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02 Jul 12
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Hi Guys, returned home from vacation in Majorca yesterday. Unfortunately, anyone going to Spain (and Balearic Islands) in future will not be able to access www.betfair.com unless they're a resident in which case you can use www.betfair.es.
Content of 2 emails below .....
Gracias por contactar con el departamento de atención al cliente de Betfair. Nos ponemos en contacto con usted para confirmar que hemos recibido su correo electrónico.
Puede estar seguro de que el personal de Betfair le responderá con la mayor celeridad posible. De cualquier modo, si su consulta tuviese carácter de urgencia, puede contactarnos mediante el teléfono 902 886045 de 10.00 a 18.30 (7 días a la semana).
Reciba un cordial saludo
Dear Andrew
Thank you for your e-mail.
As of June 8th, Betfair became a regulated Spanish operator and therefore only regulated betting and gaming products are allowed for Spanish residents. At this time, our exchange will not be one of them. A license application was submitted in Feb 2012 and we are awaiting information on a new license date. As a requirement for this regulatory change www.betfair.com is no longer available for customers in Spain. Customers located in Spain trying to access www.betfair.com will be redirected to a new site www.betfair.es.
Existing customers will be automatically migrated to a duplicate account on www.betfair.es and will be able to keep their account log in credentials. They will however need to provide extra verification details to satisfy the regulators above and beyond our current KYC requirements. They will be asked for these when accessing www.betfair.es for the first time and each time after that until the details have been provided.
International customers that travel to Spain will not be able to use either .com or .es after June 8th unless they have a Spanish National ID and can satisfy the regulators verification requirements.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further enquiries.
Kind regards,
Kevin Flynn
Betfair Helpdesk
Helpdesk Tel: 0844 871 0000
Ireland Tel: 1 - 800 944 000
Australia Tel: 1300 238 324
Canada Toll Free Tel: 1-866-381-7119
Free Fax (Australia) 1- 800 507 774
International: +44 203 059 8888
Content of 2 emails below .....
Gracias por contactar con el departamento de atención al cliente de Betfair. Nos ponemos en contacto con usted para confirmar que hemos recibido su correo electrónico.
Puede estar seguro de que el personal de Betfair le responderá con la mayor celeridad posible. De cualquier modo, si su consulta tuviese carácter de urgencia, puede contactarnos mediante el teléfono 902 886045 de 10.00 a 18.30 (7 días a la semana).
Reciba un cordial saludo
Dear Andrew
Thank you for your e-mail.
As of June 8th, Betfair became a regulated Spanish operator and therefore only regulated betting and gaming products are allowed for Spanish residents. At this time, our exchange will not be one of them. A license application was submitted in Feb 2012 and we are awaiting information on a new license date. As a requirement for this regulatory change www.betfair.com is no longer available for customers in Spain. Customers located in Spain trying to access www.betfair.com will be redirected to a new site www.betfair.es.
Existing customers will be automatically migrated to a duplicate account on www.betfair.es and will be able to keep their account log in credentials. They will however need to provide extra verification details to satisfy the regulators above and beyond our current KYC requirements. They will be asked for these when accessing www.betfair.es for the first time and each time after that until the details have been provided.
International customers that travel to Spain will not be able to use either .com or .es after June 8th unless they have a Spanish National ID and can satisfy the regulators verification requirements.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further enquiries.
Kind regards,
Kevin Flynn
Betfair Helpdesk
Helpdesk Tel: 0844 871 0000
Ireland Tel: 1 - 800 944 000
Australia Tel: 1300 238 324
Canada Toll Free Tel: 1-866-381-7119
Free Fax (Australia) 1- 800 507 774
International: +44 203 059 8888
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there is an easy way around this problem
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how come escobar(am there next mth)
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Patrick, you can still have a cash bet at 'Mullingans' pub (although i can't comment on the legality).
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ok andrew,thanks.
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Mulligans / Magaluf
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Use a proxy server to mask your IP location
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fecdave .... tried that
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DEAR ANDREW IN SWEEDEN I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH ALOT OF US IN ENGLAND STILL LOVE ABBA,EVEN THOUGH THEVE NOT HAD A TOP TEN HIT HERE LATELY ALOT OF US STILL LOVE THEM ,AND DANCEING QUEEN STILL SOUNDS TODAY AS THE DAY IT WAS MADE
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THERES STILL PEOPLE SINGING FERNANDO IN THE BATH AND SHOWER TODAY
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I sing about Torres every day, Do wah.
