The gambling black market thrives in Britain

[fiulpro]

Have you ever used illegal black market to make a bet ? Gamble ? When the normal opportunities were not available ? But what do we think about Britain? In the Britain the black market gambling have more than just doubled , which is a matter of concern for everyone and not just the government.

-Despite having Gambling as a controlled legal sport the black market continues to flourish. WHY ?
What are your opinions?

https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/11001/new-bgc-research-shows-number-of-customers-using-black-market-sites-has-more-than-doubled

Now why should it be a matter of concern?
- With the new Variant already in the UK these illegal platforms might be a hub for the fast spread of COVID plaguing the whole world
-there is no minor protection policies
-more illegal things are drug dealing and money laundering might be connected with such cases.

I do think the government needs to actually look forth for their licensing policies they time and again force the small gambling companies to shut off their business but at the same time doing it illegally doesn't make it any less of a crime.

What are your thoughts ?
Have you ever tried Gambling in the black market ?

[dunfida]

What are your thoughts ?

This will exist no matter what and for those who had been restricted or prohibited are mostly the ones who had been ending up on this path.

Have you ever tried Gambling in the black market ?

None and wont ever tend to do so if you do like to save up your ass into a trouble then its better to stick with legal ones.Even though it isnt really that perfect
or the game you've been looking for isnt there then you can always have the chance to look for another.

[AmoreJaz]

What are your thoughts ?

This will exist no matter what and for those who had been restricted or prohibited are mostly the ones who had been ending up on this path.

Have you ever tried Gambling in the black market ?

None and wont ever tend to do so if you do like to save up your ass into a trouble then its better to stick with legal ones.Even though it isnt really that perfect
or the game you've been looking for isnt there then you can always have the chance to look for another.

gambling in black market will always prevail, not only in britain but other parts of the world.
havent tried playing in the black market and has no plans to do so. why risk yourself into this activity when you can easily sign up for online casino these days? so guess waht? for most forum users, betting in the black market is not a choice for them. we actually have a lot of options here.

[DarkDays]

None and wont ever tend to do so if you do like to save up your ass into a trouble then its better to stick with legal ones.

There is hardly enough evidence to believe that the black gambling market in Britain is grown to such a threatening size...

Anyways, with my suspensions aside, I agree with the above and I do not see a need to use black market gambling, it would only lead to too much trouble. Instead, I recommend people who are considering this idea to stick to the legal casinos. The risk otherwise is too high and not worth it- at least, in my opinion.

[Wexnident]

Even if I wanted to, I couldn't since I had no bloody idea how to enter it. And well, there would always be people who would want to be in a market that agrees with all of their conditions, no matter the cost. Legal casinos still have their rules and all, after all, not to mention that some of them force others to compromise (banned issues, often solved by money). Sides, black market gambling can possibly involve multiple dealings, plus meetings with others in the related trade. Just like how normal casinos have those kinds of social interactions, I guess the black market also has its own.

If given the chance, I'd really like to explore the black market, but it'd only be limited to that, exploration. I have no plans to join them with whatever deals they are doing.

[Xinarae*]

The threat of gambling black market in Britain has increased a lot its black market is spreading in many countries of the world which is a threat to many countries that's why the police are usually conducting raids on casino games. However, it may take time to close this black market opportunity because all online betting is going on now gamblers place bets on individual situations from time to time. The role of gamblers became like that of black marketeers sometimes the betting horse overturns on the field. Then the hands fell on the heads of the gamblers but security guards are wary of gamblers.

[maydna]

I never tried gambling in the black market because the impact will be painful if we get caught by the police. They will punish people who bet on the black market, and there could get jail forever. But I am sure a black market exists in many countries since gambling can attract many people to test their luck.

I don't think that the new variant of Covid in the UK is just because of illegal gambling or the black market, but we should search from the other places to find where the spread. The government can use a strict rule to any company with a crowd, whether it is employee or customer, because that is one thing from many factors the spread of the virus will attack them.

[iamsheikhadil]

There are bad sides in everything everywhere in the world and no matter what the government does, there will still remain such places which offers illegal betting. For most gambling addicts, they are actually addicted to the process of gambling and not the money, and if they can achieve it through normal and legal betting, they wouldn't chase black market ones. I would never get myself involved in such markets, I'm even trying to quit legal gambling ones because of my addiction

[imstillthebest]

I don't think that the new variant of Covid in the UK is just because of illegal gambling or the black market, but we should search from the other places to find where the spread. The government can use a strict rule to any company with a crowd, whether it is employee or customer, because that is one thing from many factors the spread of the virus will attack them.

no.gambling isnt the cause for covid to appear in the uk but covid spreads naturally .
 theres already covid cases on all countries including in the uk  .
uk was in the countries where new covid variation has spotted and illegal gambling may fasten the spread of this new deadly virus but if the govermments can react now and starts to hunt illegal gambling they can save more lives . for legal gambling , they are organized and can operate contiously because the government can easily regulate them

[Mauser]

What are your thoughts ?
Have you ever tried Gambling in the black market ?

