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The pages here are written for you, with the intention of informing you and helping you to get the best out of betting and gambling online, with new sites especially. Whether you would like to understand the nitty gritty of how sportsbook platforms work or you simply want to know how new sites are launched and licensed, then we have you covered. These pages are designed to help punters understand how the remote gambling industry works and how as a punter you can get the most out of a highly competitive landscape.
The world of online betting can be a confusing place and no mistake. If you are very new to it there is seemingly a whole...
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It has become commonplace for online betting sites to ask users to verify their accounts before they're able to place bets, but why is that...
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Whether you're a seasoned bettor or only place a couple of wagers every now and then, it's entirely possible that you're not completely au fait...
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This is a slightly tricky question to answer, for the simple reason that the answer is 'sometimes'. If a betting company has a licence to...
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Elsewhere on the site we've looked at whether you can place bets with your UK-based bookmaker when you're out of the country on holiday or...
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If you’ve done any research into either cyber security or else placing bets when you’re in a foreign country then you’ll no doubt have seen...
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There is an old saying in the world of betting that you never see a poor bookmaker. It’s not true, of course, but the idea...
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Those who tend to place bets on a regular or even semi-regular basis will no doubt have a solid idea of who the United Kingdom...
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The Independent Betting Adjudication Service is designed to offer bettors an Alternative Dispute Resolution service, providing an impartial and informed adjudication on disputes that crop...
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It is not uncommon for bookmakers to limit or even close a betting account. There can be a host of reasons why they might do...
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The dictionary definition of the word palpable’ is that it’s something is ‘able to be touched or felt’. Another way of referring to a palpable...
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If you’ve spent any time at all in the world of online betting then you’ll doubtless have seen the term ‘white label’ used quite a...
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The top five betting companies in the United Kingdom are William Hill, Bet365, 888 Holdings, Flutter Stars Group, which owns the likes of Paddy Power...
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There are a few reasons why someone might have placed a bet by accident. Perhaps they were trying to figure out how a new website...
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Whether you’re doing your weekly shop via one of the big supermarkets’ websites, ordering something from the likes of Amazon or simply just buying yourself...
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Problem gambling is a major issue for the betting industry and one that all companies are trying to find ways to solve. Those that need...
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It’s not uncommon for headlines involving gambling companies to talk about fines issues due to a transgression of the United Kingdom Gambling Commission rules and...
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The rules around betting ages are easy enough to understand in the United Kingdom. Anyone under the age of 18 is not allowed to place...
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When you sign up for a betting website you will have to add funds in order to be able to place bets. Initially these funds...
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Gaming machines are a popular thing for punters to play on and a common form of regular income for bookmakers and other gambling enterprises. They’re...
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An Odds Trader, also sometimes referred to as an Odds Compiler, is someone that is employed by a bookmaker or a betting company in order...
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In the United Kingdom, people who win money via gambling don’t have to pay tax on their winnings. That doesn’t mean that tax isn’t paid,...
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If you’ve done even a small bit of betting over the years then there’s a good chance that you’ll have heard the phrase ‘related contingency’....
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Gambling and tax is an interesting beast in the United Kingdom. In short, winners are not taxed on their winnings, so in theory there is...
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If you’ve spent any time looking at online betting companies then you’ll doubtless have come across the idea of an Exchange at one time or...
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Betting companies need to track certain information of their customers for legal reasons, largely to ensure things like money laundering can’t take place. They also...
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The United Kingdom is known for its relaxed attitude towards betting, especially in terms of betting and gambling. Though tax is paid, it is done...
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Betting is a fascinating world to do research into for the simple reason that so many people behave differently when it comes to it. There...
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Elsewhere on the site you’ll be able to read about the minimum amount that you can bet with bookmakers, so we won’t go over the...
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Read anything about bookmakers operating in the UK and it won’t take long before you’ll see something regarding the United Kingdom Gambling Commission. The industry’s...
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As gambling legislation has become tougher, some gamblers have decided to turn away from the legal, licensed betting sites in the United Kingdom and instead...
