A Fact About Australian Sportsbooks

pitman · 03-05-12, 09:10 PM

To bet on Austrailian market @ Betfair you have to do this identity check

Gee · 03-05-12, 09:20 PM

l concur with this. Your money is definitely safe in any Australian regulated book.

Like all rec books, limiting can be a pain.

They will never slow pay though. I treat my Aussie books as symbiotic with my bank accounts. CC reward points every time I place a bet and withdrawals w/in 24 hours (all free)

jjgold · 03-05-12, 09:27 PM

They offer lots of credit too to Aussie Residents

Easy to get 5k

flyingillini · 03-05-12, 09:29 PM

I play at Sbobet JJ, better than any Australian book.

CanuckG · 03-05-12, 09:33 PM

Originally posted by flyingillini

I play at Sbobet JJ, better than any Australian book.

minet123 · 03-05-12, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by flyingillini

I play at Sbobet JJ, better than any Australian book.

^^^
This

Hareeba! · 03-05-12, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by flyingillini

I play at Sbobet JJ, better than any Australian book.

That maybe so if you are betting only on soccer.

But SBO aren't much good for anything else.

flyingillini · 03-05-12, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by CanuckG

Hareeba! · 03-05-12, 10:07 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Australian Sportsbooks are heavily regulated by the Australian Government and are arguably the highest quality sportbooks in the world. Australian Sportsbooks are extremely safe and tend to have a very fast payout time.

The biggest problem you will encounter with Australian Sportsbooks is their sign-up process. Because of regulation you are required to submit a 100 point identity check. Legislation also prevents the offering of bonuses although this varies from state to state. many are licensed in the northern teritory and these sportsbooks can still offer bonuses or free bets.

They are actually not regulated by the Australian government but by the State or Territory in which they are licensed.

The 100 point check is generally now redundant and has been replaced by other ID requirements which tend to vary between the books.

The availability of bonuses is dependent upon where the punter lives, not by where the book is licensed. For example, Victorians can't be offered incentives to join or bet.

Smoke · 03-05-12, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by flyingillini

its Jessica!

May Jesus Christ bless her!

flyingillini · 03-05-12, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by Smoke

its Jessica!

May Jesus Christ bless her!

I want to rub the ashes from your BBQ pit on Jessica's face for Ash Wednesday!

Cheers Smokey aka Jon

brettels · 03-05-12, 10:28 PM

JJ why don't you just move in with shari? You are always positive about aussie sportsbooks, you know you want to bet with them.

SBR Lou · 03-05-12, 10:29 PM

Indeed being licensed in Australia is far harder than say Malta, but at the end of the day, doing research and not blindly playing anywhere is quite important. Look no further than Aussie book SportsAlive flatlining last year.

A book going bankrupt in a heavily licensed jurisdiction may just increase your chances at receiving some pennies on the dollar during a formal liquidation. SBR is gradually increasing its international coverage, and can hopefully serve to educate punters abroad as well as those stateside.

minet123 · 03-05-12, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by SBR Lou

SBR is gradually increasing its international coverage

But we have poker

brettels · 03-05-12, 10:43 PM

What has poker got to do with anything?

Smoke · 03-05-12, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by SBR Lou

Indeed being licensed in Australia is far harder than say Malta, but at the end of the day, doing research and not blindly playing anywhere is quite important. Look no further than Aussie book SportsAlive flatlining last year.

A book going bankrupt in a heavily licensed jurisdiction may just increase your chances at receiving some pennies on the dollar during a formal liquidation. SBR is gradually increasing its international coverage, and can hopefully serve to educate punters abroad as well as those stateside.

May Jesus Christ bless you Lou!

flyingillini · 03-05-12, 10:50 PM

Originally posted by Smoke

May Jesus Christ bless you Lou!

Lou is the Abraham of SBR.

Santo · 03-05-12, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by Gee

l concur with this. Your money is definitely safe in any Australian regulated book.

Like all rec books, limiting can be a pain.

