It has become a very grey area now. I really don't know what to make of it.  |
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It went on to say;
Section 33 of the Act (as amended by the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014) applies to the provision of facilities for remote gambling if at least one piece of remote gambling equipment used in the provision of the facilities is situated in Great Britain, or if no such equipment is situated in Great Britain but the facilities are used there. The provision of facilities for gambling to persons in the UK through some of the websites that appear on your portal is or is likely to be unlawful, because these services are not licensed by the Commission.
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This is an extract from the letter the UK Gambling Commission sent me when they ordered me to close down my portal:
There is nothing intrinsically unlawful about betting or gaming using digital crypto-currencies. It is clear, however, that Bitcoin (and other crypto-currencies) fall within the definition of “money or money’s worth” as defined in the Act. As a result, a person offering facilities for gambling using Bitcoin requires a licence as it is an offence under section 33 of the Act to provide facilities for gambling without the appropriate licence authorising that activity.
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Quote from: FortuneJack on June 17, 2015, 08:16:08 AM
We have added Great Britain into our list of blocked regions because online gambling is illegal there
I think that is technically incorrect.....we can do as much online gambling as we want from the UK as long as the outfits we bet with have a licence to accept British bets....whether they be fiat or bitcoin.
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I can also confirm that our UK based players can bet with us without any problems.
Best regards,
Anonibet
Great news! Well played! I am curious. UK Citizens have so many great options for betting - bet365, WH, Ladbrokes, Paddypower, etc. In terms of quality, quantity and reliability BTC books are far away from abovementioned companies. Why do you bet with them? Anonymity? Don't like paying bank card fees for a start. Also like INSTANT payouts after an event. Bitcoin is the nearest thing we have to a cash transaction on the internet. |
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Can someone answer my email please?
Thanks in advance.
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By the way LFC, I've sent you a personal message.
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what reason do the UK have for doing this?
How much do you think the UK Government rake in every year from the likes of Hills, Corals, Ladbrokes, Bet365, Paddy Power etc? And how much will they rake in from bitcoin sportbooks present and future? I think that may answer your question. |
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I can also confirm that our UK based players can bet with us without any problems.
Best regards,
Anonibet
Great news! Well played! |
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Hi everyone,
We just wanted to let you know that unfortunately wagering is not available from Great Britain at this time. If this ever changes in the future, we'll definitely let you know.
Thanks so much for your understanding,
Nitrogen Sports Nitrogen is anonymous and IP's from Great Britain are banned. It's dreadful living here in the UK. Just like an open prison. |
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Hi Cloudbet
You appear to be the only sportsbook still accepting bets from UK IPs.
Can you tell me if this is going to continue or if you, like all the others, will give in to the UK Gambling Commission's demands to block us?
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Dear Anonibet,
How strange......after getting a pop up telling me I was unable to log in as I was doing so from a country you were forbidden to take bets from last night, I am now able to log in.
Have you decided to allow us UK punters to bet after all?
Please clarify.
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Not content with shutting my website down, the UK Gambling Commission has now seen to it that I cannot bet with my bitcoin at the following (so far) Direct Bet Fairlay Nitrogen Sports BetBtc Where ever you are in the world, enjoy your freedom.....ours here in Britain is slowly vanishing. Now Anonibet is blocking us UK punters. Just Cloudbet left. This is a nightmare.  Whats the reason for you of not getting yourself a VPN? you can get a very cheap VPN just to bypass this IP block easily and you will still be able to play at your favourite website. Also you can always use a public wifi to access your wallet so that the UK gambling commission could not track your activity I could do that indeed but why on earth am I being made to feel like a criminal for wanting to bet with bitcoin?? That is the issue. And how long before the American Gambling Commissions go down the same route? Surely it won't just stop at us in Britain. |
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Not content with shutting my website down, the UK Gambling Commission has now seen to it that I cannot bet with my bitcoin at the following (so far) Direct Bet Fairlay Nitrogen Sports BetBtc Where ever you are in the world, enjoy your freedom.....ours here in Britain is slowly vanishing. Now Anonibet is blocking us UK punters. Just Cloudbet left. This is a nightmare. |
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Can someone answer my email please?
Thanks in advance.
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Not just my IP.....EVERYONE in the UK's IP address.
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Not content with shutting my website down, the UK Gambling Commission has now seen to it that I cannot bet with my bitcoin at the following (so far) Direct Bet Fairlay Nitrogen Sports BetBtc Where ever you are in the world, enjoy your freedom.....ours here in Britain is slowly vanishing. Did you say this as those websites have chosen to restrict your access from you UK IP address or did the Gambling Commission communicate something to you directly? I was contacted by them. They sent me a 'Cease and Desist' order setting out in no uncertain terms, that I was open to being prosecuted if the site wasn't taken down swiftly. And the sites above have chosen to block my IP address at the request of the Gambling Commission. |
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BitcoinRush.io and CasinoBitco.in have unfortunately closed business to UK members.
It's getting worse.  |
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Not content with shutting my website down, the UK Gambling Commission has now seen to it that I cannot bet with my bitcoin at the following (so far) Direct Bet Fairlay Nitrogen Sports BetBtc Where ever you are in the world, enjoy your freedom.....ours here in Britain is slowly vanishing. |
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Hi Mr Fairlay. Can my referral payments be sorted please? email me at admin@bitcoinpunter.com and let me know what is happening. I am user tonyq |
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