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Part of the reason why the United Kingdom is such an attractive place to bet is that the bettors themselves don’t have to pay tax...
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If you’ve spent any time looking at betting sites then you’ll doubtless have seen reference to Bet Builder tools. Bet Builders essentially do what they...
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Getting your head around the idea of a banker bet can put you in a situation where you can make a little bit more money...
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The United Kingdom Gambling Commission is responsible for the issuing of gambling licences to UK-facing businesses that want to offer gambling and betting services in...
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At the start of 2020, it was confirmed by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission that betting companies would no longer be allowed to accept funds...
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The nature of betting is pretty simple, with punters selecting an outcome that they think will happen and putting money on it doing so with...
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Elsewhere on this site you can read about decimal odds, which tend to be popular in Europe and the likes of Australasia and Canada. Americans,...
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For most British punters, odds are best understood as being fractional. It’s simple to work out that if something is 5/1 then for every £1...
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There are numerous different types of bets that you can place when you’re looking to place a wager on an event. If you’re planning on...
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Elsewhere on the site you can read about Handicap betting in general, with this page being specifically about the type of bet that is known...
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How many times in life might someone be in a situation where they are placing a bet on behalf of someone else? Perhaps you’re going...
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A Lucky 15 bet is part of the world of wagers known as ‘full cover’ bets. This is because you make a selection of four...
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In the world of betting, punters try to find every slight advantage that they can. Like it or not, the power all lies in the...
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Look at virtually any other form of risk in life, such as shares or debt, and you’ll find ways that you can sell that on...
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It is an adage as old as the profession of betting itself that the House always wins. It’s usually said in relation to casinos, of...
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In the age of online betting, it has become more and more common for bookmakers to offer punters the ability to Cash Out their bets....
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There is a perception that you’re not allowed to bet on amateur sports or leagues within said sports. In reality, there is nothing illegal or...
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There’s a reason why a lot of people think that the ‘bookie always wins’. In short, it’s because every bet that you place has a...
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Take a look at where your favourite gambling company is based and there’s a very real chance that the answer will be Gibraltar. The offshore...
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One of the biggest concerns for people that enjoy betting is that doing so will affect their credit score. Having a good credit score is...
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If you were to buy a car or want to take out a mortgage, you’d completely understand why the car dealer or bank you were...
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The United Kingdom Gambling Commission is responsible for the issuing of gambling licences to companies that wish to offer their services people based in the...
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It’s common for people to want to place a bet, but not everyone has opened a betting account. When that is the case, they might...
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Betting is a topic that will often be greeted with polarised opinions, with those that have suffered at the hands of a problem gambler being...
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Every bookmaker has its own set of rules when it comes to depositing and withdrawing money from your account, though in truth most of them...
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You can read about the minimum amount that bookmakers will allow you to deposit into and withdraw from your betting account elsewhere on this site....
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The idea of joining others to form a betting syndicate and combining forces to take on the bookmakers is something of a grey area. They...
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Sign up offers are one of the best ways that bookmakers have of bringing in new customers. Whether it be free bets, credit in their...
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Bookmakers regularly have offers for punters to take advantage of, such as matching the deposit that you’ve made into your account with free bets or...
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The basic idea of a bookmaker is that they offer you odds on events that they’re covering and you can either take those odds or...
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Anyone who has more than a passing interesting in betting online will doubtless have heard of eWallets. Just because you’ve heard of something, though, doesn’t...
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There’s something simultaneously satisfying and irritating about a bet that you’ve placed winning but only doing so because of a tie. On the one hand,...
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It’s not exactly unheard of for a punter to place a bet that is a mistake. How easy is it to stake £100 when you...
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The more that you get into the world of betting, the more that you’ll being to notice certain bet types that stray from the more...
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It’s something that bookmakers don’t exactly advertise and for very good reason, but it’s not unheard of for customers to have their accounts limited or...
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In the world of betting, Conditional Bets are those that bookmakers don’t tend to offer on an obvious basis. You’re unlikely to find them on...
