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Technology : Betting with smartphones for Melbourne cup 2016

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Smartphones bought mini pc’s to your hand and now you can bet anywhere or on any horse for the Melbourne cup in 2016  while you are on the go.

This 2016 race “That stops the nation”  you will see more than ever, punters reaching out to their phones to take a last minute punt on a horse.  Its never been so easy to bet on horse racing and sporting events.[ Check our recently updated post for the 2017 Melbourne cup info ]

Betting smart on melbourne cup  with new technology

Today you can place live sports bets with your iPhone or Android smartphone or even your ipad.

Today we go through some of the  top online betting providers in Australia and show you how you can sign up with some free betting and bonus offers for the Melbourne cup horse racing carnival 2016.

The race that stops the nation is one of the best sporting events to sign up or register with a betting company in Australia.  Why – because this is Australia’s biggest horse racing event and so you get the best free bet offers and bonus bets for just signing up, which costs you nothing.

Deposit for bets

They do ask you for a minimum deposit to show an act of good faith, but most free bet offers give you back much more in value for the registration when you sign up with them.

For overseas punters:

When and where is the Melbourne cup ?

Melbourne cup in 2016  is  on Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Address: 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031, Australiaa

Betting at a local betting outlet

If you don’t want to get an online betting account, you could always just walk in to a tabcorp outlet and purchase a bet on a horse.  There are many kind of bets you could  bet on in the Melbourne cup.

You can bet on the winning horse, you can bet on two different horses to win, you can choose a trifecta.  On the cup day there is always assistance on how to lay your bets at the TABCORP outlet

If you want to bet online, then offcourse you can just sign up onto any offer below  with the free or bonus bet offers . We recommend ladbrokes or betstar who have a good and reliable modern betting platform and support  the latest technology, including smartphone betting.

They also cover a wide  selection of sporting events for betting , including all the popular local and international sports and events.

Be mindful that free and bonus bet offers that are advertised apply to different states with different providers according to the approved betting licenses and state regulations, so check the offer landing page via our links to check if the advertised offer applies to you and in your state

Below are their offers for the cup and some other  local bookmakers as well

Betstar established in 2007, is an Australian Corporate Bookmaking firm that are based and established within Melbourne and Darwin. Betstar employ 40+ staff split between the Melbourne & Darwin offices

Once you sign up with them, you will need to provide documents to them drivers license or passport copy.  They will check this and get back to you with approval.

Our second recommendation: The ladbrokes guys provide a good platform.  So if you want to give this a go, grab their current offer which won’t last long obviously.

Below are some more punter’s (bookmakers)  you could choose from

luxbet

Luxbet – https://www.luxbet.com/ ( $150 in bonus bets)

 

sportsbet

Sportsbet – http://www.sportsbet.com.au/ ($150 Bonus bets)

tab.com.au

TAB – https://www.tab.com.au

william hill

William Hill – https://www.williamhill.com.au/ (get upto $50 back offer)

bet 365

Bet365 – https://www.bet365.com.au/

betfair

Betfair – http://www.betfair.com/

Documents required  for getting an account :

The person applying for the account must be 18 years or over, and bookmakers can request that account holders present evidence of various ID and proof-of-age documents, which can  be just one of the document or more than one below.

  • Driver’s license
  • Passport
  • Birth certificate
  • Australian citizenship certificate
  • State-issued ID card

Choosing the lucky winner is still anybody’s game and nobody can predict that, but luck and gut feeling sometimes can make you money in this game.

Form guide for Tuesday, 1 November 2016 – List of horses for race 7  cup race

Melbourne Cup – Race 7

No. Horse Br Jockey Wgt Current odds
1 Big Orange (GB) 7 Jamie Spencer 57 kg $15.00
2 Our Ivanhowe (GER) 6 Dwayne Dunn 57 kg $51.00
3 Curren Mirotic (JPN) 18 Tommy Berry 56.5 kg $34.00
4 Bondi Beach (IRE) 5 Ryan Moore 56 kg $9.00
5 Exospheric (GB) 13 Damien Oliver 56 kg $21.00
6 Hartnell (GB) 12 James McDonald 56 kg $5.00
7 Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) 20 Hugh Bowman 56 kg $34.00
8 Wicklow Brave (GB) 24 Frankie Dettori 56 kg $15.00
9 Almoonqith (USA) 19 Michael Walker 54.5 kg $21.00
10 Gallante (IRE) 2 Blake Shinn 54.5 kg $67.00
11 Grand Marshal (GB) 9 Ben Melham 54.5 kg $41.00
12 Jameka 3 Nicholas Hall 54.5 kg $8.50
13 Heartbreak City (FR) 23 Joao Moreira 54 kg $16.00
14 Sir John Hawkwood (IRE) 14 Blake Spriggs 54 kg $81.00
15 Excess Knowledge (GB) 21 Vlad Duric 53.5 kg $67.00
16 Beautiful Romance (GB) 1 Damian Lane 52.5 kg $71.00
17 Almandin (GER) 17 Kerrin McEvoy 52 kg $13.00
18 Assign (IRE) 22 Katelyn Mallyon 52 kg $61.00
19 Grey Lion (IRE) 16 Glen Boss 52 kg $34.00
20 Oceanographer (GB) 11 Chad Schofield 52 kg $7.50
21 Secret Number (GB) 10 Stephen Baster 52 kg $31.00
22 Pentathlon (NZ) 4 Mark Du Plessis 51.5 kg $126.00
23 Qewy (IRE) 15 Craig Williams 51.5 kg $23.00
24 Rose of Virginia (NZ) 8 Ben E Thompson 51 kg $101.00

