Bet Nation Review

This Aussie-owned and operated bookmaker is a new player in town, looking to establish itself in the Australian betting landscape.

And, they've started on the front foot, coaxing some big sporting names to help their initial launch in July/August 2022 in the form of former AFL forward Brendan Fevola and one-time Aussie speed demon Mitchell Johnson.

Bet Nation also professes to be a "betting agency for the people, of the people." But before you join, the Punters Bet Nation review covers everything you need to know before signing up.

Bet Nation Features

Bet Nation offers a number of key features to help the bookie stand out from the rest! You can find some of the most interesting Bet Nation promotions listed below, by clicking “JOIN” it will take you straight to a Bet Nation sign-up page.

So, if you are questioning whether or not to sign up with Bet Nation, these features listed below should make the decision easy:

Bet Nation

Top Three Reasons to Join
Some massive daily specials on racing and sports	Join
Extensive international racing betting that includes USA	Join
Big range of international sport and novelty entertainment markets	Join

Bet Nation isn't trying to reinvent the wheel and its main focus appears to be providing a quality bookmaking service that looks after its clients by providing the best odds possible.

That being said, Bet Nation also delivers a daily dose of special offers to make wagering that little bit more exciting. It's no wonder they ask if their clients are feeling the sensation! 

Bet Nation Money Back Specials 

Make sure you check the Bet Nation promotions rage regularly to see their awesome daily Bet Nation specials and promotions currently available for racing and sport. Don’t miss out on the latest specials, as they pride themselves on having a new one each day.

Bet Nation Background

Licensed by the Northern Territory Racing Commission, Bet Nation is a project that's been in development for some time. However, it's been a period well spent as Bet Nation has launched with a website and service that's hit the ground running.

Owned by the Melbourne-based Amused Australia, Bet Nation appears to be a project that's been worked on for over 16 months prior to launch as many site content pages have a publication date from April 2021.

As such it's hardly surprising then that this new bookie has come onto the scene with plenty of great markets and armed to the teeth with a variety of superb promotional offers.

It's clearly been well prepared to jump out of the gate at launch date and hiring the likes of Brendan Fevola and Mitchell Johnson to promote it are great gets that look likely to being in several clients right from the outset.

Bet Nation Review: Summary

If you're ready to feel the sensation, then Bet Nation is the bookie for you.

As mentioned, Bet Nation has jumped out of the blocks with a website and app that looks super professional and clean. It is also efficient and quick and delivers a great user experience.

However, we do question the colour scheme a little as the white, teal and navy colours don't leap off the page and make an immediate impression that this is a new operator that is doing things differently. That being said, that is simply aesthetics as well and this writer's opinion and it has no bearing on the overall quality user experience of the website and app that Bet Nation have delivered, which is right up there with the big boys.

Having just commenced operations, Bet Nation doesn't offer the sheer breadth of markets as other bookmakers, especially when it comes to sports. What they do offer though, is a quality racing betting experience across the three main disciplines that gives punters plenty of opportunities to bet at International tracks, some of which are not offered by other bookies. 

On top of this Bet Nation delivers some seriously good promotions to punters across both sport and racing. The biggest of these is the run 2nd to 10th on selected races and get your money back in bonus bets. This is just one example of the quality promos that Bet Nation delivers each and every day, with promotions coming for all forms of racing as well as sports.

On top of this Bet Nation offers a fast deposit system through the website and app and the ability to quickly see trending bets to see if you want to get in on the action with these. Punters can even quickly throw these trending bets into a rapid fire multi too.

One strange element I found with Bet Nation was there are no links from the website to any of the bookmaker's social media platforms. Bet Nation have quite active Facebook and Instagram pages where they utilise the star power of Brendan Fevola and Mitch Johsnon nicely. However, for a new bookie we found it odd that they do not seem to have a Twitter account. On top of this, the blog content that Bet Nation have on site through the Tips/BetNation part of the website seem slightly out of date.

The fact that Bet Nation is Australian owned and operated definitely an achievement worth celebrating. This is a bookie that undoubtedly understands what the unique needs of the Australian punter are, so if this is what you are searching for, Punters highly recommend that you register a Bet Nation account.

 

Bet Nation Offers Review 

Punters are always looking for a huge range of offers from their bookie, well if you haven’t tried Bet Nation yet, you are certainly missing out.

Promotions are one of the things that really sets Bet Nation apart and they deliver a new one  each and every day. 