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A shortening of the word ‘arbitrage’, Arbing basically means taking advantage in a difference in odds offered on an event by bookmakers, backing alternate outcomes...
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The world of virtual sports has taken off in recent years, with the likes of football, horse racing and tennis available to watch in a...
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Plenty of people have a good grasp of what’s in their betting account, depositing and withdrawing money as necessary in order to allow them to...
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The vast majority of punters have been in the situation where they’ve had a bet made void for one reason or another, but that can...
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The idea of fantasy sports betting is something that has been around for many years, gaining popularity in the United States of America. It has...
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When the word ‘betting’ is included in something, it’s easy to presume that the activity includes some sort of wagering on an event. Whilst that...
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In the era of mobile betting and gambling firms having a presence on social media, it’s easy to assume that there are no limits to...
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It’s a sad reality of the modern betting world in the United Kingdom that bookmakers and online casinos will limit, or even close, the accounts...
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There are all sorts of reasons why a bet might be made void, such as an event not taking place as it was supposed to...
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It’s not uncommon for something to go wrong during an interaction with a company. Whether it be the delivery driver that doesn’t bother knocking on...
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Betting companies are constantly looking for ways to entice customers and to maintain the loyalty of those that are already signed up with them. One...
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There are all sorts of things that people will weigh up when considering which companies to bet with. Obviously those that offer the best odds...
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The United Kingdom Gambling Commission, often referred to simply by its acronym of the UKGC, is the governing body for betting and gambling in the...
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In the modern era, more and more people are turning to online bookmakers in order to place bets on any number of events. Whether you’re...
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When most people place a bet, they don’t think about the legal ramifications of doing so. It doesn’t occur to some that they’re actually entering...
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People are naturally rather cynical, so it’s little surprise that many don’t trust bookmakers, casinos and betting companies in general. Unfortunately, not trusting them isn’t...
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In the modern world, everyone has busy lives filled with work, sports to watch and friends to see socially. As a result, it’s not unusual...
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In the world of betting, there are few things as frustrating as spending time doing your research about which horse to bet on, find the...
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Betting is always a risky business, with everyone accepting that they stand to lose their stake money if the bet that they’ve placed doesn’t come...
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Since Betfair’s launch in 2000, betting exchanges have grown in popularity. There are numerous reasons for this, including the fact that they allow you to...
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The fact that we all enjoy a wager or two means that we can often be tempted to open several different betting accounts. In fact,...
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Whenever you make a withdrawal from your betting account, you’ll find that it takes time before the money reaches your account. Unsurprisingly, this isn’t something...
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When it comes to suspicious betting patters often bookies can’t win no matter what they do. They obviously can’t allow people to place bets that...
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Online betting has become more and more popular as an activity, but not everyone will feel as though they’re able to enjoy it. There are...
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It’s not uncommon for people to ask for funds to be withdrawn from their betting account and then to change their mind and want to...
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If you’re relatively new to the world of betting, you might have seen the phrase ‘ante-post’ used from time to time and not really know...
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There are a myriad of ways that betting companies attempt to keep track of who it is that is signing up to use their services....
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The launch of the General Data Protection Regulation by the European Union was something that made complete sense, yet at the same time ended up...
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There will be a good chunk of people that are totally unaware of the fact that when they place a bet with a bookmaker or...
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Those without a huge experience of the world of betting will doubtless have read about the Starting Price in relation to horse racing, but that...
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Elsewhere on this site you can read about the Starting Price, which is an industry standard term that refers to the price available to bet...
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The very nature of betting is such that plenty of people will be keen to get involved with placing bets in an anonymous manner. In...
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Most people that have a small amount of information about the world of gambling will know that any operator offering such an activity to people...
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Anyone that has ever been on a cruise will doubtless have come across an area of the ship where they were able to gamble. Some...
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If you’re on this site then there’s a very good chance that you place bets every now and then. You’ll know that bookmakers are the...
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Whether you think the fact that the proliferation of online betting allows people to bet on virtually anything is a good or a bad thing...
