{{Short description|Australian bookmaker}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2007}} {{Infobox company | name = Centrebet | logo = Centrebet logo.jpg | type = Private | foundation = 1993 | location = Alice Springs, Australia | key_people = Michael McRitchie (CEO) <br /> Peter Foot (Chief Bookmaker) | industry = Gambling | products = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = | parent = BetEasy | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [https://www.centrebet.com/ www.centrebet.com]}}
'''Centrebet''' was an Australian bookmaker licensed in the Northern Territory.<ref name="WilliamsWood2012">{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Robert J.|last2=Wood|first2=Robert T.|last3=Parke|first3=Jonathan|title=Routledge International Handbook of Internet Gambling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3qxYOnK4r74C&pg=PA3|year=2012|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415594431|page=3}}</ref>
== History == Centrebet originated from Alice Springs, Northern Territory and was the first bookmaker to be licensed in Australia in 1993 and the first bookmaker to go online in the Southern Hemisphere. Centrebet was acquired by its biggest domestic rival, the SportOdds Group, in 2003 for the sum of $47 million. In 2005, SportOdds merged its Centrebet, SportOdds.com and SuperOdds.co.uk businesses into one entity, known as Centrebet. In 2006, the company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.<ref>[https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20060711/pdf/3xhwskdpwjncq.pdf Centrebet International Limited: Admission to Official List] Australian Securities Exchange 11 July 2006</ref>
In May 2011, Centrebet entered a scheme of arrangement with Sportingbet<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gambling Portal {{!}} List of Gambling |url=https://cardmates.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-09-29 |website=cardmates.co.uk}}</ref> and was delisted on 1 September 2011.<ref>[https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110527/pdf/41ywmlvvwhnysx.pdf Centrebet International Limited enters into Scheme Implementation with Sportingbet] Centrebet 28 May 2011</ref><ref>[https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20110901/pdf/420tglhjsqt6l0.pdf Centrebet International Limited: Removal from Official List] Australian Securities Exchange 1 September 2011</ref>
In 2017, the Centrebet brand was revived by William Hill Australia.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230622055404/https://www.punters.com.au/news/william-hill-relaunch-centrebet-20170104/ William Hill relaunch Centrebet as a service for serious punters] ''Punters'' 4 January 2017</ref> In 2018, Centrebet was included in the merger of William Hill Australia with CrownBet to form BetEasy.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-william-hill-divestiture-australia-idUSKCN1GI0UR William Hill exist Australia with $244 million CrownBet sale] ''Reuters'' 6 March 2018</ref>
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Category:Australian companies established in 1993 Category:Companies based in the Northern Territory Category:Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange Category:Gambling companies established in 1993 Category:Defunct poker companies Category:Defunct gambling companies Category:1993 establishments in Australia