Intersting, if the QN tower is really running this sort of bet then they are being 'grossly negligent' in thier postions and should be reported as such. Having a good number of friends in the ATC profession I find it very hard to believe that any ATC worth his/her wieght in salt would make childish bets
Mate you must know some square controllers. The ones I know have the darkest sense of humour.
Just listen to these guys at the end of the video....
YouTube - Russian Airplane Departing Australia