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Date: 2011

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0017022

Description: A poster on the wall of a betting shop reads 'Unusual bet alerts TAB to sports betting scam'. An employee in the shop whispers to a colleague to 'call the cops' as the smiling customer 'wants to bet that the Black Caps will win the Cricket World Cup'. Context - A woman who tried to lay an unusually large bet on a National Rugby League match now under investigation by Australian authorities tipped off the New Zealand TAB to a possible scam. The attempted bet -- "well in the thousands" of dollars -- was for a North Queensland penalty goal to be the first score in the Cowboys' match against the Canterbury Bulldogs last August. New South Wales detectives are investigating suspicious betting activity in relation to the match after a betting plunge on a penalty to be the first score. (NZPA 7 February 2011) Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0016049

Description: A Kiwi rugby fan comments that the Black Caps are 'kicking India's butt in the second innings and wonders about the 'odds' of a win - an Indian fan sitting beside him takes the betting talk seriously, and tells the man he will look up the odds but that he should keep his voice down. Refers to cricket scandals earlier in the year involving Pakistan. India, cricket's financial powerhouse, accounts for nearly 70 percent of the game's global revenues and is regarded as the hotbed for betting syndicates and match-fixers. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).