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Today, I thought we might look at just one of our customs which is very popular amongst our people and which comes in many shapes, sizes and forms. I�m talking about Gambling!! However, we don�t need casinos or race tracks -- and other more conventional ways of losing one�s money. Let me introduce you to a couple of the lesser known and less appreciated forms of Aussie gambling.
Every Anzac Day, legal games of Two-up are played all across Australia. This innocent game was invented (so I�m told) by Aussies away at the war, to keep themselves occupied and to keep alive their love of gambling. You need to appreciate that Aussies will bet on absolutely anything, if there�s a possibility of something beating something else. Imagine placing a number of snails in the middle of a chalked circle, having first �trained� a pedigree snail to slime faster in the hope that it will be the first to cross the chalk line. Or perhaps, the even more bizarre situation, when gambling on the unlikely outcome of ...?
Well, I�m afraid you�ll just have to wait till 9.00am to find out!