Sportsbet Bookmakers

Sportsbet originated in Darwin in 1993. Get your Bonus $250 Bet Here.

Close to bankruptcy in 2005, the company was purchased and in 2009, a controlling interest was acquired by Ireland 's largest bookmaker, Paddy Power.

Being a sister company to IASbet, Sportsbet is similar in many aspects.

New member incentives is a 100% match on your first Deposit upto $250.00.

Bonus $250.00 Bet to new members:

Sportsbet is offering all new members an exclusive $250.00 Bonus Bet.

To claim your Bonus Bet:

• Open a new account with Sportsbet
• Deposit any amount and Sportsbet will match it upto $250.00 wtih a Bonus Bet within 24 hours automatically
• Thats $500.00 to start betting with in your account for only as little as $250.00
• Ofcourse you can deposit as little as you like and Sportsbet will match your original bet upto $250.00
• Sign up today here 

Other promotions include City Best Plus, Weekly Promos, Free Blackbook, Million Dollar Tipping Competition and Credit Facilitys.

There are no transaction fees for Australian residents, with the minor exception of a $15 fee for any international electronic fund transfers. There is a $10 minimum deposit for credit cards, NETeller, Moneybookers, cheque, Paypal, bank transfer and BPAY. Anyone desiring to establish their account via POLi has a minimum deposit requirement of $30. For withdrawing profits, bank transfer, Paypal, cheque or money order, Moneybookers and BPAY are available. Available currencies include Australian, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong and Singapore dollars along with the euro and pound. English is the only available language at this time.

The minimum online wager amount is a paltry $1.00. Maximum wins are limited to $500,000 per day unless other arrangements are established. Bookmaker margin is about average.

A 1x turnover on deposit is required. The bonus turnover requirement is somewhat tricky, requiring 1x at 1.50 odds or greater, but most punters would agree that this is not excessive by any standard.

Sportsbet will offer a line of credit of up to $5000 and may even provide a $200 automatic credit facility.

The mobile version of the website is in the testing phase since both Sportsbet and sister company IASbet underwent major upgrades to their websites mid 2011. This overhaul the website provided a much more user-friendly, intuitive site to which even beginning punters will easily adapt.

Sportbet's horse racing offerings are very deep, covering events in Australia and New Zealand, along with certain Asian and American events.

City Best, Country Best, Top Fluxs, SP, quinellas and trifectas are offered, along with other exotics. A form guide, and the ability in most instances to place wagers right up until the jump round out the online offerings.

Sportsbet is a well-established entity and offers low minimum wagers along with low turnover requirements, an extensive help section for beginners and an intuitive, easily navigated betting interface.

Being associated with and similar to IASbet may make a choice difficult, but that's actually a delightful dilemma to experience.