Online Bookmakers Compared
| Bookmaker | New Customer Offer T&C's Apply, 18+ |
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Bet £5 Get £30 | £5 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| New Customers Only. Deposit via Credit/Debit card only and bet £5 @ odds 2.0+ within 7 days of registering; Cashed out bets excluded. Get 2x £10 free bets, valid for set types (1 @ odds 2.0+ or greater) & a £10 casino bonus, wagered 40x to withdraw; Bonuses expire in 7 days; Geographical restrictions apply. Click for T&C’s. 18+| begambleaware.org | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £30 | £10 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| New customers only – Minimum deposit of £10 using deposit code 30f - A qualifying bet is a ‘real money’ stake of at least £10 placed on any sports market - Minimum odds of 1/2 (1.5) - Free bets credited upon qualifying bet settlement and expire after 7 days - Free bet stakes not included in returns - Deposit method and withdrawal restrictions apply | |||||
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Bet £5, £20 in Free Bets | £5 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| 18+. UK+IRE only. Min first bet £5 at odds 1/2 or more. Tote and Pool excluded. Must be placed within 14 days of account reg. £20 credited as 4 x £5 free bets. Not valid with Cash Out. Free bet valid for 4 days. Free bet stake not returned. T&Cs apply. | |||||
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Up To £100 in Bet Credits | - | Yes | Full, Partial & Auto | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Open Account Offer. Up to £100 in Bet Credits for new customers at bet365. Min deposit £5 and 1x settled bet requirement to release Bet Credits. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&Cs apply. | |||||
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Bet £5 Get £20 | £1 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| 18+ New UK+IRE customers. Paypal and certain deposit types and bet types excluded. Min £5 bet within 14 days of account reg at min odds 1/2 = 4 x £5 free bets. Free bets valid for 4 days on sports, stake not returned, restrictions apply. T&Cs apply. | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £30 | £5 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New William Hill online customers only. Min. unit stake of £10/€10 at odds of 1/2 or greater. Only the “win” part from EW bets will count. Free bet terms, payment method & country restrictions apply. Free bets credited as 3 x £10/€10. Free bet stakes are not returned as part of the settlement of successful free bets. All Free Bets must be wagered within 30 days. | |||||
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£30 Matched Free Bet | £10 | Yes | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| 18+ New customers from the UK and Ireland can claim a 100% mached free bet equal to their first deposit up to £30. Use credit, debit card or PayPal to qualify, deposit £10+ and bet through this amount at 3/4 (1.75)+ to release the free token, expires after 7 days, see Betway for more terms. | |||||
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Bet £20 Get £40 | £10 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| 18+ New customers who deposit (minimum £10) and bet £20+ at 2/5 (1.4)+ odds (excluding horse racing) will recive 2 x £10 free bet tokens (one pre-event and one in-play). Expires after 7 days, use at 2/5+, cash winnings, stake not returned. Also get a £20 casino bonus, 35x wagering required in 30 days. Visit Unibet for all T&C's. | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £10 | £8 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| UK mainland new customers can get a £10 matched free bet token (valid 30 days) if they deposit (restrictions apply) and bet £10+ within 14 days at 4/5 (1.8)+ minimum odds. See ComeOn for all terms. | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £30 & 30 Spins | £5 | Yes | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Deposit (some eWallets not eligible) and bet £10+ in the sportsbok at single or cumlative odds of evens (2.0)+ to get a £30 free bet token within 48 hours of bet settlement valid for one week. Also get 30 spins for selected casino games (1p/line all lines), 3 days to accept and then expire after 7 days, al winnings cash. New UK + Ireland customers, additional T&Cs apply. | |||||
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£50 Matched Bonus | £10 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| Code: SN50NEW. New customers only. Valid once per customer. Bonus expires after 30 days. Expires 31.05.19. 7x turnover at 1.6 minimum odds. 18+ only. BeGambleAware. | |||||