The catch is that you have to be signed into your account to see them, so if you don’t currently have an account, now is the perfect time to set one up. 

Bet Nation Australia Features & Services
You can find some of the most interesting Bet Nation features and services listed below. If you are questioning whether or not to sign up with Bet Nation, the following feature listed below should make the decision easier:

Deposit Options	All major payments - Credit/Debit, Bank Transfer/ EFT, POLi
Withdrawal Options	Credit/Debit card
Transaction Fees	None
Tote Product	Best of 3 Totes, Middle Tote
Racing Form	The Bet Nation website and app, deliver some very handy racing form to ensure customers make an informed bet. There's Quick Form and a Speed map that opens smoothly in both the website and ap. The larger overall form section opens in its own page on the website, while on the app when this is opened, customers will need to use their manual back buttons to go back to the main market section and place their bet.
Customer Service	Reach out to them via the Live Chat button. This will enable customers to send a message directly to the customer service team.
Bet Nation Promotions	One of Bet Nation's real selling points, customers should be taking advantage of the daily/weekly specials that Bet Nation offers,
Mobile App	Bet Nation.com.au offers mobile betting via a mobile version and apps for Android and iPhone.
Responsible Gambling	Bet Nation offer a number of facilities to help you keep control of your gambling including: The Bet Nation Deposit Limit Scheme; Temporary and Permanent Self-Exclusion; The responsible gambling policy page also includes questions that enable customers to make a self assessment on whether gambling is a problem for them. The Bet Nation Facebook page also opens with a video presented by Brendan Fevola looking at Responsible Gambling showing off the operation's credibility when it comes to this aspect of betting.
Efficient Website:	A clean and efficient, user -friendly website that is extremely easy to use and navigate. This makes it far easier to find the market you want to bet on, along with any other information customers may need.

 Bet Nation Sign-Up Process

The Bet Nation sign-up process is an easy one and can be completed within a few minutes.. You’ll need to verify your account which can be done swiftly online before being able to withdraw and use the awesome range of Bet Nation promotions.



STEP 1:

Open https://www.betnation.com.au and click on the  BUTTON near the top left corner. You will be automatically taken to a registration page where you will be asked to complete a registration form. You will need to enter details such as your email, Birth Date, and your contract number. You can create your unique username here as well.

Click 'Go To Step 2' when you’re done.

STEP 2:

The next page will ask you to fill in more  Account Information like your name and address.



STEP 3: 

Finally you will be able to set a deposit limit and deposit any funds you may wish to.

Many punters will then elect to immediately deposit funds into their account but this does not have to be done straight away.


 

Step By Step Guide to Placing a Bet with Bet Nation

Note: This guide will be for placing a regulation win bet for a horse race.


STEP 1:

To place a bet, load-up the Bet Nation website or app, https://www.betnation.com.au, and log into your account. You can select a racing market from the quick menu located on the left hand side page, with the Today's Racing button being especially helpful for a quick punt.

There's quick options for AU/NZ races and International races as well.




STEP 2

The Today's Racing Summary page will now be displayed. Each upcoming race on the day is shown with race start time and countdown to start.

Click on the race you want to punt on.

Note: Resulted Races are shown as a shaded with the numbers for the places included..


STEP 3:

You’ll then be taken to the race’s market page where you can see all the available bet types on the upper tab, as well as the competing horses on the left side and their respective prices on the centre right.

Make your runner selection by clicking their Odds Box in the Win/PLACE column. You can choose fixed, or the tote(s) price.




STEP 4:

The Bet Slip will automatically populate in the middle of the page. Enter your wager amount ($) by either manually typing it in or clicking on the wager amounts suggested.

Now press Place Bet. Your bet will then be confirmed.

Good luck!

Bet Nation Products Review

You can find some of the most interesting Bet Nation betting features and services listed below.

If you are questioning whether or not to sign up with Bet Nation, the following feature listed below should make the decision easier:

Same-game Multi and Same-race Multi betting	Multi-bet options are available by clicking 'Add To Multi' at the bottom of a bet slip.
Protest Payout	If your selection comes first but is subsequently demoted to a losing position, you may be eligible for a protest payout up to $2500.
Tips/BetNation	The bookie provides a blog with racing and sports tips through Tips/BetNation. .
Great Fixed Odds	Bet Nation does the basic fixed odds betting on all events, both racing and sport and great value can be found as their traders are willing to take on punters if they think a certain horse is overs/unders.
Exotic Betting	Bet Nation clients can take quinellas, exactas, trifectas, first fours and quadrellas on racing
Trending Bets	Trending Bets are very prominent on the app, giving customers the chance to check out other punters' bets and enable them to also bundle these up into a multi.