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When it comes to placing bets on numerous different outcomes, there are a couple of options open to you. Accumulators are the bets that most...
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Whilst the number of people in prison for committing gambling related crimes will obviously be lower than those that are in there for other reasons,...
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Loss aversion is, as the title suggestions, the desire to avoid losing. It is a common psychological behaviour, given that people don’t want to lose...
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Most people that bet tend to have a favourite bookmaker. There can be numerous reasons for this, including the idea that they get better value...
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Whether a bookie refers to them as enhanced odds, a price boost, flash odds or a super boost, the practice of offering customers a deal...
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Most people dream of one day living in a foreign country, perhaps because of the weather or maybe on account of the fact that the...
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You’ll often hear that bookmakers are seeking to ‘balance the book’, but what does this actually mean? In short it is where a bookmaker will...
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When was the last time you actually read the small print in a document? Unless you’re a solicitor or a sadist, the chances are slim...
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In most industries, you can sell or transfer things in your name provided both you as the seller and the buying party meet certain criteria....
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In the world of betting, there will always be people keen to be engaged in nefarious methods of winning themselves money. Whether it be bribing...
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We know that insider information is not something that you can use to your advantage in the world of betting, such is the extent to...
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The proliferation of online betting companies is such that many young people will only ever have experienced placing a wager online. Doing this is nice...
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Bookmakers will regularly offer promotions that promise you something like your stake money back should the horse that you’ve placed a wager on come 2nd...
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Bookmakers exist in an extremely competitive market. They are always trying to come up with ways to get one over on one another in the...
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In the world of betting, punters should always be on the lookout for any edge that they can get over the bookmaker. The reason it...
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In years gone by, In-Play betting on the likes of football or rugby was possible, but the technology wasn’t good enough to allow you to...
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Bookmakers have margins cut into their odds, which is how they are pretty much able to guarantee themselves a profit. These odds are often referred...
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The vast majority of people like to have a flutter every now and then. Even those that don’t bet will often place a wager on...
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If you’re a sports bettor, you’ll know that markets are driven by their odds. When you visit a sportsbook, you see the odds on the...
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Elsewhere on this site you can read about foursome and fourball golf, as well as the difference between the two ways of playing the game....
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There are certain aspects of different sports that can be difficult to get your head around if you don’t tend to either play them or...
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When punters look at bets that they want to place, the sensible ones know that the bets to keep an eye out for are the...
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For betting sites, the worst possible thing is when a punter has done their research and knows information on the topic that they’re betting on....
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For an inexperienced bettor, the idea is that you just want to win bets. There is little thought or planning put into the bets that...
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Everyone loves getting something for free. Whether it be a food sample when you’re wandering around a shop or a lucky dip when your lottery...
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A large chunk of the British public loves placing a bet. As the proliferation of online betting companies became a real thing, more and more...
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The true downside of online betting’s proliferation is the extent to which it has resulted in some people developing unhealthy relationships with gambling. The United...
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For many people, gambling is seen as a form of entertainment. We can debate the merits of this approach as much as we like, but...
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Look on any betting website or in a bookmaker’s shop and you will see references to ‘responsible gambling’ everywhere you look. In one sense, this...
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If you’re visiting this site and reading this page, there is a good chance that you have either placed a bet in the past or...
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Mention to your average casino or sportsbook visitor the idea that the House always wins and there will be a general acceptance that that is...
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If you like a flutter, the chances are that you’ll have done so in person at least once or twice in your life. Whether you’ve...
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It is one of the tragedies of modern life that people will fix events in their favour if there is an opportunity to do so....
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For those that like football and placing a wager on it, own goals can cause mass confusion. There are some markets in which own goals...
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If we’re honest, not everyone reads the terms & conditions of most things, let alone those supplied by bookmakers. A quick look at the small...
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If you’ve considered placing a bet on a goalscorer, such as on who will score first or on a player to score at any time...
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Most of us know when we’ve placed a bet and what it is that we’ve bet on. Those of us that place occasional wagers on...
