Gambling FAQ Basic Concepts And Rules For Online Gambling

Sports Betting: General In this Act “sports betting” means making or accepting a bet on: The outcome of a race, competition or other event or process The likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring Whether anything is or is not true A transaction that relates to the outcome of a race, competition or other event [...]

Sports betting and gambling has a long history in the United Kingdom, having been controlled for many decades and more recently relaxed. The 1960 Act legalised off-course bookmakers. Pool betting on horses is a monopoly of the state owned Tote. There is a large market in the United Kingdom for gambling and betting on competitive [...]