Editorial Standards and Sources

How we choose sources

We rank sources in this order:

1. • Legislation and court decisions: the Federal Register of Legislation, state legislation websites, High Court decisions.

2. • Regulators and government: the ACMA, BetStop, the Department of Social Services, the federal communications department, AUSTRAC, state gambling regulators (such as the VGCCC) and the NT Racing and Wagering Commission.

3. • Racing and sporting bodies: Racing Australia, Racing Victoria, Racing NSW and other principal racing authorities; sports controlling bodies.

4. • Company disclosures: annual reports and results released to the ASX by listed wagering companies.

5. • Research institutions: for example, the Australian National University and the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

6. • Industry journalism: used only when no official source yet exists (for example, a change announced that week), and always named.

Operators' own help pages are used only to describe how that particular operator's products work, and are named as such. They are never used as evidence of law or of an industry-wide rule.

Three kinds of numbers, always labelled

• Our own calculations. Worked examples, tables and charts marked "our illustration" or "Behind the Price calculation" are our arithmetic. They show how a pricing model works and are never presented as market data.

• Real results. When we use real races or matches, such as the 2026 Cox Plate, we name the event and date, link the published result, and take dividends and closing prices from the official race results wherever they're published. Where we rely on post-race analysis for anything else, we name it.

• Samples. Visuals such as our annotated bet slip are clearly marked "sample" and don't reproduce any operator's app.

We never invent bets, results, quotes or personal experiences.

Review and updates

Every page shows a "Last reviewed" date. We review every page at least every six months, and immediately when a relevant law, fee, commission rate or regulator decision changes. When we change a fact, we note what changed and when at the bottom of the page.

Corrections

We correct errors as soon as we find them, whether through our own reviews or published updates from our sources. Material corrections are noted in the Page updates section of the page.

Language and tone

We write in Australian English for a general adult audience. We avoid promotional language, don't describe wagering as a way to make money, and include support information on every page.

Page updates

26/10/2026: first published. No changes since.