The point of having regulatory bodies like the Northern Territory Gambling Commission overseeing Australian betting sites is to keep them in check. They make sure the punter is not being ripped off by providing guidelines for the bookie to operate by, while also giving the punter a channel of communication if anything goes wrong.

Where you can get yourself in trouble is if you wager with offshore betting sites. It’s still unlikely you will be compromised by the bookie with plenty of good ones operating out of other countries, but we hear plenty of stories about people who have had their winnings taken or have not been able to cash out.

While BettingSite.com.au firmly believes you should wager with betting sites licensed in Australia, if you insist on betting offshore make sure you do your homework by reading reviews and about other peoples experiences at the chosen website. Online casinos and online poker are both banned in Australia, with any offshore gambling sites operating down under doing so illegally.

With Australian bookies you are guaranteed a level of privacy, including the knowledge your banking transactions are secured by SSL technology, which is the same safeguard big banks in Australia use to keep their clients money safe.