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The gambling industry involves a myriad of different jobs. Some people are employed directly and obviously, such as those that work in betting shops, whilst...
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The practice of proxy betting, in which you place a bet on someone else’s behalf, is not technically illegal, but most betting companies do not...
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It is becoming more and more common for companies to offer you the chance to withdraw your money in the form of vouchers for other...
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It is common for bookmakers to put forward promotions and features that require you to either make a deposit or else have money in your...
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If you have ever signed up to an online gambling platform in the United Kingdom, then you will also likely be familiar with the verification...
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If you read newspapers or watch the news, there’s a very good chance that you’ll have heard the term ‘spot-fixing’ at one point or another....
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Whether you logon to your betting app, follow the company on social media or just happen to catch an advert that they’ve paid to have...
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Bookmakers and betting sites are always looking for ways of encouraging punters to sign up with them. One of the most common methods of achieving...
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There are many benefits to using online bookmakers and betting sites. For starters, they are convenient insomuch as you can play anywhere and at any...
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Elsewhere on this site you’ll be able to read about what happens if a card you’ve got registered with a betting company has expired, making...
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Those of us that like to have a flutter will usually make deposits into our bank accounts in order to put ourselves in a position...
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When you’re placing a bet, you might well do so entirely in good faith. You will likely place your bet, assuming that, if it is...
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If you’ve signed up to a betting company, you might be concerned about what this means for your credit score. As you will probably know,...
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Like anything in the world of online websites, betting sites are liable to being hacked by unscrupulous characters as anywhere else. Of course, when you...
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If you have ever been a member of an online casino or sportsbook, then you may also be privy to the fact that many of...
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If you’ve spent any time whatsoever looking at the world of betting, you’ll no doubt be aware that certain companies are owned by a larger...
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Few things revolutionised the world of online banking quite like the launch of PayPal. The online payment system was launched with its current name in...
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For those that like to bet In-Play, the notion of betting being suspended is nothing new. Bookmakers are always looking to protect themselves from exposure,...
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Over time, different generations come up with terms to describe things that happen. In the past, people would simply have said that their bookmaker had...
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If you haven’t experienced a bookmaker paying out early for yourself, you’ll doubtless have read about the phenomenon at some point or another. Sometimes it...
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Imagine a jar that is filled with sweets. If you ask two people how many sweets are in the jar, you’re likely to get wildly...
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It is standard practice for betting sites to keep a note of a user’s I.P. address. Though this might seem a little ‘Big Brother’, the...
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Arbitrage betting, more commonly referred to simply as ‘arbing’, is something that bettors have taken from the world of retail and stock markets. When it...
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When you load up your favourite betting site and look at the odds available on a football match, tennis tournament or other event that you...
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The world of betting is one that is a lot more closely aligned than a lot of people will realise. You might place a bet...
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Those of us that enjoy placing a wager or two with online betting companies know that one of the most sensible things that you can...
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The dream of every punter is to get one over on their favourite bookmaker. This goes without saying and typically involves people trying to find...
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Online fraud and other such nefarious activity is becoming more and more common. It is not out of the realms of the possible that someone...
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Believe it or not, there is such a thing as a professional gambler. For those that feel as though they’ve mastered gambling as a pastime,...
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There are numerous different betting companies out there that have high street shops as part of their brand. These tend to be the more traditional...
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Elsewhere on this site you’ll be able to read about people who have been banned from online betting sites and whether or not that can...
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The idea of winning thanks to gambling is a hope that a lot of people have. The idea of winning a large prize on the...
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If you’ve read a lot of pieces on this site, you’ll know that we’re always mentioning how important it is to do research before placing...
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Anyone that knows anything about betting and gambling will know that the House always wins. It is one of those phrases that has been trotted...
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There are countless people out there that either own their own company or else operate as part of a broader network within a company. These...
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Even the most inexperience of bettors understands the principle behind a Straight bet. Indeed, the most popular markets that bookmakers offer are those that present...
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