Coming to Fruition
A deal that has been in the works for nearly a year has finally come to fruition
this month with the announcement that Betfair and the New South Wales Tigers
have come to terms and will now offer a new betting alternative in the state.
The Australian land and online betting market is only just beginning to emerge
over the past year or so and that means that new companies are slowly being
introduced into the market. Online casino gamblers and bettors will now have a
whole new avenue of betting open to them thanks to the Betfair deal – this is
quite a big development for the small NSW betting market.
As for Betfair, Betfair is the largest online casino betting company is the
global market. Based out of the UK, Betfair has its fingers in nearly every
viable betting market in the world and boasts turnover of more than Euro 50
million per week. This huge company has gone to great lengths over the past year
to successfully enter and compete for business within the Australian betting
market. Australia’s individual states have varying laws and regulations in place
relating to the online casino gambling market and Betfair has to tow the line to
ensure that its betting site are appropriate for the legislation within each
state.
As for the Wests Tigers, this deal is hugely lucrative for the club and the
marketing manager at Wests Tigers, Brett Clarke, was sure to note that this is
not a sponsorship agreement between the two companies, but rather a partnership
agreement. The NSW online casino betting market is one of the largest in
Australia and Betfair is pleased to have developed this partnership agreement
with Tigers as a way to strengthen its brand presence in this market. |