegg said "I asked him to provide me with log ins to where it was sent so I could see how it performs and he already has a smile on his face." He then went on to say "Pete knows a lot of operators directly and he even sells my data for me now, he has meetings with them; 888, Intercasino, Totesport etc."

Asked if he directly buys the data, Clegg replied "I have a contact who can get data as and when and I buy from him as he is not in the industry anymore and he also does not have a mailing facility."

When asked to divulge the informant’s name he willingly said it was Frank Best. "Frank Best, as I said he is not in the gambling industry now and as not been for about 18 months. We used to run a media agency but we both went our separate ways."

Gambling Companies Involved

So who are the main offenders? Clegg revealed "Casino Tropez, Eurogrand, Casinojoy, 888, Intercasino, Spin Palace, 32 Red, William Hill, Europa Casino, Vegas Red, PlatinumPlay, Roxy Palace, they are the main ones." He then boasted "As I mentioned I have Ladbrokes, Betfair and ToteSport but also got William Hill and Coral for betting."

So what else does Ryan Clegg do besides sell gambling operators’ data? "I sell placements on some gambling related sites for a friend of mine. He owns these sites if you know who owns them:"

www.onlinebingofriends.com
www.fruitybonus.com
www.onlinebingoroom.co.uk
www.comparebingosites.com
www.latestbingobonus.com
www.bingoteacher.co.uk
www.ukbingohall.co.uk
www.freecardsbingo.com
www.bingodating.co.uk
www.bingohoroscopes.com

AustralianGambling.com.au also got their hands on what Clegg claims is a 50 person sample of this data. If true, the breach of privacy here is disgusting. Who knows what other data could be getting sold right now, maybe even credit card details to identity theft personnel?

Specific Details Being Sold

The sample Excel sheet had the details of online casino players from the UK. The data was in this order:

1. Name – This included both first and last name
2. Address – Both number and street
3. City
4. Country
5. Email address
6. Telephone number
7. Net loss – The amount the player had won or lost at the casino
8. Deposits – The total of the player’s real money deposits

The team here at Australian Gambling still has this data should it need to be produced.

The Damning Email Sales Pitch

The email is shocking. It gives the price for the data and who is involved. Rather than giving a commentary, the email is below:

Hi Nick, thanks for the chat on messenger earlier.

Ok, as I mentioned we have gambling data targeted to Casino, Poker, Sportsbetting and Bingo.

In the latest batch of casino data we have roughly 40k full records available which include Full name, address, email, telephone number, net loss and total deposits of each player.

All the data is European and comes from various online casinos like Casino Tropez, Eurogrand, Casinojoy, 888, Intercasino, Spin Palace, 32 red, Will Hill, Europa, Vegas Red, Platinumplay and Roxy Palace.

If you wanted to buy all the 40k casino data I would charge you $100 per 1,000 records so the total cost would be $4,000. If you just wanted to buy part of the database the cost per 1,000 would differ depending on how many you wanted to take.

Regarding poker data we have 37k full records available which again include Full name, address, email, telephone number, net loss and total deposits of each player.

All the data is European and comes from various online poker sites like Titan Poker, Poker Ocean, Pacific Poker and Full Tilt Poker.

If you wanted the whole 37k we would be looking at around $80 per 1,000 records so the total cost would be roughly $2,950. If you wanted to buy part of the database the cost per 1,000 would depend on total spend.

With regards to sports betting data, in the latest batch we have roughly 25k available which are mainly UK and are just email addresses.

The betting data as come from sites Ladbrokes, Betfair, Totesport, Will Hill and Coral.

If you wanted the whole 25k I can do you them at $50 per 1,000 as they are just email addresses so the total cost would be $1,250 or again if you just wanted part of the data the cost per 1,000 would all depend on how many you wanted.

Finally, as I mentioned we have around 500 records for bingo which are just Uk email addresses and they come from Foxy, Cheeky and Tombola Bingo.

I would be willing to chuck these in for free on any substantial order.

If you wanted to take all of the above Nick the total cost would be $8,200 but I would be willing to knock that down to $7,000 for you so you would save $1,200.

Let me know what you want to do.

Cheers Nick.

Many Regards
Ryan

Australian Gambling’s Mission

In relation to the damning evidence we have provided, none of the operators are yet to reply. We do our best to promote only the most regulated, safe and secure gambling companies for Australians.

Our priority is the safety of Australian gamblers. If their information is not being kept private, we will be doing our very best to avoid harm to them. Right now, the current batch of data has been sold twice.

What does this shocking report mean to the world of online gambling? For some it will come as no big news. Others, they will be horrified.

We will be following up this significant report by extending our efforts to get a reply form the companies involved. Stay tuned.

Nick Haslem, www.Australiangambling.com.au

Patriotic punters have been buoyed by recent news that Bayern Munich’s French playmaker Franck Ribery may miss Ireland’s World Cup playoff games.

Bookie Paddy Power has reported a significant increase in betting on Ireland to qualify for the World Cup today. However, France remain red hot favourites to win the two legged playoff at 1/3 with Ireland an unlikely 11/5.

A spokesperson for the bookmaker commented: “It had been a pretty quiet betting heat until this morning when we had a welcome rush on Ireland. We’d all like to wish Franck Ribery a speedy recovery, just not too speedy! The odds haven’t changed just yet but I’d expect them to shorten in the run up to the big Croker clash.”

Meanwhile, the bookie is also taking bets on how many Irish fans manage to get inside the Stade de France in Paris for the crucial second leg of the playoff following news of a measly 8,000 tickets allocated to them.

The bookmaker is offering odds of 8/1 that the Irish blow that amount out of the water and wangle 30,000 of Irish fans into the Stade de France.

Though, it should not be as easy to get tickets to the Irish leg and it is just 6/4 that the most expensive ticket on Ebay for the match goes for more than €500.

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Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) keeps a stern eye on the advertising of gambling firms, and this week it was William Hill Online under the spotlight for a free bet offer that generated a complaint. The complaint was that the betting company’s press advertisements and posters offering new online customers or telephone betters a £100 free bet, did not advise punters that any resulting winnings would be settled without the amount of the free stake being returned.

The ASA agreed with the complainant and ordered WHO not to run the ads again without the necessary changes.

Arguing the case, WHO said T&Cs were pertinent to the advert, and that the removal of the free stake from any winnings did not materially devalue the free offer. The subtraction of the free stake from any winnings was not an unusual or onerous condition, it suggested.

The ASA adjudicator upheld the complaint and noted that the terms of the offer were that punters could claim the promotional £100 of free bets in increments after spending specified amounts on real bets.

“We considered that, because the increments of free bets were only awarded as a result of minimum spends by the consumer; customers would expect those bets to be treated in the same way as any other bet and to get their stake back along with any winnings,” the adjudicator found.

“We noted (that) the terms and conditions on the advertiser’s website stated that stakes were not returned on free bets. However, we also noted that information was not included in the ads and considered that was a significant condition likely to affect consumers’ decisions to take advantage of the offer in the first instance. We concluded that the omission of this information from the ads was likely to mislead.”