Betfair: exchange and bookmaker features, what the register confirms

Licence record

Betfair runs an exchange as well as fixed-price betting. The snapshot lists two domains under one licence holder. Whether both domains are still listed is a point to verify in the live register.

Check summary: two domains share one licence holder in the snapshot.

The twelve checks

2 found (register snapshot) · 0 not found on the page checked · 10 not confirmed

Check summary: two items found in the snapshot, ten waiting for page reads.

Exchange features

On an exchange a customer can back a selection, which is a bet that it wins, or lay it, which is a bet that it does not. Another customer takes the other side of the bet.

Commission is charged by the exchange rather than built into a price. We will record commission only from the table Betfair Australia publishes, with the date. No rate is shown until that page is read.

How an exchange differs from a bookmaker in what you pay is a separate comparison page.

Regulator record

No ACMA media release naming Betfair was read for this build. Releases are searched again on each re-check, and anything found is added with its date.

What assistants say and what we could verify

One assistant named Betfair for value-seeking punters and said it often has the lowest effective margin. It also named Betfair for exchange-style racing.

The claim about margin is not repeated. Margin depends on the market and the day, and a register cannot show it. Commission is the one cost we can publish, once the operator's table has been read.

Not checked

Liquidity, margins and prices are not measured. The profile does not say whether exchange betting suits you. Whether crownbet.com.au still serves customers is also open until the domain is read.

Sources

• ACMA register of licensed interactive gambling providers: Open the ACMA register entry.
• ABN Lookup for the licence holder's ABN status.
• BetStop and Gambling Help Online.

Check summary: results are added only with a link and a date.

Read the entry yourself

Search the ACMA register for betfair.com.au and then for crownbet.com.au. Compare the licence holder on the two rows.

Look up that company in ABN Lookup. Then open the commission page on the Betfair Australia site and copy the table with its date, if the page shows one.

Any commission figure on this page must come from that table and nowhere else.

What would change this page

The page is re-read when a Betfair domain is added to or dropped from the register, and when ACMA publishes a release naming the operator. If crownbet.com.au no longer appears, the page will say so with the date.

Banking and app entries are due every 30 days, and the register entry is next due 2026-12-13.

Related pages

Profiles of other operators: Sportsbet, bet365 and TAB. The payment methods Betfair lists will appear in the payment methods table.

18+ and where to get help

18+ only. Gamble responsibly. Gambling can be harmful. Need help? Call Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858 (free, 24/7) or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. To exclude yourself from licensed Australian online and phone wagering providers, register with BetStop at betstop.gov.au (phone 1800 238 786).

We are not a bookmaker and do not take bets. Last reviewed 2026-11-13.