Platforms
Offshore bookmaker
A bookmaker licensed in another country, taking players from a country where it holds no local licence.
Also called Offshore sportsbook
- Watch out
- If something goes wrong, your own country’s regulator can’t help you, and in some countries using one is against the law.
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Platforms
Gaming license
Permission from a regulator to take bets. A strict regulator can fine or close a bookmaker that doesn’t pay out or treat players fairly.
Platforms
Mirror site
A copy of a bookmaker’s site on another address, used when the main address is blocked in a country.
Platforms
Geo-blocking
A bookmaker refusing visitors or players from certain countries, usually because it holds no licence there.
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