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Up To £25 Free Bet | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| New Novibet customers, with verified documents, can claim a free bet matched to their first bet with 3+ selections and minimum odds of 7/10 each pick. Minimum bet to qualify is £10, maximum free bet is £25. Free bet stakes not returned. Certain Markets/sports/payment methods restrictions apply. Qualifying bet must be made within 30 days. Free bet valid for 30 days | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £30 | £10 | No | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Place a bet of at least £10 or more with odds of 1/2 (1.5) or higher, all in one bet. On settlement (must settle within 13 days of registration date) of that wager you will receive an opt-in prompt, accept this to redeem 2 x £15 free bet tokens, each valid 7 days to be used on any markets, pre-event or in-play. | |||||
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£100 Deposit Bonus | £5 | No | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| New Customers; Min. deposit £15 (no Skrill/Neteller); Bonus amount is 50% of deposit up to £100; Deposit and bonus amount must be wagered 6 times (min. odds 4/5 on singles and 2/5 per selection on acca bets), in 30 days, for bonus release; Some bet types don’t contribute to turnover; Withdrawal before turnover results in bonus cancellation. | |||||
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£10 Free Bet | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| Deposit (no Skrill, Paysafe or Neteller) and bet £10+ at evens+ (no handicap or each-way bets) within 14 days & recieve a £10 mathched bet token, expires after 30 days, UK mainland new customers only. See Mobilebet for all terms. | |||||
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50% up to £50 | £10 | No | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Register and deposit using credit or debit card with code MB50, minimum £10, to recieve a 50% bonus up to £50 (deposit £100 to get full amount). Wager the deposit + bonus amount 6x at 4/5+ odds in 30 days to withdraw. | |||||
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£250 1st Bet Cover | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Free bet credited if your first bet on Glory Goals loses. Max free bet £250. Free bets must be used within 48 hours on any Glory Games market. Qualifying bets must be placed with 48 hours of making first deposit. Min odds of 1.2 for qualifying bets and free bet usage. BeGambleAware. | |||||
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£25 Free Bet | £10 | No | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New UK players who deposit (PayPal/Neteller/Skrill do not count) and bet £10 + (at 1/2+ odds) can claim a 100% matched free bet up to £25 on settlement of the qualifying wager. Bet the free bet on any single or accumualtor at minimum odds of 1/5+ within 7 days of reciept. | |||||
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£50 Matched Bonus | £10 | Yes | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New customers only. Minimum deposit £/€10 – must play through once. 100% Maximum bonus £/€50 on first deposit only. 5x wagering at minimum odds of 1/2(1.5). Must be completed within 45 days of registering. T&Cs apply. 18+ | |||||
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100% Profit Boost | £10 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| 100% boost on first bet in play for new & existing players. Apply a 100% boost on a £10 bet or tier this down up to a 10% boost on a £100 bet. Max extra cash winnings is £100, wager must have evens+ price, UK and Ireland customers only, boost can be used each way, no Skrill or Neteller funds can be used. | |||||
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Bet £20, £10 If Lose | £10 | No | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Register, deposit (with debit or credit card) and bet £20 or more at 4/5+. When that wager settles if it loses you will recieve a £10 bonus token that can be used on any markets in 7 days with cash winngs (bonus stake not given back). | |||||
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Double Win First Bet | £5 | No | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New customers only. Deposit £10 min and claim in ‘my offers' 1x100% mobile in-play profit boost. Max stake £10. Max extra winnings £100. Valid for 30 days. Skrill/Neteller deposits do not qualify. 18+ Full T&Cs apply www.begambleaware.org | |||||
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Acca Bonus up to £50 | £10 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New UK customers 18+, making 1 st deposit before 31/12/2019 only. Must select bonus. Min £10 dep. Matched 100% up to £50 as Bonus Funds (10x wag. req.). More T&Cs apply. BeGambleAware.org | |||||
