Australia’s largest casino has alerted police to a betting scam in which a high-roller reportedly netted Aus$32m (€25m) in bold move which seemed to draw its inspiration from a Hollywood script.

THE skies were the same shade of deep pastel blue, the surrounds were again one of Australia’s finest sandbelt courses and the galleries swelled just as they had done exactly 12 months.

Having been here now for two weeks, I have been able to form a good idea of the Australian way of life.