WAGERING, RACING & SPORTS CONFERENCE | MELBOURNE
EVERY LANE.
ONE TRACK.
Join the leaders shaping Australia’s wagering, racing and sports sectors. Two days, one room, the whole industry.
1 & 2 SEPTEMBER 2027
Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
260
attendees in 2026116
organisations43
speakers69%
board, C-suite, directors or heads ofAbout BTP
Backing the Punt brings operators, racing and sport bodies, regulators and service providers for two focused days on regulation, technology, integrity and the customer: the issues that shape the year ahead. Hosted by Senet.
THE FORUM WHERE THE SECTOR SETS ITS AGENDA
LANE 01
OPERATORS
Wagering service providers and bookmakers
LANE 02
REGULATORS
Regulators, integrity commissioners and government
LANE 03
RACING
Principal Racing Authorities, clubs and breeders
LANE 04
SPORT
Sporting bodies and integrity units
LANE 05
Suppliers
Technology, data, payments, advisory and legal providers
Look who is talking
SPEAKERS
Look who is talking
SPEAKERS
Put yourself forward, or suggest a colleague the sector needs to hear from. Submissions open in January.
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The 2027 Program
FIVE PILLARS FOR 2027
PILLAR 01
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Wagering service providers and bookmakers
PILLAR 03
REGULATION & REFORM
Principal Racing Authorities, clubs and breeders
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PILLAR 02
RACING & SPORT
Regulators, integrity commissioners and government
PILLAR 04
INTEGRITY
Sporting bodies and integrity units
PILLAR 05
THE CUSTOMER
Technology, data, payments, advisory and legal providers
THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS
BTP 2026 highlights
Two days of insights, debate and connection with the people shaping the sector.
“Backing the Punt surprised me in the best way possible. Genuinely engaging and refreshingly honest, the sessions didn’t shy away from the hard issues confronting the racing and wagering sectors.”
Mary Collier
Racing Queensland
“Our challenges won’t be solved by technology or regulation, but rather collaboration and shared understanding. BTP provides the forum for conversation and a foundation for alignment and action.”
Dr Eliot Forbes
Racing Integrity Board of
New Zealand
“I would highly recommend BTP to anyone wanting to remain abreast of the current and emerging issues confronting our industry, as well as the unique opportunity to network amongst the cream of executives.”
Lyndon Hsu
Victorian Bookmakers Association
Our new venue
SOFITEL MELBOURNE ON COLLINS
In the heart of the CBD at the top of Collins Street, with delegate accommodation on site. Day 1 closes with the networking evening.
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69%
of delegates are board, C-suite, directors or heads of
116
organisations across operators, racing, sport, regulators and suppliers
partner tiers, from Principal partner to owning a moment like the networking evening
5
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