Australia's largest off course totalisator. TAB Ltd; formerly the N.S.W.T.A.B. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited Saturday New Zealand races and some major overseas events. Win and quinella take out is 14.25%, exacta is ?, place is 13.75%, trifecta 19% (up from 17%), doubles now 18%, superfecta 20%,  first4 22.5%, no added taxes or fees but round down fractions increase this percentage, especially when backing shorter priced runners - and this applies to all T.A.B.s'. These percentages change from time to time with special offers, such as during April where the win take on certain races was reduced to 10%. By legislation, overall take average must not exceed 16%. Minimum bet $1 online or $3 by phone. A brilliant new concept recently introduced by them is Flexi Betting  It allows smaller punters to take multiple bets on trifectas and pick 4's for a fraction of the unit, as low as 1% of the normal unit cost, and the dividend paid out is that percentage of the divi declared. A punter can pick the number of runners as normal and simply nominate the amount the bet will be for. The percentage of any dividend that would be payed is determined from that amount and the combination cost. The APPROXIMATES pages are updated half hourly through the day, down to every 30 seconds close to jump, but trends are not displayed. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 8, can be called up from anywhere and any browser, Speed from click on site to acceptance of bet 6, disappointing, awkward click in box system, idle time means logging on again with 3 fields to re-type. The old digital certificate system was better although restricted to one computer and choice should have been an option. Speed when at the required race page, 7, it returns a check of the bet and cost before you finally sending confirmation. Speed at final confirmation click, 8, good, but sending a second before jump will usually fail. Error avoidance, 8, sometimes clicking on boxes can miss numbers in multiples, bet confirmation prior. Crashes or freezes 9, I've never had one in hundreds of bets. Ability for multiple amounts/bet types on one ticket, ? Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 7-8. N.S.W. HAS TAKEN A HYPOCRITICAL AND UNWORKABLE  APPROACH TO ONLINE GAMBLING BY MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE IN THEIR STATE TO PLACE BET OVERSEAS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THEIR OWN TAB IS TRYING TO LURE O/S CUSTOMERS THEMSELVES.

Australia's second largest off course totalisator. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited major overseas events. TABCorp is based in Victoria and combines Trifecta (19%?) win & place (14.25%) pools with South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, and A.C.T. (SuperTAB). . Quadrella take out is 19%, quinella take out is ?, doubles take out is ? They have occasional special offers, once Quadrella takes were reduced to 10%. The APPROXIMATES pages updates odds hourly, then last half hour, 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, and by the minute to jump. Trends of last 5 win updates is also displayed. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Recently introduced but still does not have the multi-race exotic bet options available.  Flexibility 8, can be called up from anywhere and any browser, Speed from click on site to acceptance of bet 7, disappointing, the same awkward click in box system. Speed when at the required race page, 7, it returns a check of the bet and cost before you finally sending confirmation. Speed at final confirmation click, 7, OK. Error avoidance, ?, bet confirmation prior. Crashes or freezes ?, Ability for multiple amounts/bet types on one ticket, ? Overall user friendliness, speed and style, ?. This will be further reviewed when they finally complete the system. One annoyance is the requirement of a separate account for sports betting.

TABQ, the privatised Queensland T.A.B. has its own totalisator pool and has now taken over and combined with the N.T.T.A.B. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited Saturday New Zealand races and some major overseas events. Win 14.5%, place 14%, quinella 15%?, Trifecta and Double 18%?, Treble 20%?, Quartet 20%? (jackpots if not correctly selected so effectively more).  Minimum total bet $1. Well set out APPROXIMATES/ meetings pages are good, with the last prior win approximates also displayed. Techform ratings are there as well, but approximate dividends are only available one hour before a race, and is really inexcusable, as is their lack of double or treble approximates. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 6, can only be used by a download of its own net betting system to each computer, but this is only a one-off and the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages. It runs separate to the odds pages. Speed from scratch to acceptance of bet 9, brilliant, log on once, no idle time log off, rapid ability to place bets, multiples and singles. Speed when at the required code and race, 10, the best, it could hardly be faster. Speed at final confirmation click, 8, good, but sending on the jump will usually fail and sometimes slowdowns by network traffic will miss bets. Error avoidance, 9, keyboard typing of numbers is main danger of error, scratchings show up prior to sending bet though, costs displayed for bet combinations as numbers and amounts are added or changed before sending. Crashes or freezes 9, rare message to say no bet confirmation available, but hitting the balance button will tell you one way or the other. Ability for multiple amounts/bet types on one ticket, 5, not available. Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 9. There is only a couple of minor preference options that could possibly improve this system.

