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National wagering spend declines despite growth in gambling market 
Wagering expenditure fell 1.4 per cent to $8.45 billion in 2024/25, despite total gambling spending rising marginally to $33 billion as gaming losses increased, figures in the *Australian Gambling Statistics* report have revealed.
Rowe On Monday – Inglis finds right size for breeze-up sale, a Magic path emerges, Hutch to stay hands-on and Arrowfield’s treble to remember
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Tim chats to Sebastian Hutch, Bruce Slade and Merrick Staunton about the dynamic of the Australian breeze-up market, hails the emergence of a key Gold Coast two-year-old race and reflects on an unforgettable Saturday for Arrowfield.      
Gallery – Stars of Saturday – Everest and Caulfield Cup day
All the action from The Everest and Caulfield Cup day from the perspective of the photographers from The Image Is Everything.
Straight Talk – Breeze-up market surge feat. Sebastian Hutch, plus Everest, Caulfield Cup and track concerns
In this week’s Straight Talk, we discuss Inglis’ $30 million Ready2Race Sale, the key talking points ahead of Everest and Caulfield Cup week, and what PointsBet and Entain reveal about the pressures facing Australia’s wagering sector, plus a lot more.

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