They will never slow pay though. I treat my Aussie books as symbiotic with my bank accounts. CC reward points every time I place a bet and withdrawals w/in 24 hours (all free)

I wouldn't treat them as symbiotic -- look what happened with Sports Alive...Also CC's are increasingly starting to classify gambling transactions as cash advances rather than purchases (with all the associated fees), so keep a close eye on those terms and condition change letters from your bank / provider...

brettels · 03-05-12, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by Santo

I wouldn't treat them as symbiotic -- look what happened with Sports Alive...Also CC's are increasingly starting to classify gambling transactions as cash advances rather than purchases (with all the associated fees), so keep a close eye on those terms and condition change letters from your bank / provider...

That was a one off and they were licensed in the ACT, much different with NT licnesed bookies. Safest in the world.

Hareeba! · 03-05-12, 11:06 PM

Originally posted by brettels

That was a one off and they were licensed in the ACT, much different with NT licnesed bookies. Safest in the world.

I certainly hope you are correct in that. Yes, surely the NT regulators are doing a better job than their ACT counterparts but we'll only find out for sure when one of them goes to the wall whether the punters' money has been maintained in a segregated account.

sickler · 03-05-12, 11:54 PM

Gold, the plagiarism police are going to nail your ass to the wall if you don't start crediting the source.

sports-bet-win.com

http://www.sports-bet-win.com/australian_sportsbook_reviews.html

ProfaneReality · 03-05-12, 11:57 PM

Maybe I can get Shari to beard for me

brettels · 03-06-12, 12:04 AM

Are there any remaining sportsbooks that are licensed in the ACT?

Hareeba! · 03-06-12, 12:19 AM

Originally posted by brettels

Are there any remaining sportsbooks that are licensed in the ACT?

only the ACT TAB to my knowledge

Harry N. Lloyd · 03-06-12, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

Australian Sportsbooks are heavily regulated by the Australian Government and are arguably the highest quality sportbooks in the world. Australian Sportsbooks are extremely safe and tend to have a very fast payout time.

The biggest problem you will encounter with Australian Sportsbooks is their sign-up process. Because of regulation you are required to submit a 100 point identity check. Legislation also prevents the offering of bonuses although this varies from state to state. many are licensed in the northern teritory and these sportsbooks can still offer bonuses or free bets.

Boyz, this is not the style of writing of the JJGold I usually read here on SBR.

"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...."

wtf · 03-06-12, 03:15 AM

anyone know a shortcut to placate those fukers at betfair so i can bet on aussie races?

send you fifty dollars via paypal if successful

RawBillyIce · 03-06-12, 03:20 AM

I like Twinspires but live in a no no state

Harry N. Lloyd · 03-06-12, 03:21 AM

1000 SBR points says Shari does not live in Australia.....

Another 1000 SBR points says Shari is not a girl......

Any takers?

Hareeba! · 03-06-12, 03:26 AM

Originally posted by Harry N. Lloyd

1000 SBR points says Shari does not live in Australia.....

Another 1000 SBR points says Shari is not a girl......

Any takers?

if only I had the points to take you up on that!

sickler · 03-06-12, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by Harry N. Lloyd

1000 SBR points says Shari does not live in Australia.....

Another 1000 SBR points says Shari is not a girl......

Any takers?

As a non pro you can only transfer a maximum of two points daily.

Besides that, you're very wrong on both bets you want to make. Shari pees sitting down and frolics with kangaroos in her spare time.

A fool and his points soon departed.....

laconic · 03-06-12, 04:39 AM

WWTS was an AUS book that wound up cleanly for its players.

Opps I think now they were in Antigua. They were however publically owned and on the AUS stockmarket.

jjgold · 03-06-12, 06:27 AM

Sports Alive use to take Americans so that book did not have the strict regulations that are Aussie books have

nick86 · 03-06-12, 06:37 AM

You forgot to mention the shitty low limits.

brettels · 03-06-12, 06:58 AM

Is 30k on man united not enough? That is before a higher stake request. Certainly wouldn't be for Billy walters but i think i will be fine!