Tag Archives: Gambling Commission

Online gambling in the UK tightened up

Online gambling companies that advertise in the UK, or take bets from customers in the UK, are facing the prospect of much greater scrutiny and the requirement to obtain a licence of some description from the UK Gambling Commission. This … Continue reading

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BetFair – Live Chat Session – Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

BetFair – Live Chat Session – Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 – [This link is only available to the BetFair registered users, alas. In the future, BetFair should make the transcripts of all chat sessions available to the public at large, … Continue reading

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The Germans In Germany & The Prediction Exchanges In Great Britain

If I have understood correctly what Fabian John has just told me, the Germans can legally trade on the British prediction exchanges regulated by the Financial Services Authority (like TradeFair Spreads or SpreadFair), but not on those regulated by the … Continue reading

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IN-PLAY BETTING: BetFair is already compliant with the Gambling Commission’s first pointer.

The UK Gambling Commission is not “coming after BetFair and Betdaq”. They’ll be looking at all operators. Almost all UK-based betting operators (betting exchanges and bookmakers) offer “in-play” betting, these days. The UK Gambling Commission’s approach (so far) to in-play … Continue reading

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The UK’s Gambling Commission is after BetFair and Betdaq for in-running (in-play) betting.

- Do you have any information about the customer profile in the in-running betting market (ie is it made up predominantly of specialist, knowledgeable betting customers)? … sources of information and time delays; availability of high-speed broadband; computer software packages … Continue reading

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BetFair’s message to the UK’s Gambling Commission on betting and the integrity of sports

Via Medemi (109 comments on their thread, and still growing), BetFair (PDF file): 3 August 2007 Integrity in Sports Betting Issues Paper Consultation Co-ordinator Gambling Commission Victoria Square House Victoria Square Birmingham B2 4BP Dear Sir/Madam, INTEGRITY IN SPORTS BETTING … Continue reading

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If you’re a UK-based trader with BetFair, your ass is covered by the highly regarded Gambling Commission. — If you’re a non-UK-based trader with BetFair, well, try your luck with Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Authority.

BetFair: Change to Terms and Conditions for non-UK Betfair customers Betfair Customer Services 01 May 11:20 For operational and commercial reasons, Betfair is restructuring its international business. If you are a Betfair customer with a UK-registered address, this change will … Continue reading

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BetFair’s new bet-matching logic + BetFair Malta’s trading on the multiples

BetFair: Bet Matching Forum Q&A Session 19/03/08 Betfair Customer Services 17 Mar 11:50 As announced last week we’ll be hosting a Q&A session on the forum this Wednesday evening (19th March) between 6pm and 7pm (UK Time). The purpose of … Continue reading

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REPORTS OF THE BETCHA.COM DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED.

[This blog post is cross-posted from Nicholas Jenkins' blog post at Betcha.com.] — Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a story entitled “Betting web site’s computers seized.” Within hours, bloggers and other news outlets picked up the story and translated it … Continue reading

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Betcha.com: On Steamroller Justice and Reports of our Demise

Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a story entitled “Betting web site’s computers seized.” Within hours, bloggers and other news outlets picked up the story and translated it into something akin to “Betcha shut down.” Problem: the translation isn’t true. (WARNING: … Continue reading

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