Recent content by colinsunderland

who's deciding what's illegal tho, that's his point. acma keeps a list and the list can grow, and there's no court involved in putting a site on it not saying he's right about where it ends up but the mechanism is worth understandin

that's cause pokies are state, this is federal, the commonwealth cant touch em without a fight with every premier in the country and they wont pick that fight because the states take the tax off them its not that they forgot, its that they cant. or wont, same result

there's a license review process and suspension is available but its almost never used against operators this size. pulling the licence on a business with 1,300 shops and thousands of staff creates its own set of problems and the operator knows the commission knows that. so it goes on. more or...

thats a thread of its own really. commission has been noticeably quiet on enforcement this year compared to 2022 through 2025 when they were doin multiple actions a quarter. rhodes went as chief exec. tim miller announced he was off end of june after ten years. two of the most senior people gone...

fair on the numbers but worth adding context. betfred pulled out of nine us states and sold their spanish business, and they've been openly warning about remote gaming duty going from 21 to 40 %. they said publicly the whole retail estate was on the line, thats 1,300 odd shops. not defending...

this has been exactly the pattern in uk and ontario. first year they let things settle. second year the enforcement letters start appearing. Albert, if you're winning regularly on licensed sites i'd start keeping proper records now rather than hoping nothing comes of it. like regulator always...

having watched UK go through similar shifts i can say Underdog's concern is not wrong. the offshore pressure genuinely does keep licensed operators better behaved. when the grey market shrinks licensed operators always test how much they can get away with but i'd also say the licensed...

still tilted from that brighton west ham draw last week. had brighton ML and they bottled it in injury time. absolute snooze fest until the 94th minute equaliser. gonna stay away from brighton this weekend, cant trust em'

surprised to hear someone struggles there main thing about amatic is theyre consistent. you generally know what to expect unlike some providers where every game is completely different. mid vol hot fruits 27 has been nice to me for ages. not gonna make you rich but decent at mininum

think they're also goin after influencers and streamers who promote offshore sites. could see some big fines for that indian gambling market is huge revenue source for lots of operators. this could seriously hurt them some sort of witchhunt maybe?

meanwhile the offshore sites they drove everyone to dont pay ANY taxes to ghana AND have no consumer protections really smart policy making there lads! damn...

the convenience factor is huge. why drive 2 hours to nearest casino when you can play same games instantly on phone. live dealer games online give you most of the casino experience without any of the hassle. only thing missing is free drinks lol

biggest issue imo is lack of data integrity. Traditional sports have decades of stats n proper oversight with esports u got game devs controlling all the data publishers change patches monthly affecting gameplay, players switch teams constantly.. how u supposed to set accurate odds on that...

had my account "under review" at roobet for 6 weeks now after winning £2k on blackjack. they keep asking for more documents even after i sent everything. when i used bet365 similar win was in my bank account next day. seems "instant crypto withdrawals" thing is bullshit designed to hook people...

yeah which is probably better for your bankroll anyway, bonus buying sessions usually end in tears. much easier to blow through money quickly