With recent controversy over broadcast rights in the horse racing industry and the closure of both TVN and racingnetwork.com.au, many horse racing punters felt abandoned. However Sportsbet has come to the rescue to give their members an opportunity to watch any Victorian race, at anytime, anywhere in Australia. After signing the landmark deal with Racing Victoria, Sportsbet will now stream all thoroughbred races on their website free of charge.
Sportsbet will be live streaming all of Victoria’s metropolitan and country race meetings on their website and they will also be providing race replays for their customers for free.
The streaming will also be expanded onto their mobile application around the middle of April.
To be eligible for this feature you will need to be a member of Sportsbet and have deposited funds into the account on at least one occasion.
To access the live streaming is easy. Simply head to sportsbet.com.au and on the left hand side of the webpage is a menu, on the menu click “Watch Live Racing”.
Sportsbet CEO Cormac Barry stated that Sportsbet is now the ultimate location for punters.
“Sportsbet is now the one-stop shop for Australian Punters to bet on Victorian Racing.”
“It will put live racing in the hands of the punters on the device of their choice – anywhere, anytime. Our 1.8 million customers will be able to access marquee events like the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup at home, at the pub, on the golf course, or on the road.”
Barry also suggested Sportsbet are the leaders and will continue to strive towards giving their customers the best service possible.
“Sportsbet are innovators in finding ways to enhance our customers’ experience and value, and this is a major coup for punters and the Victorian racing industry.”
This is sure to make shopping with the girlfriend a lot easier to deal with - just find a seat and have a punt!