Western Australian T.A.B. still government owned. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited major overseas events.Win and place pools combined with TABCorp (14.25% take out). Quartet combined with South Australian T.A.B. (20% take out), but jackpots if not correctly selected, but Trifecta is now combined with the TABCorp pools, without the jackpot. Quinella 20%. Doubles 20%, Exactas ?% Minimum bet $1. Approximate dividends are only available one hour before a race, but constantly updating.This will be fixed with the planned revamp. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 8, can be used from any computer. Speed from click on site to acceptance of bet 5, slow and too many roadblocks and bulky graphics before finally getting to the required page. Username and password can be stored however so log on not required, and no idle log off. Speed when at the required race, 8, It uses the box click method. Confirmation page showing bet and cost. Speed at final confirmation click, 9, very good. Error avoidance, 8, box click method sometimes results in missing selections but there is an added option of cancelling the bet immediately after sending. Crashes or freezes 8, it has occurred a couple of time in the last year., Ability for multiple amounts/bet types on one ticket, ? Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 7. They are undergoing a full revamp of their system right now.

South Australian T.A.B.with plans to privatise. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited major overseas events.Win, Place and Trifecta pools combined with TABCorp (14.25% take out). Quartet (Pick 4) 20%, combined with Western Australian T.A.B, as well as a local Fourtrella pool (20% take out), and they are currently running a Fortune Eight (20 %) - all jackpot if not correctly selected, so especially in smaller pools, this is effectively much higher. Minimum bet $1. The APPROXIMATES pages are good with regular updates, lacking display of dividend alterations though. It does display the double, treble and fourtrella approximates as well.  ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 7, can be called up from anywhere and any browser, but the worst system of security checks and roadblocks I have ever encountered with online betting - security is an absolutely obsessive overkill. Speed from click on site to acceptance of bet 4, miserable, awkward click in box system badly designed, log in with account number and pin for EVERY single bet. Speed when at the required race page, 5, requires security crap for every bet, it returns a check of the bet and cost before you finally sending confirmation. Speed at final confirmation click, 6, poor, sending 5-10 seconds before jump will fail regularly. Error avoidance, 7, sometimes clicking on boxes can miss numbers in multiples, bad design of boxes has "field" box in the no 1 position, but has bet confirmation prior to final send, and one good addition is the indication of bet cost with each change of amount or added selections. A separate "speed" betting is far more error prone. Crashes or freezes 7, it is the worst site I have had for this, although not overly frequent. Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 6. For the offering from my own home state, things can be improved greatly.

Australian Capital Territory T.A.B. Government owned. Combined pools with TABCorp so refer to those takeout percentages. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited major overseas events. Only local pools now are jackpot running doubles at a fair 15%, since the disappointing dumping of the jackpot treble. They are planning a Quadrella in the near future. An alternative page for SuperTAB APPROXIMATES dividends with fast real time updates with previous approximates in brackets to show trends. Minimum bet $1. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 8, can be used from any computer with the standard browsers, it loads a separate window to the odds pages and is very similar to the TABQ system, only slower and with more roadbocks. Speed from scratch to acceptance of bet 6, disappointing roadblocks cause delays. Speed when at the required code and race, 7, fast enough, but confirmation of bet without the cost is not acceptable. Speed at final confirmation click, 7, O.K; but sending 5 seconds before jump will often fail due to slowdowns by network traffic. Error avoidance, 7, keyboard typing of numbers so prone to error, cost not displayed for bet until final confirmation. Also an extra click on the send button waiting for a response will result in a double bet being set. Crashes or freezes, 6, yes, 90 minute log off where no indication is given and bet browser will freeze after tryng to send bet, so must be closed, log on and start all over again, Ability for multiple amounts/bet types on one ticket, 5, not available. Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 6.

The TOTE, formerly Tasmania TAB. Combined pools with TABCorp. Betting restricted to mostly Australian racing and limited major overseas events. Betting also on local racing not covered nationally. Has some pools of it's own, including a Quadrella (jackpots if not correctly selected) on Victorian races and Consolation Doubles on Victorian and NSW meetings. Phone betting only. It is also the only TAB in Australia to offer fixed odds betting on the same day's races. This is in the form of a Triwin on Victorian racing, where the placegetter of the first three legs is selected with the winner of the fourth leg, with the odds of the first three added and then multiplied by the odds of the runner in the last leg. Their APPROXIMATES pages are O.K; but a little difficult to navigate (they also need an updating odds page for triwin). ONLINE BETTING is still not available.

