https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...ld-money-for-nrl-tickets-20160729-gqgzio.html
Notorious gambling figure Eddie Hayson has claimed that a $2000 cash deposit he made into the betting account of News Corp journalist Phil "Buzz" Rothfield was for NRL tickets.
This version conflicts with the account provided to Fairfax Media by Rothfield, the sports editor-at-large at The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph.
Rothfield said the money was from shared winning bets he had with Mr Hayson.
According to the TAB's terms and conditions, only the account holder is allowed to use the account to bet.
"We take breaches of the use of our accounts very seriously and take action on such accounts where required," a Tabcorp spokesman said yesterday, adding that Rothfield's contractual arrangements with Tabcorp's affiliate Sky Sports Radio were being reviewed.
In a memo sent out to News Corp staff on Friday, Michael Miller, the company's executive chairman, assured staff that allegations levelled at our "respected colleague Buzz Rothfield" would be investigated.
In an angry call to Fairfax Media on Friday, Mr Hayson claimed the cash deposit he made into Rothfield's TAB account was a reimbursement for tickets Rothfield had obtained from the NRL and then provided to Mr Hayson.
Over the years Rothfield has written a string of positive stories about the often controversial antics of Mr Hayson without disclosing his financial dealings with the controversial gambler who has close ties to a number of well-known rugby league figures.
Terrible breach of the games and also the fans trust. Cash for comments?
Journalists go on and on about how they hold the game to account and Greenburg telling them to talk the game up is basically an insult. They hold themselves up as the protectors of the game against misdeeds and dodgy dealings and yet.....
Nothing changed since 2016 when this first came out showing that the powers at be circled the wagons and continued their inept ways.
Notorious gambling figure Eddie Hayson has claimed that a $2000 cash deposit he made into the betting account of News Corp journalist Phil "Buzz" Rothfield was for NRL tickets.
This version conflicts with the account provided to Fairfax Media by Rothfield, the sports editor-at-large at The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph.
Rothfield said the money was from shared winning bets he had with Mr Hayson.
According to the TAB's terms and conditions, only the account holder is allowed to use the account to bet.
"We take breaches of the use of our accounts very seriously and take action on such accounts where required," a Tabcorp spokesman said yesterday, adding that Rothfield's contractual arrangements with Tabcorp's affiliate Sky Sports Radio were being reviewed.
In a memo sent out to News Corp staff on Friday, Michael Miller, the company's executive chairman, assured staff that allegations levelled at our "respected colleague Buzz Rothfield" would be investigated.
In an angry call to Fairfax Media on Friday, Mr Hayson claimed the cash deposit he made into Rothfield's TAB account was a reimbursement for tickets Rothfield had obtained from the NRL and then provided to Mr Hayson.
Over the years Rothfield has written a string of positive stories about the often controversial antics of Mr Hayson without disclosing his financial dealings with the controversial gambler who has close ties to a number of well-known rugby league figures.
Terrible breach of the games and also the fans trust. Cash for comments?
Journalists go on and on about how they hold the game to account and Greenburg telling them to talk the game up is basically an insult. They hold themselves up as the protectors of the game against misdeeds and dodgy dealings and yet.....
Nothing changed since 2016 when this first came out showing that the powers at be circled the wagons and continued their inept ways.