Bet Nation Website Review

They may be a new operator in the Australian betting landscape but Bet Nation deliver a website experience befitting of some of the bigger players.

The website loads quickly and all the important tasks such as placing a bet or finding a sports market only take a few clicks. As soon as it loads there is a banner at the top of the page advertising the daily promotions available while below this are quick links to several featured events, like various sports and even novelty TV markets.

Below this is the Next To Jump section, which enables punters to quickly access the next race across the three disciplines and then filter which on they wish to punt on. This is followed by another section below it on upcoming sports and at the base of the page a section on Trending Bets which gives punters knowledge of the what bets customers are liking at any given time.

Instead of utilising the usual three column page structure for the website, there are just two sections available to punters with Bet Nation. As mentioned, when you load the home page initially there's a strip of Featured Events, which is then replicated in a left-hand menu, where customers also have handy links to account information and the overall promotions page.

In the second column, which is the main section of the screen, punters will be able to search for the specific markets they want to bet on whether that be racing, sports or novelty markets. 

Just above the main section there is a very handy and user-friendly strip which gives punters easy access to their accounts and some tools. The links in this part are Account Info (designated by a person icon), deposit, Balance, Bonus amounts available, Hide, Logout, Verify (if you have not yet verified your account information) and Pending bets. 

Bet Nation Fact File

• Minimum deposit:   None
• Minimum bet:   $1.00
• Odds format: Decimal
• Languages:  English
• Currency:   AUD
• Deposit turnover: 1x
• Support:  Email, Phone, Facebook message Chat
• Mobile betting:  Yes. Mobile Friendly site as well as Apps for Apple and Android devices
• Location:  Licensed in the Northern Territory
• Regions Served:  Australia
• Currencies Available: AUD
• Max Payout:  $200,000 AUD unless otherwise agreed upon
• Social Media: Yes (check the customer service section)

Bet Nation App

Like the overall website, the Bet Nation app delivers a clean and efficient user experience that compliments the website perfectly. As mentioned one of the best sections of the site is Trending Bets, which appears very prominently on the base of the app screen.

The Bet Nation website and app also deliver some very handy racing form to ensure customers make an informed bet. There's Quick Form and a Speed map that opens smoothly in both the website and ap. The larger overall form section opens in its own page on the website, while on the app when this is opened, customers will need to use their manual back buttons to go back to the main market section and place their bet. This is a little fiddly and maybe something that can be improved when later versions of the app are released.

One element of the app that's definitely worth noting, though, is that there's added security layered in with a fingerprint sign-in option.

The mobile version of the website for Bet Nation runs extremely smoothly and adjusts automatically for small screens and we found it close to identical to the desktop version in terms of appearance and function, so those who want to punt on the go are accommodated nicely. 

The Bet Nation App can be downloaded HERE for Android and HERE for iOS

Bet Nation Markets

Bet Nation have only just launched their product in July/August 2022, so it is understandable that they do not have quite the sheer breadth of markets as other more established bookmakers.

That being said, they do pretty well with what they have, offering racing markets across thoroughbred, harness and greyhounds for all Australian and NZ tracks. More so, one of their selling points is that they offer racing from several international markets including Ireland/UK and South Africa to go with places like Japan and the USA.

When it comes to sports, the difference in markets is clearer. For instance on a NRL game within 24 hours of the match, there are 13 markets available with Bet Nation, while established bookies sometimes have three to four times as many markets on a single game. 

Another interesting area is Sports Futures. While most bookies keep their futures sections alongside the regular markets - for instance AFL Futures will be with the AFL section - with Bet Nation they have a specific section for all Sporting Futures that can be quickly accessed through the Featured Events sections along the top of the website page and in the left-hand column. They also do a similar thing with Racing Futures which can also be opened through Featured Events.

However, when it came to sporting futures, the markets at this stage seemed quite limited. For instance, Bet Nation provided a market for the AFL Premiership winner, but not one for the Brownlow Medal or Nor Smith Medal. The same applied for NRL too, with a market available for the ultimate premiership winner but nothing there for the top-four seeing as that hadn't quite been settled at the time of wiriting this review, nor the Dally M.

Another interesting thing we found with the sports markets odds, in this case for AFL matches was that the big win/little win market - which we presumed to be one of the more popular bets with an AFL match was pushed right down to the bottom of the page and was difficult to find. 