N.Z.T.A.B. run through EBet. Betting restricted to mostly New Zealand racing, selected Australian racing and limited major overseas events. Online betting for win, place, quinella, trifecta, consolation doubles, trebles and a six-pack. Minimum bet is NZ$1 on any individual runner.  The take out on win or place betting is 15.8%, with the dividend displayed being what you get. Also betting available for quinella, trifecta, doubles, trebles, pick-6 (21.8% take out - but some have now increased to a crippling and regressively greedy 25%). Their APPROXIMATES pages are integrated with the online system and can be viewed when calling up the field option when no account is used. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 8, can be used from any computer with the standard browsers. Speed from scratch to acceptance of bet 7, some roadblocks cause delays, account name and password to first get access with a fair 120 minute time out, then pin for each bet . Speed when at the required code and race 8, fast enough, with a confirmation of bet and cost. Speed at final confirmation click, 9, Bets have got through on gallops after the jump, but sometimes there are network slowdowns. Error avoidance, 8, box ticking method can result in missed numbers, but there is a confirmation page. Crashes or freezes, 9, very rare. A multi-bet option is available. Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 8.
 

International All-Sports operating from Darwin, Northern Territory, betting fixed odds on Australian, Hong Kong, Singapore racing, also betting New Zealand racing at guaranteed better than NZTAB tote odds. Betting soon to be introduced on United States and British racing. The introduction of DIVIplus, where it will guarantee the win dividend above that of all 3 Australian TAB pools combined (for metropolitan meetings) is brilliant. It reduces the take on average to a very healthy 107%-108% and with the fixed odds available alongside, this can be pulled down to not far from 100%. The only disappointment with IAS is their unwillingness to bet fixed each way odds. No punter needs to look further than this, if their main bet option is win betting, but on the other side of the coin is Mark Reads amazing ratings operations, where all IAS needs to do is get the money in the bag first, and adjust the risks to their own benefit. Other options are top fluctuation, morning line (by phone only), and BETA-div (guaranteed to beat win AND place divi of the main state.) Their APPROXIMATES/ODDS pages give the fixed win odds available with IAS, as well as that of the three Australian TAB pools - an excellent service that should probably be restricted to those account holders logged on. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 8, can be used from any computer with the standard browsers. Speed from scratch to acceptance of bet 7, some roadblocks cause delays,  Speed when at the required code and race 8, fast enough, good. Speed at final confirmation click, 8, the betting closes one minute prior to jump time though and sometimes there are network slowdowns. Error avoidance, 8, click on type of bet for any runner and no confirmation page but this is really not necessary. Crashes or freezes, 9, very rare. A multi-bet option is not available, using the William Hill system would be ideal for IAS type of bets. Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 7. The four frames are annoying and needing the cursor key to see the odds of runners at the bottom is very frustrating. An updated site is on the way.

CentreRacing operates from Alice Springs, Northern Territory betting fixed odds on Australian and New Zealand racing as well as selected major overseas events. The only online bookmaker currently available that gives fixed each way odds on most occasions. The ODDS are usually more prohibitive than IAS though, being the on-course fluctuations, but a morning line (130%++) on many meetings (very competitive on NZ racing though) gives punters an early chance to get their bets on and sometimes get some overs. They also give you the option to take TABQ tote odds instead.Minimum online bet A$5, phone A$50 ($25 e/w) ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10. Flexibility 7, can be used from any computer, but their excellent system requires the latest browsers to operate. Speed from scratch to acceptance of bet 8, as good as most. Speed when at the required code and race 8,  good. Speed at final confirmation click, 8, the betting closes two minutes prior to jump time (not hard and fast) though and sometimes there are downtimes. Error avoidance, 7, click on type of bet for any runner and no confirmation page but an extra click on the send button waiting for a lack of response will result in a double bet being made. Crashes, freezes, downtime, 7, yes there are teething problems with this system with downtime in particular. A multi-bet option is not available. Overall user friendliness, speed and style, 8. The balance of your account is constantly updated at your page. I much prefer to use their system when compared to IAS.

Canberra A.C.T. based bookmaker betting fixed odds on greyhound racing, with horse racing planned in the near future. More soon, although this site has been offline for a period and e-mails are not answered. It may have ceased trading.
 

Best Bookies, a Perth based bookmaking group still working at getting their online betting site up and running. Possibly operating within a couple of months. More information as we receive word.

Vanuatu based bookmaker betting on Australian racing and international sports. It was their intention to display betting fluctuations on Oz racing, but this appears to have fallen through. No ONLINE BETTING available.
 

