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- ↑ "Aussie bookmaker Waterhouse returns after lifetime ban is lifted. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ↑ McGuire, Amelia (4 November 2022). "Bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse faces charges, fines over dealings with punter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ↑ "Episode five: Follow the Money" (transcript). The Track. ABC TV. 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Davis, Glenn (15 August 2004). "Remembering Fine Cotton". Racing and Sports. AAP . Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ Butler, Ben (29 April 2013). "Robbie Waterhouse owns stake in son's company". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 16 May 2013.