All these things, though, sound like teething problems for Bet Nation in the very early stages of their operation, but they're still things to be aware of. All that being said, it seems that Bet Nation have a good foundation of markets to keep building on now that they have launched and are up and running.

Bet Nation Bet Types

These are the most popular horse racing bet types explained for Bet Nation.

Exclusive Bet Nation promotions will be available for some of these bet types so be sure to keep a close eye on the Bet Nation promotions page.

Bet Type: Racing	Bet Explanation: Racing
Win:	Your horse must finish first across the line. Be sure to check out the promotions page for specials related to the ‘win’ bet type*
Place:	Your horse must finish in first, second or third place. In events with five to seven runners, no dividends are payable on third place (signified by "NTD" or No Third Dividend); in events with four or fewer runners, only Win betting is allowed.
Each-Way:	A combination of Win and Place bets, meaning your horse must either win or place. A $5 bet Each-way is a $5.00 bet to Win and a $5.00 bet to Place, for a total bet cost of $10.
Exacta:	Pick the horses that finish first and second, in order. Be sure to keep an eye out for the exotic horse racing bet type promotions*
Quinella:	Pick the horses that finish first and second, in any order.
Trifecta:	Pick the horses that finish first, second and third, in order*.
First 4:	Pick the horses that finish first, second, third and fourth, in order*.
Quadrella or Quaddie:	Pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track. Includes the Early Quaddie option.
Multis:	A multi-leg bet is one that consists of multiple legs or bets across a number of different events/races.  Be sure to check out the promotions page for specials related to the 'Multi’ bet type.

 

Bet Nation FAQs

How do I sign up for Bet Nation?

Signing-up with Bet Nation is straight-forward and it only takes a couple of minutes. You can sign-up online either through your desktop computer or your mobile phone. You will need to provide information such as your name, address and your age. You will also need to verify your details before you can withdraw any funds. If you have any problems joining Bet Nation, their customer service team will be happy to help.

Do Bet Nation have any identification requirements?

Bet Nation.com.au is required to identify each person who opens an account. 

What are some of the best Bet Nation promotions?

Bet Nation prides itself on its promotions as a point of difference to other bookies. The bookie is always updating their promotions to keep customers happy! Bet Nation have been using Brendan Fevola and Mitchell Johnson to advertise their specials through social media, showing just how serious they are in this space.

Are Bet Nation Australian owned?

Yes! This bookmaker is 100% Australian owned and operated.

Bet Nation Customer Support Contact Info

Bet Nation has really emphasised the = service it offers its clients so if you have any issues you shouldn't hesitate to reach out to them .The customer support team is available to handle inquiries through telephone, email, live chat, Facebook messenger, Twitter or mail between 8am and 10.30pm 7 days a week. 

Contact Info:

• Email:  support@betnation.com.au
• Live Chat - seems to send an email to the customer service team.
• On Facebook
• On Instagram

Bet Nation Review Roundup

One of the newest operators in the Australian betting landscape, Bet Nation has hit the ground running with a very visible marketing presence that gets plenty of mileage from the star power of Brendan Fevola and Mitchell Johnson.

Bet Nation haven't tried to reinvent the wheel when it comes to bookmaking in Australia either. They offer a very solid product, especially when it comes to racing markets that's backed up by a very efficient and user friendly website and app. Navigation on the website is very simple and clean and enables punters to get their bets on quickly and efficiently whether that be for Australian and New Zealand races or for some of the many international racing markets they have available.

Being a new operator, Bet Nation doesn't quite have the sheer breadth of markets available as the established bookies when it comes to sports betting on individual matches or futures. But as we said earlier, this is still very early days for Bet Nation and we can see them adding more markets to this as they go. Bet Nation, however, do offer some of the novelty markets on entertainment - like My Kitchen Rules etc - that other bookies do no touch.

Bet Nation have a great social presence, especially through Facebook but it is sometimes difficult to find these channels as there are no links from the site directly to them. There also doesn't seem to be a Twitter page either as the Punters team could not find one that was currently operating. But, the Bet Nation team have done a great job with a Facebook video from Brendan Fevola of acknowledging the dangers of problem gambling. Their commitment to looking after customer sin this field is among the best we've seen from bookies as their 'problem gambling page' offer customers several questions where they can make an assessment on whether there is an issue or not.

All up, we look forward to seeing where Bet Nation goes from here as their initial offering is very good and promises to be even better as time goes by.

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