Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has suspended betting on who will be Australia’s flag bearer at the London 2012 opening ceremony after a flood of money roared in for Lauren Jackson late today.
“We’ll have to wait and see if this is just a rumour but based on some punters trying to pay off their mortgages this afternoon by backing Jackson the cat appears to be out of the bag,” sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane said.
Jackson opened at $31 in sportsbet.com.au’s market, was $4.50 at the start of today and was backed further into $1.50 before betting was suspended.