Canberra A.C.T. based bookmaker betting fixed odds or spread betting on racing and sports. Upgrade of site reportedly taking place now, but this has been promised for a very long time. Meanwhile, no odds are being displayed at their set until this eventuates. No ONLINE BETTING available at this stage.

Australian horse racing doubles bookmaker based in Melbourne. A "pretty" site with spectacular graphics, but not very functional or useful for punters overall. Doubles odds for big races are displayed. Used to give a morning line on Saturday's Melbourne races, but this has stopped. No ONLINE BETTING available. Phone betting on all major race meetings on Saturday (minimum bet A$200).
 

Victorian based course bookmaker. No ONLINE BETTING available. Some special offers including a $500 free bet for $1,000 deposit and all turned over. A lot of handy information as well, including betting terminology, conversion chart of old for new odds system, and planned display of previous fluctuations.

Not much known about them but they intend to have online odds within 6 months.
 

Sports arm of IAS based in Darwin. Minimum bet A$20 by phone, A$5 online. Some betting live as televised matches are being played.. The online betting site is to be upgraded soon. Odds for these sports - US Sports -  Baseball - MLB, Playoffs, PreSeason; Basketball - NBA, NCAA, WNBA NHL, Football - NFL, College, Canadian, Arena, NRL League, XRL, Arena; Hockey - NHL. Soccer - Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, Scottish Premier League, English Division 1, Worthington Cup, F.A.Cup, UEFA Cup, Champions League,  World Cup, Australian NSL. International Sports - Golf; Tennis; Formula 1; Boxing; Rugby League; Cricket. Australian Sports - A.F.L. - matches, futures, Brownlow Medal; Rugby League - NRL. matches, futures, Origin; Rugby Union - Super 12 Championship, matches; Basketball; Cricket; MotorSport - V8 Supercars; Australian Election. ONLINE BETTING Rating out of 10 - refer to the racing link above as they use the same system.

Based in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Soccer - Austrian Max Bundesliga, Belgium Jupiler League, Copa do Brazil, Danish Superligaen, Danish Womens Elitedivision, Danish Division 1 & 2, Danmarksserien pulje 1, 2, 3, Dutch Eredivisie, English FA Cup, English Premier League, English Division One, Two & Three, Finnish Veikkausliiga, Finnish Division One North & South, French Le Championnat, French Division Two, German Bundesliga, German Division Two, Italian Serie A & B, Mexican Temporada Verano, Norwegian Tippeligaen,  Norwegian Division One, 2 & 3, Portuguese Premier League, Scottish Premier League, Spanish Primera Liga, Swedish Allsvenskan, Swedish Womens Allsvenskan, Swedish Superettan, Swedish Division Two, Swiss National Liga 'A',  Turkish Premier Division, Australian NSL, Champions League,  English FA Cup, UEFA Cup,  World Cup. US Sports - Baseball - MLB; Basketball - NBA; Ice Hockey - NHL. International Sports - Golf, Tennis, Formula 1, Superbikes, Boxing, Rugby Union (Danish), Cricket, Handball, Ice Hockey, Trotting, Eurovision Song, Australian Sports - A.F.L. - matches, futures, Brownlow Medal; Rugby League - NRL. matches, futures, Origin; Rugby Union - Super 12 Championship, matches; MotorSport - V8 Supercars; Australian Election. ONLINE BETTING
 

Sports betting arm of TABCorp, mainly betting on Australian events, some international, betting by phone. Tax free. Government controlled and guaranteed. Winnings immediately credited. Minimum bet A$5. Need 100 point I.D. system to open an account. Also tote betting on Oz racing via separate racing account. Points spread betting pays $1.85 (108.1%). AFL 1999 Premiership(123%),Soccer - Premier League (135%), Erisson Cup (135%),Cricket - Sheffield Shield (119%),  Golf - Cisco World Matchplay (123%), American football match and Superbowl, Basketball - NBL Championship (127%), Motor Racing, Baseball,Major horse racing pre-post, and more.
 

ONLINE BETTING Sports betting arm of TAB Limited (formerly NSWTAB). Can use the same account as TAB Limited to place bets. An excellent online betting system. Pay by Bpay, bank cheque or direct bank deposit. Still no credit card facilities though. Government controlled and guaranteed. Currently betting on Golf - PGA Grand Slam (122%); Soccer - Premier League (142%), European Champions League (137%), NSL Ericsson Cup (132%); Cricket - ICC Wills Cup (129%), Sheffield Shield (120%), Ashes Tour (112%), Mercantile Mutual Cup (121%); Motor Sports; Baseball World Series; Rugby League; Tennis; Basketball; Aussie Rules. Other sports to come are Athletics; Boxing; Ice Hockey; and more.  NFL points spread (handicap) betting  pays $1.85  (108.1%).  Minimum bet is $5; Maximum bet depends on sport popularity.

