Betr ends $101 Melbourne Cup on two favourites

Then there is the AFL Grand Final. Others used the wager to bet on the Collingwood Magpies, who were one of a group of favourites to win the 2023 flag. Collingwood takes on the Brisbane Lions at the MCG on Saturday. The company has spent the better part of this year trying to get those who held the grand final bets to cash out, offering them…

Fledgling wagering company Betr will pay a six-figure fine to the NSW gaming regulator despite arguing it did not breach advertising laws when it aired a controversial promotion last year. Liquor & Gaming NSW is expected to issue a record penalty of $210000 to the outfit following a long-running investigation into advertisements that ran in News…

An irate couple has hit out at Betr for closing their account and denying them a $1000 payout from the Melbourne Cup. Betr - which is 33 per cent-owned by media giant News Corp and launched last month - offered 100/1 odds on any horse in the Melbourne Cup for a $10 stake as a promotion - meaning a return of $1010 if their selection crossed…

About a week out from the race, it was becoming clear in the Melbourne offices of Betr that the marketing stunt was getting away from them. Yes, it had netted a huge number of new customers - about 300000, according to Tripp - but the cost would be enormous if the favourite won. "When the horse loomed up, I thought, 'Here we go. This is not a good…

Australia's newest betting agency Betr launched in a flurry of hype and controversy just weeks before the Melbourne Cup. Desperate to grab market share from rivals TAB and Sportsbet, it took an outrageous risk offering 100-1 odds on every horse, even hot favourite Deauville Legend. Gold Trip's storming victory on Tuesday meant the NewsCorp- backed…

Scores of angry punters have accused News Corp-backed wagering group Betr of deactivating their accounts to prevent them claiming Melbourne Cup winnings. The consumer discontent comes after Betr's controversial 100-1 odds offer was embraced by hundreds of thousands of people. The group, led by gambling entrepreneurs Matthew Tripp and Andrew Menz,…

A relieved text has emerged from an employee of Australia's newest betting agency after the company dodged a devastating $50million payout on the Melbourne Cup. Betr offered extraordinary odds of 100/1 on every horse in the Melbourne Cup - with a maximum bet of $10 - as a promotion designed to entice people to open an account with the News…

Punters have been left fuming after new betting agency betr deactivated the accounts of Melbourne Cup winners instead of paying out their $1000 windfall. Betr - which is 33 per cent-owned by media giant News Corp and launched last month - offered anyone 100/1 odds on any horse in the Melbourne Cup for a $10 stake as a promotion - meaning a return…

For the briefest of moments, it appeared Deauville Legend was set to pounce on the lead in the long Flemington straight. But Gold Trip, the French-bred six-year-old which had run such slashing races in the Caulfield Cup and the Cox Plate, was not to be denied. He powered down the straight under his big weight of 57.5 kilograms, holding off the fast…

The Melbourne Cup has rolled around again and that means it's time for the nation to have a punt. Thousands of Australians will test their luck with a bet on Tuesday, and some mind-boggling figures have already been reported. Stream Over 50 Sports Live & On-Demand with Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now > During the Call of the Card on…

Online bookmaker Betr is offering punters who backed Melbourne Cup favourite Deauville Legend an early cash out of $150+ their original stake to lower their liability on the horse. JOIN BETR 🏇: Betr launched three weeks ago in which they offered 100-1 odds on all Melbourne Cup horses to a max bet of $10 and the new bookie received an influx of…

Deauville Legend is a hot favourite for the Melbourne Cup. Major new bookie Betr has a special $100 bonus cash back offer on Melbourne Cup day. In the first two races at Flemington on Tuesday, if the horse you back finished 2nd to 5th, they will double your stake back in bonus cash up to $100. The special applies to the first fixed odds win bet in…

New bookie withdraws 100-1 promo on two Melbourne Cup favourites We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. New bookmaker Betr has withdrawn odds of 100-1 for Melbourne Cup favourites Deauville Legend and Loft after maxing their liability on the two runners. The offer, targeted at…

New bookie Betr has issued an odds update to its Melbourne Cup futures market. "Due to the unprecedented number of bets placed on Deauville Legend and Loft over the past two weeks, Betr has had to revise the odds on those two runners from $101 to $10, effective immediately," they said Thursday afternoon. Betr chairman Matt Tripp said "punters have…

Online bookmaker Betr has caused a stir in the betting landscape after their launch a fortnight ago and they will be hoping for a favourable result in next weeks Melbourne Cup to soften the blow. Betr hit the ground running offering 20-1 odds for Anamoe to win the Cox Plate as well as 100-1 odds for every horse to win the Melbourne Cup this…

DREAMS of a British success in next week's Melbourne Cup rest in the hands of a legendary Aussie. Newmarket trainer James Ferguson has secured the services of Kerrin McEvoy for his big-race favourite Deauville Legend. The three-year-old is the 9-2 market leader with Paddy Power for the contest that is nicknamed'the race that stops a nation'. The…

New online bookmaker Betr has certainly made a splash since opening last week and they are looking to continue that this weekend with a stack of promotions across races at Moonee Valley and Randwick. BET BETR 🏇: They are offering double bonus cash back up to $100 across the programs at both Moonee Valley and Randwick on Saturday. The Moonee Valley…

Punters have landed the first blow against new online bookmaker Betr's after Anamoe took out the Cox Plate in relative ease at The Valley on Saturday. JOIN BETR 🏇: The Anamoe offer was too good to refuse for many punters which meant that Betr carried a $10million dollar+ exposure on the short priced $2.30 favourite heading into the $5m…

Anamoe is a short-priced favourite in the Cox Plate. New bookmaker Betr is offering double bonus cash back up to $100 on all races at Moonee Valley and Randwick this Saturday. This means on all 20 races at both venues, if your horse runs 2nd to 5th Betr will double your stake back in bonus cash up to $100 (*terms and conditions apply). For example,…

Matthew Tripp launched his new betting venture'betr' on Wednesday afternoon and you could say they have come out of the gates well with with a special $101 odds on every horse in the 2022 Melbourne Cup offer until Derby Day spearheading the new bettings sites initial acquisition driver. Punters can get $101 odds on every horse in betr's Melbourne…

The arrival of Betr into Australia's ultra-competitive $6.4b wagering market is here. The newly formed bookmaker will launch on Wednesday ahead of next weekend's coveted The Everest and Caulfield Cup race meetings. Betr, headed up by wagering mogul Matt Tripp and chief executive Andrew Menz, is backed by an ownership group including News Corp…

Matthew Tripp is set to launch his new betting venture betr on Wednesday and he is hitting the ground running with a special $101 odds on every horse in the 2022 Melbourne Cup offer until Derby Day. Punters can get $101 odds on every horse in betr's Melbourne Cup market (max $10 bet) until Derby Day and it's set to be a hit with new punters on the…

The arrival of Betr into Australia's ultra-competitive $6.4b wagering market is here. The newly formed bookmaker will launch on Wednesday ahead of next weekend's coveted The Everest and Caulfield Cup race meetings. Betr, headed up by wagering mogul Matt Tripp and chief executive Andrew Menz, is backed by an ownership group including News Corp…