New Posts For Thread: Asian bookies closing to UK due to new legistlation?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlationJust had an email from SBO that they are closing accounts from 15 September. I think 12Bet is doing so as well.I think its in relation to the new point of consumption tax in the UK (also affecting companies registered in Gibraltar and Isle of Man).LoPinny want id and address proof on opening account, so pointless trying to open a foreign accounthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541476957#541476957Pinny want id and address proof on opening account, so pointless trying to open a foreign accountTue, 16 Sep 2014 07:15:13 -0500Pinnacle is gone for all accounts that link to UK. As I have an Australian Pinnacle account I can still bet with them but not with an ip address from the UK. So it looks like it is back to the VPN's everyone in Australia use to get around the in playhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541456221#541456221Pinnacle is gone for all accounts that link to UK. As I have an Australian Pinnacle account I can still bet with them but not with an ip address from the UK. So it looks like it is back to the VPN's everyone in Australia use to get around the in playSun, 14 Sep 2014 13:15:17 -0500got an email a couple days ago saying my pinnacle account is closing, but they will get a license in the futurehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541451747#541451747got an email a couple days ago saying my pinnacle account is closing, but they will get a license in the futureSun, 14 Sep 2014 07:23:36 -0500One stumbling block is revealing who the true owners of the company is.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541312961#541312961One stumbling block is revealing who the true owners of the company is.Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:25:41 -0500So which country now a days are people allowed to gamble with who ever they want?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541311291#541311291So which country now a days are people allowed to gamble with who ever they want?Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:38:47 -0500Yea I was a big fan of SBO, tightest AH lines and many lower league matches (which Pinny doesnt cover).https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541306861#541306861Yea I was a big fan of SBO, tightest AH lines and many lower league matches (which Pinny doesnt cover).Fri, 05 Sep 2014 04:45:39 -0500Sbobet were my favourite bookmaker. They don't limit accounts and regularly have huge arbs. Feel like I've been shot. 12bet were excellent aswell, had an account with them for a good 3 years.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541306831#541306831Sbobet were my favourite bookmaker. They don't limit accounts and regularly have huge arbs. Feel like I've been shot. 12bet were excellent aswell, had an account with them for a good 3 years.Fri, 05 Sep 2014 04:42:30 -0500Will Pinny get a license? One of the stumbling blocks appears to be that the Gambling Commission insist that their licensees don't operate substantially in grey markets. In the poker world it might mean for example that the Russian market gets drophttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541306787#541306787Will Pinny get a license? One of the stumbling blocks appears to be that the Gambling Commission insist that their licensees don't operate substantially in grey markets. In the poker world it might mean for example that the Russian market gets dropFri, 05 Sep 2014 04:34:53 -0500worst news ever. used sbobet and 12bet heavily.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541306729#541306729worst news ever. used sbobet and 12bet heavily.Fri, 05 Sep 2014 04:21:03 -0500Just had an email from SBO that they are closing accounts from 15 September. I think 12Bet is doing so as well.I think its in relation to the new point of consumption tax in the UK (also affecting companies registered in Gibraltar and Isle of Man).Lohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30342159/asian-bookies-closing-to-uk-due-to-new-legistlation?post_id=541306603#541306603Just had an email from SBO that they are closing accounts from 15 September. I think 12Bet is doing so as well.I think its in relation to the new point of consumption tax in the UK (also affecting companies registered in Gibraltar and Isle of Man).LoFri, 05 Sep 2014 03:46:54 -0500