I never tried gambling in the black market. Illegal stuff is just not for me, I can't relax and always think the police is going to come any second. One time I used one of the illegal Cabs in London and instantly got caught by the cops. In my opinion the rise of the black market in the gambling industry might also be due to the corona pandemic, unfortunately most casinos were closed during the lockdown. Once life is going back to normal I would expect most people to switch from the black market casinos to the regular ones again.

[Jating]

Been betting underground for many years now, horse racing, lottery, local basketball games, cock fighting, you name it, been there done that. Actually just like week, some of my friends are caught red handed in a cock fight, luckily I didn't go with them. Only one was able to run, the rest are caught.

My thoughts is that the government can't prevent it, will be cat and mouse game. And gamblers will continue to do illegal stuff, just saying.

[Ucy]

The link you posted seems to be talking about gambling that happens online rather than physically, or no?
I wonder what connection that has with the pandemic, or are they gathering physical to bet online?
According to the website you posted:

The number of British gamblers using black market websites has more than doubled, according to new research carried out by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC).

I wonder exactly what the government is worried about... Is it worried about:
1. Citizens using Unregulated Betting sites
2. Citizens getting exposed to *very risky/unsafe bettings* or gambling
3. Or is worried about other betting sites taking its market share.?
I guess the government maybe worried about the three. I think it's important the government worries more about the citizens getting exposed to unsafe betting industry.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

I guess it's not only Britain, but in the rest of the world black market is really thriving whether we have the pandemic or not. It just magnify today because of the current situations as most land base casinos or any other form of legal gambling is close. And as the saying goes, gamblers will be gamblers so they are going to create ways to continue for vices and black market is the most logical choice for them/us.

[swogerino]

I am surprised Britain as a developed country has problems with the black market.Where I live now the government has restricted sport betting  and local casinos together with a repression reform by blocking the most well known online casinos by ordering all ISP-s to blacklist those sites.However this has translated in an increased black market,almost in every coffee or bar which used to have sport betting people are playing with their phones.The owner of the shop has an account in bet365 for example which he access through proxies and people give money to him for their bets for example they say 5 usd for Juventus to win and give him 5 usd while he sends them a print screen of their bet.

What I want to say with the thorough example above is you cannot stop gambling or the black market no matter what you do.

[slaman29]

We sort of do it all the time in Asia I guess. But it is not like in movies where you go place bets with dirty guys smoking and all that, it is usually just sms to a number, they take your bet and you just pay with mobile money:)

Small time people do it part time all the time. Offer better odds or no fees (gambling here takes 15% entertainment tax).

[acroman08]

What are your thoughts ?

not surprising especially iht everyone stuck up at home for months because of covid. we are in an era where technology is a part of our daily life and the younger generation who are born in it are starting to grow up and other people adapting to it. information is free and can reach almost anyone may it be legal or illegal. I wouldn't be surprised if the count of people using an online black market double in the next two years.

Have you ever tried Gambling in the black market ?

online? no. physically? does unlicensed gambling casino near your area count as black market gambling? if it does count then yes but that was years ago and I only played out of curiosity.

[just_Alice]

Sounds risky at first, but now that I think of it, how do you actually distinguish between legalized and illegal gambling websites? I mean, do any of you actually try and search if a certain website legal in your country or not? It's not like you enter a website and it tells you that it's a black market website, right? For instance, in my country gambling itself has only been legalized a few months ago (due to endemic-induced economic crisis, I guess) and there are very few websites offered by the government, and they all suck. Does this mean that if I use any other websites (that might be legal in other countries, but not in mine) - I gamble in the black market?

[kryptqnick]

I agree with just_Alice on this one. Of course, when you're going into some storage room in a nightclub to play poker or to place bets, you can be pretty sure and aware that it's illegal. But when you're betting online and trying out a new website, you might accidentally play illegally because of not knowing the specifics of your country's regulations or of the license that a casino has. All in all, I think the governments should make reasonable regulations of gambling, so that casinos are encouraged to operate legally and people feel encouraged to use these casinos.

[Lucius]

Have you ever used illegal black market to make a bet ? Gamble ?

Since I’ve always had sports bookmakers on virtually every corner quite legally (and so it is today), I’ve never had the need to look for an illegal way to make sports bets - and honestly I haven’t even heard anyone talk about it.

I guess people are going in the direction of the black market because the odds are higher and there are no taxes - which in the case of a positive outcome for the player brings higher earnings. Perhaps one of the reasons is that the black market also allows some sports that cannot be found in the legal offer.

[robelneo]

Not only in Britain, but there are also a lot of countries with a share of the gambling black market, and it continues to thrive because the rules are not bound by government rules or restriction, gambling operators and gamblers like this because they can do anything they want, illegal drugs and gambling black market are connected to each other and they both thrive in these environments.
I have not played on this kind of gambling site and I don't think I can play, because of the existence of drugs.