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u only sing when ya winning, sing when ya winning....
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Ha Ha @ DwD, you're completely mad ..... but good for the forum
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Try using a vps in the uk?
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Im just back,and although I couldnt log in through betfair site on my iphone I had no problem doing so through the ibet mate app
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so much for an integrated europe.
as you could become a spanish "resident" anytime you wish this makes no sense. surely any european resident should be treated the same as a spanish resident. |
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No wonder the Spanish economy needs help they are clueless,they ought to concentrate getting their feckin taxes in and weeding out the corrupt rather than targetting punters on Betfair. imo
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Sounds like a right kick in the balearics
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become a spanish 'resident' and you pay spanish taxes i.e. gambling tax
Andrew, did you try a vpn (not a proxy)? |
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throwthetellyoutawindow 02 Jul 12 11:03
No wonder the Spanish economy needs help they are clueless,they ought to concentrate getting their feckin taxes in and weeding out the corrupt Like the UK has done?  |
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Hippie, no I didn't. Would this actually bypass the server ?
I did try to 'hide' my ISP, but it didn't work. |
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Piratebay is blocked by uk isp's but is still accessible through a uk Vps
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CAN YOU STILL GET DEAL OR NO DEAL ON T V
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Hey Saddo you can't have felt the HMRC around u ...lucky boy!
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I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN THE ONLY WORRY YOU HAD WAS HOW MUCH WAS A JUG OF SANGRIA
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AND HOPE THEY DID NOT PUT TOO MUCH ICE AND FRUIT IN SO YOU GOT YOUR FULL ALCOHOLL LIMIT
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SOME PEOPLE WERE TIGHT AND GREEDY AND WAITED FOR HAPPY HOUR ,SO THEY COULD DRINK THE MOST FOR THE CHEAPEST PRICE ,MOSTLY RIFF RAFF
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throwthetellyoutawindow 02 Jul 12 11:41
Hey Saddo you can't have felt the HMRC around u ...lucky boy! Yes I have, you and I are clearly not wealthy enough to get away with owt. |
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The easy way around the problem is to go to Spain and enjoy your Spanish holiday without feeling the need to gamble. If you are unable to do this then I think you should seek help
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THEY WERE THE TYPE OF RIFF RAFF THAT GOT DRUNK AT HAPPY HOUR,BROKE AN ARM OR A LEG AND THEN WOULD TRY TO SUE THE HOLIDAY FIRM WHEN THEY COME HOME
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I have to agree with that, Escobar.
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MOST OF THEM GIVE THEM SELVES AWAY ,WHEN THEY RETURN TO ENGLAND AND WALK IN THE TRAVEL AGENTS SUPPING A CAN OF STELLA ,
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THE ONLY TIME I SUED THEM WAS WHEN THE SCOTS TRAVEL AGENT TOLD ME I WAS GOING TO TURKEY ,AND WHEN I GOT TO THE AIRPORT THE TICKETS SAID TORQUAY,
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Escobar that's ok for holidays i agree but there are loads from this country (EU citizens are we not) who have homes over there and spend chunks of the year over there not wishing to gain Spanish residencia.
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ID NO NEED TO HAVE MY CHICKENPOX JAB IF ID OF KNOWN
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Andrew, a vpn (virtual private network) provides a secure tunnel to circumvent the block you described.
It's what dissidents use to communicate to the outside world. Link to a server in the UK and to all intents and purposes that's where you are. |
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can you access the site at all or just not log in?
i remember trying to log in to BF in Texas and getting some scary warning that the FBI would get me  |
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throwthetellyoutawindow - if you are staying in Spain for more than 3 months you are required to have a Spanish residency. Anything else should be treated as a holiday and a break from a gambling lifestyle.
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I thought it was 6 months
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Wonder how the full timers who live in Spain are getting round it. You certainly wouldn't want to be paying the Spanish tax,as you can't offset any losses.
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