Written by
Rob Cudmore
Updated 10 hours ago
8 min read
We’re tracking new betting sites closely, this page is dedicated to the stable of bookmakers coming soon in Australia. We’ve done some digging on each operator: licence holders, potential launch dates, software. Some yield more information than others, but we’ve done the leg work to provide you with a bit more than the bare-bones info.
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The best starting point for tracking Australian bookmakers is the ACMA’s operator lookup page. Bit of a pain to use though as there’s no way to filter between active sites, closed ones, or soon-to-launch operators. That’s where we come in. We keep tabs on the full register and check it regularly for anything new.
Every bookie below holds a valid Australian sports betting licence but hasn’t launched their website yet. All data is pulled directly from the ACMA register, last updated June 15, 2026.
| Licence Holder | W Woodcock and V Moriarty Partnership |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | betbunker.com.au |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
Bet Bunker is a private partnership between W Woodcock and V Moriarty, licensed through the VGCCC. The team at Bet Bunker is aiming for an August 1 launch. No website is live yet.
| Licence Holder | Doughty, Anthony |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | businessbet.com.au |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
Anthony Doughty is a well-known Victorian on-course bookie with more than 45 years in the Australian racing game. His record with regulators isn’t spotless though. In 2015, Racing Victoria hit him with a charge for accepting and not recording 3,374 bets worth over $900k between August 2012 and October 2014. He still runs the Anthony John Doughty phone wagering service, Business-Bet is his registered online brand through the VGCCC. The Business-Bet website is live now with a “Coming Soon” message, no launch date has been announced.
| Licence Holder | ClubBet Pty Ltd |
| ABN | 55 689 984 441 |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | No current URL |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
ClubBet Pty Ltd only registered with ASIC on 13 January 2026, making it one of the newer names on the ACMA register. Based in Victoria with a VGCCC licence. No website and no word on a launch date, this one could still be a fair way off.
| Licence Holder | Mcgrath & Mcgrath |
| ABN | 25 797 789 549 |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | donniebet.com.au |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
The ACMA lists this one as Mcgrath & Mcgrath, but the full ABR entity name is A.J. Bryant & D.S. Bryant & D. McGrath, a three-person partnership with the Bryant family and a McGrath. We couldn’t find any public racing or bookmaking history on any of the three. VGCCC-licensed with no launch announcement, the website currently has a “Coming Soon” message.
| Licence Holder | GemBet Pty Ltd |
| ABN | 86 687 225 298 |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | gembet-au.com (live but not accepting registrations) |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
GemBet is closer to launch than the ACMA listing lets on. The site at gembet-au.com is up and showing live odds across racing, AFL, NRL and a solid range of international sport, running on GenerationWeb software. Registration is broken, navigation is patchy, and the site looks half-finished, but the odds feed is clearly active. The About page pitches it as a 100% Aussie-owned Victorian bookmaker with a racing background, going after a more personal service than the big corporates.
There’s also an interesting corporate angle worth flagging. The site footer references ACN 66 661 312 849, which maps to Lets Bet Pty Ltd, the operator behind letsbet.net.au, a fully operational site with a near-identical layout to GemBet. You can even see the LetsBet logo in the screenshot below of gembet’s current site. We can’t say for certain whether this means shared ownership, a white-label deal through the same developer, or simply GemBet borrowing Let’s Bet as a build template. But the similarities are hard to write off, and the Victorian on-course background fits for both.

| Licence Holder | Winners Bookmaking Pty Ltd |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | No current URL |
| Licensing Authority | Liquor & Gaming NSW |
MGMBet stands for Member Get Member Bet, a referral-based concept, not a tie to the US/UK gambling giant BetMGM. Winners Bookmaking Pty Ltd confirmed this in a 2025 WIPO domain dispute (DAU2025-0033) where they successfully held onto mgmbet.com.au, arguing the name was their own idea and that they’d already received OLGR NSW approval to operate it. Fourth brand under the same NSW licence alongside 123bet, PuntSport, and BetPinnacle. Like the rest of the Winners Bookmaking stable, it’ll likely run on ApolloTech when it goes live. No launch date or website yet.
| Licence Holder | RiverBet Partnership |
| ACMA Status | Now live! Licensed through VGCCC |
| Website | riverbet.com.au |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
RiverBet just opened their doors to Aussie punters on June 11, 2026, operating under a VGCCC licence. No connection to the North American BetRivers brand, that’s owned by Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) and doesn’t operate in Australia.
| Licence Holder | Mansour, Gavin |
| ACMA Status | Not currently operational |
| Website | No current URL |
| Licensing Authority | Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission |
VoltBet is registered to Gavin Mansour, one half of the G & T Mansour partnership (Gavin and Tracey Mansour) that launched ChromaBet back in October 2024. ChromaBet is up and running on BetCloud software under the same VGCCC licence. VoltBet looks like a second brand they’re sitting on for now. Nothing live yet.
| Licence Holder | Winners Bookmaking Pty Ltd |
| ACMA Status | Licensed, website live but not yet open to the public |
| Website | winners.com.au |
| Licensing Authority | Liquor & Gaming NSW |
Winners is the main brand for Winners Bookmaking Pty Ltd, the NSW crew also behind BetPinnacle, MGMBet, and 123bet. Site is live but punters can’t get accounts yet. All their active brands run on ApolloTech, and the same platform is expected here. Word on the forums is there are more brands in the pipeline beyond what’s currently on the ACMA register.
These brands have been floated as upcoming Australian launches but don’t appear anywhere on the ACMA register right now. No ACMA listing means no legal licence to take bets from Aussie punters. We’ll keep an eye on these and update the table if anything changes.
| Brand | ACMA Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Betbull | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| BetRaven | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| BetStorm | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| Blokesbet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026; potentially linked to Winners Bookmaking Pty Ltd per forum reports |
| Cracking Odds | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026; potentially linked to Winners Bookmaking Pty Ltd per forum reports |
| DependaBet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| Falconbet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| FireBet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| GAMBLR | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| HueyBet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| Moonbet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| PumpBet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| Royalbet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| RushBet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| Seyonda Bet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| SteveBet | Not on register | No ACMA entry found as of June 2026 |
| ZingerBet | Not on register | Listed as new, not yet launched by industry trackers but no ACMA entry as of June 2026. Likely linked to Zinger Bookmaking Pty Ltd. |
That’s the full list as we know it. Some of these bookmakers will be open for business before you know, others might never get there. We check the ACMA register regularly and update this page when something changes, whether that’s a new licence popping up, a site going live, or a brand quietly dropping off the radar. Bookmark this page if you’re keen to be first through the door on a new bookie or you can sign up to our email list below. If you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, get in touch.
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There are plenty of reasons, anything from software development, approvals from their state licensing authority, funding, or just the owners not being ready to go. Getting a licence is step one of a much longer process.
The most common platforms right now are ApolloTech, BetCloud, GenerationWeb, BetMakers, and PuntersTech. A lot of the smaller bookies run on one of these white-label platforms rather than building their own tech from scratch.
ACMA is the federal regulator that keeps the national register of licensed operators. The actual gambling licences are issued by state bodies like the VGCCC in Victoria, Liquor and Gaming NSW, or the Northern Territory Racing Commission. You need both: a state licence to operate, and ACMA registration to be listed as a legal operator in Australia.
Sometimes, but usually not. Most bookmakers don’t open registrations until they’re ready to take bets.