If you want to check  the Melbourne Cup 2015 Video stream or replay online, check out the youtube video featuring the 2015 winners below.
Melbourne Cup Video Online Race Results Winner 2015

 

The different kind of hedging and betting strategies are not limited to the local tab outlet , now you can do it all online. Trifecta, winner bet, place bets and custom bets made by you. The odds can be multiplied many folds with the more exotic bets you place.

Technology has advanced enough for you to read your email on the bus, talk or video chat via Facebook or what’s app on the train and buy that nice dress on your morning tea break via Zara online.

Now you can also bet online on  your horse  for Melbourne cup via your ipad, smartphone, laptop or even your smart enabled watch or fridge.

How to deposit or withdraw from your betting account

To deposit money into your account , you just need to connect your bank account to your sport bet account. Some punters give the PayPal option too.

Withdrawing money is as simple as clicking withdraw in your betting account to transfer funds to your connected bank a/c.

We here at digitalgrog have been covering the cup  from a many years, check out some old posts from  2010 , 2011, 2013 and  2015‘

 

Flemington racecourse map on google

Racecourse MAP below

 

How new technology is being used in smartphone betting

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featured-phone of william hillSmartphone betting has slowly become one of the favourite ways to place bets not only in Australia, but in the rest of the world. The new phones which are almost like a mini pc can do about anything that a desktop pc can do today. Of course, this aspect of entertainment isn´t free of possible breaches or hacking attempts. This is sometimes bolstered with security if you tend to bet outside of the main betting homes of the World Wide Web. Many of the apps designed by the betting sites have extra security measures, just because of the nature of the transactions.

We are talking money here, in terms of online piracy, you might be lucky one or two times, but eventually you will suffer a hack, loosing perhaps your salary and having the cops investigating your phone for days. So it’s best to keep it safe at all times and not spoiling the fun. Your phone has integrated defences measures, where the official apps build the foundation for a stronger security of their apps. So when you are betting online via apps, you need to know that your money is in good hands.

Big houses like William Hill already developed their mobile software and have been testing it for quite some time now. They normally build such applications not to just be easy to bet, but also from a security point of view. If you have a loss from fraud or bad apps, their betting platform can also get affected. If you are interested in checking out their new app or placing a few bucks, there are betting promotions for Grand National 2017 on their website currently. The race will taking place on Saturday 8th April this year.

If you want to bolster your phone security apart from what they already integrate into their apps , there´s some professional antivirus that include a free mobile key with your P.C. protection with many popular security software’s today like Norton, AVG and bit defender who have online smartphone versions as well.

It never too less when it comes to online security and it helps in protecting not only your betting but also you banking transactions. Many new online providers now have all types of betting available to bet on from their smartphone apps and it’s sometimes even easier to do so on the smartphone rather than a desktop, due to the slick and easy interface created for smartphones.

The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life – Andrew Brown

Consumer Reports found that only 36 percent of the smartphone users have set a 4-digit PIN to lock their phone.

Here is also four steps you can take while keeping your smartphone and betting online safe

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· Install tracking software that can find your phone if it’s lost

· Get extra protection with an antivirus app for your smartphone

· Use a password PIN longer than 4 digits, a password or unlock pattern

· Install software that can erase the data on the phone remotely if lost

· Use security features other than screen lock, such as encryption or fingerprint or face recognition

In Australia most online betting punters have upgraded to smart apps phone betting to make it easier to bet online vie their phones for popular racing events like the “Melbourne Cup” , “Ashes Cricket Tournament” “Premier League matches” and the Local “Footy Season Matches”. Betting has come a long way from just walking into your nearest tab outlet to place a bet. Now a large number of bets are placed online and bets via smartphones is also growing in popularity.

It’s always best to get extra protection when you use your smartphone for online banking or betting. And getting and antivirus or smartphone security is a great recommendation especially if you want to bet anywhere in the world. Most of the public connections, such as airports, bus stations, pubs, etc., are suspicious locations “ports” to get into your computer. You need extra security on your smartphone not only for browsing internet, betting online but also for your calls , banking and checking online news.