Bureau Lists
The Bureau publishes four lists of Australian bookmakers, each with published criteria. The watch and avoid lists are conduct records — every entry carries dated, sourced evidence. The approved and recommended lists are merit determinations against the same published criteria: they cannot be purchased, and payment has no bearing on them.
Bookmaker Watch List
0 operatorsOperators with open regulatory action or substantiated adverse reports from the Bureau's daily media monitoring — every entry shows its dated, sourced evidence.
View the watch list →Bookmaker Avoid List
0 operatorsOperators with significant confirmed cases of misconduct — regulator findings, court outcomes, licence suspension or cancellation, or substantiated non-payment.
View the avoid list →Bookmaker Approved List
230 operatorsOperators with current verified licensing, no watch or avoid listing, and responsiveness to the Bureau's verification process. Approved status cannot be purchased.
View the approved list →Bookmaker Recommended List
6 operatorsThe Bureau's highest assessment tier — a small curated set of operators that meet every Approved criterion and rate at the top of the Bureau's assessment. Recommended status cannot be purchased.
View the recommended list →How the lists work
Evidence standards
Watch and avoid entries are built from the Bureau's daily monitoring of regulator registers, court records and credible media reporting. Every entry is reviewed by the Bureau before listing and is published with its dated, sourced evidence — nothing is listed on rumour or a single unverified report. The avoid list applies the strictest standard: misconduct confirmed by a regulator, court or the operator's own admission — never allegations alone.
Right of reply
Operators can respond to any watch or avoid entry by contacting hello@bureauofbookmaking.com.au. Responses are reviewed and, where appropriate, reflected in the entry. Entries are removed when the underlying matter is resolved.
Status is never for sale
Bureau list status can never be purchased. Paid placements on this site are always labelled, and payment has no bearing on any list determination. These disclosures appear wherever the statuses do:
Approved status is determined solely by the Bureau's published criteria. It cannot be purchased, and it is withdrawn if an operator enters the watch or avoid list.
Recommended status is the Bureau's highest assessment tier, determined solely by published criteria. It cannot be purchased, and it is withdrawn immediately on any watch or avoid listing.
Revocation
Approved and recommended status is conditional. If an operator enters the watch or avoid list, its approved or recommended status is withdrawn — immediately in the case of recommended. Statuses are restored only when the operator again meets every published criterion.
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