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How Do Betting Companies Get Around National And International Legislation In Order To Offer Customers With Their Services?

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Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Even though sometimes the way may prove to be very costly later.

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Let us not get too ahead of ourselves as we discuss the exciting world of real money gambling. First things have to remain first thus we need to take a look at the current state of the gambling legislation in the world.

The Current Legislative Situation in the World

In many regions of the world, online casino slots gambling is legal. Anyone who wants to establish a casino or sports betting house just applies for a licence. If they qualify to be registered in the region then they awarded the license. Each gambling authority extends to cover a certain jurisdiction. Due to international agreements, some jurisdictions cover many regions. These practices are common in online gambling. In 2006 the Americans passed the UIGEA and a lot of internets casinos using such agreements lost millions of dollars as assets were confiscated by the state.

Gambling is divided into many different sections. These classifications are treated differently by different governing bodies. Instead of going through the list of countries and their laws (which would be long and boring) we shall go through the general legislation of each type of gambling.

Lotteries

These are the most common type of gambling internationally. Even during times of gambling prohibitions lotteries are usually left running. The state lottery has been used for several hundreds of years to help fund governments. Only in states that have strict anti-gambling laws will you fail to find a lottery.

Sports Betting

Sports betting is the most popular form of gambling. There are so many sports that people can bet on. Fans of the activity can now even place a wager on the go via mobile sports betting. Most countries allow sports betting in most forms. Only registered sports betting establishments are allowed to operate. Illegal sports betting is among the highest forms. Such establishments operate under the radar of the authorities. The exact mechanism they use will be discussed in sections below.

Casino games

The collection of games of chance including roulette, blackjack, slots, poker and baccarat fill-up most casino floors. In Canada, casino gambling is frowned upon by many societies even if is a top canadian online casino or well-known gambling venues. This is because it is believed to be unfair. For this reason, a few places have legalised these games and have become gambling havens.  After noticing the revenue from the visitors attracted by the casinos, many states are cautiously legalising casinos.

Online gambling

Internet gambling is the new kid on the block. With only two decades on the scene, there is still a lot of confusion on how to regulate online gambling. There are major gambling authorities like the UK, Canada, Malta and Gibraltar that regulate real money online gaming. In properly regulated regions there is are resources to fight illegal gambling. When countries restrict online gambling there is a rise in illegal operators.

Offering Services to Gamblers in Restricted Regions

Although there are a lot of illegal gambling houses in regions that have legalised gambling, we are going to concentrate on the ones operating in illegal or grey areas. Below are the top techniques used to get around national and international legislation by casinos:

  1. The gambling operators identify areas that do not have comprehensive gambling legislation. Such regions are described as being “grey” when it comes to gambling regulations. In places like this, they can operate on the border of the law. Since the country is not properly licensing the gambling, the gambling operators do not even have to pay any taxes.
  2. Online gambling allows for a casino to be registered in one jurisdiction but offering gambling services to people in a completely different region. The betting company’s operations can be in a country that is in neither the country it is registered nor the country that it is offering services. This means that it is nearly impossible for authorities in regions restricting gambling to prosecute the illegal operators.
  3. Hiding in plain sight. This is a very common trick with land-based establishments. The gambling house is disguised as some other shop while gambling is taking place behind closed doors. Now even online casinos are using sly ways to bring people to the gambling sites. The sites and adverts they use lure gamblers look harmless to the ordinary search and block systems.
  4. The use of money is probably the oldest way that betting companies have used to get around the legislation. Money can be used in a variety of ways to make sure that casinos get their way. The top way is to lobby the legislators to create conducive laws for online gambling. There are also blackhat techniques which include bribing enforcement agents and blackmailing officials. The high amount money available to casino operators attracts organised crime bosses and these have managed the art of getting around tricky legislation.

 

What the Future Holds for illegal Betting Companies

There is absolutely no doubt that the whole world is waking up to the age of technology. The number of online gamblers has increased as the number of people with access to mobile internet has grown. Many governments have noticed this and they acknowledge that they do not have the resources to control online gambling. As a result, they are creating legislation which licences, regulates and taxes online gambling. This is being seen by many gambling experts as the best way forward. Once this is the situation then there will be resources to properly fight illegal betting companies.

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