PUNITAB MERGER ?????

[mal]

Here is a scoop for all you long suffering PUNITAB punters.
Mal has some hot gos. for you.
TABCORP has a competitor for a merger with PUNITAB.
The other interest is from the TATTERSALS CLUB.
The word i got is that there will be retrenchments in the
Victorian sector and jobs taken over by NSW staffing.
I have this information LEAK from within TABCORP.

MALS VIEW
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The merger will benefit trifecta punters there are too many instances
of big dividend trifectas here paying less than the other 2 totes.
How many times does Punitab pay $500 for a tri that pays 2 grand
on another TAB.

Also the takeover will improve turnover and feed some money
back to the struggling clubs in SA.
I know of several large punters who have opened accounts interstate
and betting in larger pools to protect thier investments.

The merger is of neccessity for the survival of SA clubs.

[heater31]

I have this information LEAK from within TABCORP

Mal,

I hope this leak has more water than Grub's bigbrother leak where they forgot to turn the water meter on to find it


if the trifecta dividend does increase as a result it might encourage me to shell out more mystery bets during the spring carnival when its raining and there is no cricket on a Saturday.

[mal]

The LEAK is genuine, the information seems to be

[mighty_tiger_79]

will we be getting supertab bet types back, eg quaddies etc?

[mal]

Todays advertiser 17/08/06 re-iterates this original leak.

TABCORP BLOCKED
George Lekakis

Tabcorp has emerged as the big losers in the imminent shake up of the gaming sector after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission yesterday blocked its 1.9 billion takeover of Unitab........
...In a ruling that is likely to clear the way for a merger between Tattersalls and Unitab the ACCC found that Tabcorps proposal aquasition was likely to reduce competition substantially in several wagering markets........
.....Unitab shareholders will vote on the proposed merger with Tattersalls on Monday next week.

MALS VERDICT
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Who are Tattersalls?
When and if they do aquire Punitab there will be no need to in fact change
the naming rights of our inglorious Punitab it will simply be,
in 'tattersall the time' nyuk nyuk nyuk!!! [beat that Punky]

[mighty_tiger_79]

i think TATTERSALLS are in charge of the pokies but im not 100% sure on that