The South Sydney Rabbitohs and Betezy.com have partnered to bring punters Bunnybet.com.au, which went live yesterday.
The league joins the Gold Coast Titans, Cronulla Sharks and Newcastle Knights, three other Australian National Rugby League members who have entered a joint venture with Betezy, an online Northern Territory-licensed bookmaker.
“NRL Clubs are trying to bring new revenues into the game, and we feel that sports betting is going to be an increasing source of funding in Rugby League over the coming years,” said Shane Richardson, Rabbitohs’ chief executive, in a statement.
The Rabbitohs said it will received a guaranteed six-figure sponsorship plus advertising based commissions based on turnover, which it said will help generate revenues for the club.
“We’ve not entered into this partnership lightly,” Mr. Richardson added. “We consulted our members on this issue … and the response we received was over 90 percent in support of moving ahead with a sponsorship agreement.”