# Centrebet

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{{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](/source/Privately_held_company)
| foundation = 1993
| location = [Alice Springs](/source/Alice_Springs), Australia
| key_people = Michael McRitchie ([CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer)) <br /> Peter Foot (Chief Bookmaker)
| industry = [Gambling](/source/Gambling)
| products = 
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
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| num_employees = 
| parent = [BetEasy](/source/BetEasy)
| divisions = 
| subsid = 
| homepage = [https://www.centrebet.com/ www.centrebet.com]}}

'''Centrebet''' was an Australian [bookmaker](/source/bookmaker) licensed in the [Northern Territory](/source/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](/source/Alice_Springs), [Northern Territory](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Australian_Securities_Exchange).<ref>[https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20060711/pdf/3xhwskdpwjncq.pdf Centrebet International Limited: Admission to Official List] [Australian Securities Exchange](/source/Australian_Securities_Exchange) 11 July 2006</ref>

In May 2011, Centrebet entered a [scheme of arrangement](/source/scheme_of_arrangement) with [Sportingbet](/source/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](/source/William_Hill_(bookmaker)).<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](/source/CrownBet) to form [BetEasy](/source/BetEasy).<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-william-hill-divestiture-australia-idUSKCN1GI0UR William Hill exist Australia with $244 million CrownBet sale] ''[Reuters](/source/Reuters)'' 6 March 2018</ref>

==References==
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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

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