Oceania

Following on from the November 2014 announcement that New Zealand Racing had created a task force to look into policing and monitoring remote online betting. New Zealand Racing Minister Nathan Guy has urged the government to crack down on online gambling operators targeting the nation’s consumers. Guy highlighted that the rising popularity of remote based gambling and sports betting operators …

Construction of the Australian Quarter Horse Racing AUS $60 million (£31 million) racing facility at Gympie in Southern Queensland has been delayed by a year. Last year Queensland state government granted an Australian and American consortium a licence to develop the property at Gympie. The development plans included the construction of a hotel, a convention centre and residential housing for …

Australian gambling operator TattsBet announced the  a new era of sports and race betting with the opening of its new world-class retail wagering experience – the first phase of a national rebrand to UBET. Located in Brisbane, Australia’s first UBET store reveals a range of benefits for punters with a fully immersive and more digitally-driven experience, which will provide a …

This week team Bet Advisor and SBC caught up with Australia horse racing tipster Ed Sullivan who has achieved a betting yield of +15%. Ed Sullivan talks to Bet Advisor and SBC about his passion for horse racing and sports betting, being four months in consistent profit Sullivan has become a tipster to follow in Bet Advisor’s stables. Click Here …

Paddy Power Australian sports betting subsidiary Sportsbet.com.au has agreed terms to stream Racing Victoria thoroughbred races on its digital verticals. The streaming partnership between the two parties follows that closure of Australia’s Racing Network, which left Victoria state tracks without a broadcasting partner. The Paddy Power sports betting brand will be allowed to stream live races from all Victorian Metropolitan …

Ladbrokes has announced that its Managing Director of Digital Jim Mullen is to be the next Chief Executive, taking over on April 1st from Richard Glynn. Mullen joined the business in November 2013 after three years at William Hill where he was COO of their on line operations. Since arriving at Ladbrokes he has led the operational transformation of Ladbrokes’ …

Australian bookmaker BetEasy is set to re-brand to Crown Bet, as the Matt Tripp operator sets to incorporate Crown Resorts’ brand and online betting services under a joint venture between the two firms. The move sees James Packer’s Crown Resorts enter the (AUS) $13 billion Australian online sports betting market. The online joint venture between the two companies had been …

Following the re-brand of the acquired Sportingbet.com.au to ‘William Hill Australia’, William Hill management announced the launch of its inaugural Australian TV campaign ‘it’s your call’. The TV advert debuted on Monday, and will be supported by further multi-channel campaigns promoting William Hill Australia. William Hill has pledged to spend a £5 million on Australian marketing activities in 2015. The …

Andy MacKenzie, Marketing Communications Manager for sports and financial betting company Spreadex – the only bookmaker to offer fixed odds and spread betting from one account, takes a look at some of the trends that the spread firm has encountered during the Cricket World Cup. There have been thrills and spills galore so far at the Cricket World Cup with …

Following the revelations of animal cruelty and betting corruption by a ABC News TV expose, the Queensland government has established an independent investigation into greyhound racing. The news of the investigation follows the suspension of 28 greyhounds by New South Wales Racing (NSW Racing), after ABC News revealed that their trainers had used live animals as bait to ‘blood’ (gain …