ONLINE BETTING More soon.
 

Canberra based sports and racing betting. Betting on AFL, rugby, cricket, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball, major racing.  Tax free. Their racing option of taking the best of local T.A.B. or S.P. odds on bets of $100 to $200 should be a big winner for them. Minimum sports bet A$20. Credit card facilities. Bets can be E-mailed, but phone or fax confirmation needed. They have odds betting available, but are concentrating on Spread Betting now. This is at $1 per point, with a stop profit/loss limit of 40 points.

Sydney based bookmaker with a well set up, relatively fast, easy to use site. Big range of betting options include Soccer - FA Cup (133%), UEFA Cup (142%), Cup Winners Cup (117%), European Champions League (139%), Spanish League winner (124%), Bundesliga (121%), Serie 'A' (122%), English Division 1 (127%), Premier League (124%), Ericsson Cup (113%); Rugby Union - 1999 World Cup (124%); American Football - Superbowl 1999 (116%), match points spread $1.90 (105.2%); Baseball - MLB money line (107%); Golf - Las Vegas Invitational (180%) (includes every competitor to 600/1), Million Dollar Challenge (121%), Cisco World Match Play (122%); Basketball - NBL Championship (117%); Cricket - Pakistan Tour (115%), Ashes Series (111%), Sheffield Shield (113%), Mercantile Mutual Cup (115%); AFL 1999 (113%); Also has Horse Racing, Motor Racing, and more.  Deposit by credit card, direct deposit or cleared cheque. Minimum sports bet $20. Racing on day - Saturday $200, other $100. Open 7 days. Only phone betting is available.

Sydney based bookmaker. Betting on cricket - Ashes (111% ), Sheffield Shield, Mercantile Mutual Cup (115%); Soccer - Premier League (118%), etc; Golf; Basketball - NBL (118%); Gridiron - NFL - Superbowl (136%), matches (1.90 line); League; Union; Tennis; AFL - 99 Premiership (115% ); Boxing; Baseball; Ice Hockey - Stanley Cup (146%); Motor Racing - F1 99 Championship. Minimum bet is $20, with a maximum payout of $500,000. It is tax free and there are no credit card surcharges. Pay by major credit cards or direct bank deposit.

Canberra based bookmaker. At March 2, 1999, betting on Basketball futures - American NBA, Australian NBL, Australian Rules, Boxing, Golf (futures and matchups), Acadamy Awards, Cricket, Rugby (League and Super 12's), Soccer - consistent at 110% - German, Spanish, English Division 1 and Premier, Italian Serie 'A', FA Cup, UEFA Cup, Champions League and Cup Winners Cup matches. Line betting all round at $1.91 (104.7%)

Australian sports betting group based in Canberra. Presently betting on US Sports -  MLB, NBA, NHL, Boxing, MLB Futures, NFL Futures, NASCAR Futures. Soccer - FA Cup, UEFA Cup, World Cup, Austrian Bundesliga, Belgium Eerste Klasse, Copa Libertadores, Danish Superligaen, Dutch Telecompetite, French Championnat, Norwegian Tippeligaen, Scottish Premier, Swedish Allsvenkan, Swiss Nationalliga A. International Sports - Golf, Tennis Matches, Cricket One Day, Cricket.

Western Australian based sports bookmaker. More soon

Victorian based bookmaker. More soon.
 

Sydney based bookmaker. Betting on AFL; Basketball - line $1.85; Cricket - Ashes (109% ); Golf; League; Union; Soccer - NSL and Premier League matches; Tennis; Gridiron ($1.90 line), and money line bets. Australian horseracing with guaranteed SP if it is higher than the quoted odds.
 

Kieran Glynn'sALLSPORTSPerth based bookie. More soon.
 

ONLINE BETTING Sports betting on many New Zealand and  international events, including rugby, cricket, soccer, golf, tennis. (Use refresh). Free phone for Australian and South African customers. Online betting now.  Minimum bet NZ$5. Government run and guaranteed. Tax free. Percentages have improved and the site has faster and easier access for customers. Head to head bets at about 108%,  English football odds betting at about 112%, Premier League Final (129%). Futures betting includes Golf - USA PGA Tour  (137%), Cricket - World Cup 99 (129%), American Football - Superbowl 2000 (146%), also a lot of matches with margins betting.

This page was last modified on May 19, 2001.

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