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Totalizator Agency Board in Australia and New Zealand, universally shortened to TAB, is the name given to monopoly totalisator organisations. All were originally government owned, but many of the Australian ones were privatised in the 1990s.

The TABs have extensive radio networks in Australia, except in Victoria and Tasmania where other parties own equivalent networks.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrianism sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot racing of Ancient Rome are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology....
, harness

Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. They usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulky, although races to saddle are still occasionally conducted, especially in Europe....
and greyhound racing

Greyhound racing

Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....
. This makes up the bulk of these networks' content. Collectively, these networks own more radio licences than any other group in Australia - however their terrestrial coverage is less than the ABC as they generally have tiny wattages.

The heir of the NSW TAB also owns a national racing subscription TV service. In New Zealand, the TAB owns a near-national free-to-air and national subscription TV service. Most New Zealanders can sit at their analogue TV with a standard aerial and watch racing.

Throughout the mid-2000s, the TABs in Australia were involved in a dispute with Betfair

Betfair

Betfair is the world's largest Internet Bet exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England.Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the United Kingdom and the largest bet exchange in the world....
, attempting to deny the organisation access to a license in Australia. The Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
n government granted access to a licence in 2005 (with advertising prominent throughout the state). In a media smear campaign, one of the TABs at one point ran advertisements that aimed to undermine Betfair's credibility (due to horses being laid

Lay

Lay may refer to:*Laity, any person who is not a member of the clergy.*a Lyric poetry**Germanic L?c***any poem of the Poetic Edda**Lai, a 13th- or 14th-century northern European song....
to lose).

The New Zealand TAB was replaced by the New Zealand Racing Board

New Zealand Racing Board

The New Zealand Racing Board is a statutory body for all New Zealand sports betting, including betting on horse racing and greyhound racing. Established under the Racing Act 2003, the NZ Racing Board?s principal objective is to initiate and develop policies that promote the development of New Zealand racing, and benefit its many diverse me...
in 2003.

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