"Four seasons" sounds to me like a full revolution of the planet around the sun. Reminded me of "As the world turns…"
Ah, the irony of using the TAB to rig an election. The original totalisator was invented in Australia over 100 years ago as a way to have fair elections, but (surprise surprise) was never used in an election precisely because it couldn't be faked. So they took the technolgy, formed the Totalisator Agency Board and went into gambling instead.
George Julius would be turning in his grave