[AusRace] Not a test - well, yes a test of sorts ...

[Steve]

I dunno if it counts as internet betting or not, but I was betting into 
the WA TAB a zillion years ago, with a system that was know as VIATEL.
In my case it was via a modem connected to my Commodore 64 and must have 
been at least 30 years ago, but probably  a lot more!
My memory is not so good as I get old and grey, but I am pretty sure I 
would have been betting Vic Tab if similar was available there then.
SteveB

On 28/01/2017 2:16 PM, Greg Conroy wrote:
> Thanks Nick,
>
> But you’re wrong with WATAB (which launched Ozbet).
>
> The reason why I know? I was involved in the first site (iBet) at NSW 
> TAB and both WA TAB and NSW TAB had IBM systems contracts.
>
> We had to work with IBM and Telstra to help create ‘digital 
> certificates’ via what they called The IBM World Registry.
>
> Without that technology, internet betting was inherently insecure.
>
> From our IBM contacts, we were also aware they were helping WA TAB do 
> similar so it was a bit of a competition as to who could launch first. 
> We did so a few months before them.
>
> When they launched, there’s a funny story actually.
>
> One of their developers had setup a 404 error redirect to go to a porn 
> site. I was looking at their newly launched site and found this very 
> embarrassing error page. Back then (1995/96) the tools to take screen 
> shots and even email that to them were quite primitive.
>
> NSW TAB’s email system, for example, couldn’t handle images. I think I 
> contacted our Raceday Control to find their Fax number (all the tabs 
> communicated via Fax back then) and then I printed this page and faxed 
> it to them.
>
> They managed to remove it just before the public launch, helped by the 
> 2 hour delay in time zones!
>
> So certainly we were the first at NSW TAB with iBet.
>
> And as as aside, there’s also a story with Qld TAB. They sent one of 
> their programmers to Sydney to sit with me for 2 weeks and I showed 
> him how we created our site. He basically copied the structure and 
> that’s the basis of the QTAB/Tatts/Ubet site even 20 years later 
> (although now being revamped under Ubet).
>
> Those were the days when all the TABs were friendly state rivals - we 
> even played cricket against each other.
>
> Greg
>
>
>> On 28 Jan 2017, at 1:31 pm, Nick at Twonix <nick.aubrey at twonix.com 
>> <mailto:nick.aubrey at twonix.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Greg,
>> Thanks for the quiz … but IMHO you didn’t have the right answer to Qn 
>> 10. The question asks who was the first operator to offer internet 
>> betting.  I believe it was  WA TAB … both NSW and QLD offered  
>> dedicated hand held devices that connected via the internet to their 
>> networks … but WA TAB was the only operator that just used the Internet.
>> Cheers,
>> AN
>> *From:*Racing [mailto:racing-bounces at ausrace.com]*On Behalf Of*Greg 
>> Conroy
>> *Sent:*Friday, 27 January 2017 10:10 PM
>> *To:*Ausrace Racing <racing at ausrace.com <mailto:racing at ausrace.com>>
>> *Subject:*[AusRace] Not a test - well, yes a test of sorts ...
>> Been a bit quiet all?
>> I expect most of you to score 90% or 100% in this …
>> There is a tricky question, Q 10 … see how you go.
>> Punting quiz I put together … http://bit.ly/2ksvFbR
>> Cheers.
>> Greg Conroy, Inventor of Award Winning and Free:
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>> http://promo.rewardbet.com/
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