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Up To £200 Bonus | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| First deposit matched from £10 up to £200 with a bonus. Enter code TONY200 on deposit to claim (deposits with PaySafe, Neteller or Skrill invalid for offer). Wager the deposit amount 10x in 30 days at 13/20+ odds (can supplement deposit with further funds to complete this). This will then activate your matched bonus which must then be wagered once at 13/20+ in 5 days. | |||||
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Up To £50 Bonus | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Newly registered customers can claim a 100% bonus on their first deposit up to £50 when entering code 50SPORT. Wager the deposit amount once at 13/20+ odds to activate the bonus, do this in 30 days. Once activated wager the bonus 10x at 13/20+ in 5 days. | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £10 | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New registrations that fund their account initially with £10+ and bet £10 (in one wager) at 3/1+ odds will get a £10 free bet upon settlement of that bets, this must be used on a multiple bet with 3 or more selections and expires after 7 days. Skrill, PaySafe, Neteller deposits excluded from this offer. | |||||
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Up to £100 in Free Bets | £5 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| New Customer offer. Place 5 x £/€10 or more bets to receive £/€20 in free bets. Repeat up to 5 times to receive maximum £/€100 bonus. Min odds 1/2 (1.5). Exchange bets excluded. T&Cs apply | |||||
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- | - | Yes | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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£25 in Free Bets | £5 | Yes | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Cash stakes only. Min £10 stake required for initial £5 free bet. Min odds ½. Max £25 in free bets. Subsequent free bets equal 50% average of each 3 qualifying bets. 13 bets required to receive full £25 free bet. Qualifying bet must be placed within 30 days of opening account. Free bet expires after 7 days. Payment method restrictions apply. | |||||
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Bet £20 Get £20 | £10 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| 18+, first deposit only, T&Cs apply. Casino bonus: min. £10, max. £100. Bonus/free spins winnings wagering requirement: x35. Max. bonus bet: £5, can vary. Free sports bet: Minimum deposit and stake £20 (min odds 2.0). Credited after all qualifying bets settled. | |||||
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£20 Risk Free Cash | £5 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New customers only, limited to one per person. If you’ve previously had a Paddy Power account, you will not qualify for the offer. Place your FIRST bet on any Sportsbook market and if it loses we will refund your stake in CASH. Max refund for this offer is £/€20. Only deposits made using Cards or Paypal will qualify for this promotion. T&Cs apply. Paddy's Rewards Club: Get a £/€10 free bet when you place 5x bets of £/€10+. T&Cs apply. | |||||
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£35 Welcome Free Bets | £5 | Yes | Full & Partial | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New UK & NI Customers. 18+. Stake from £5 to £25 on any Sportsbook market for the first time, at odds of evens (2.0) or greater and get a matched Free Bet within 24 hours of settlement, 7-day expiry. Stake £10 on any Totepool bet for the first time and receive £10 back in cash within 24 hours of settlement. E-Wallet and Prepaid Card restrictions apply. SMS validation may be required. | |||||
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£10 Insurance | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New customers only. A qualifying bet is a losing first settled real money single bet of at least £/€10 or more (at odds of evens (2.0) or greater (or a multiple where each selection is at odds of 2/5 (1.4) or more. Only losing win single part of an E/W bet will qualify. free bet credited within 24 hours of qualifying bet settling and must be used within 14 days. free bet stake not included in returns. | |||||
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50% up to £75 | £10 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+ |
| New customer 50% sports welcome bonus on deposits from £10 up to £75. Rollover bonus and deposit 10x at evens+ to release as cash. Maximum £50 contributon in any one bet, expires in 30 days. | |||||
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£5-25 Matched Free Bet | £5 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Register and deposit (method restrictions apply, £5 minimum) and bet £5+ on a 3+ selection multiple, each leg with odds of 1/2+ within 14 days of joining. Get a matched free bet up to £25 within a day of qualifying bet placement, valid 14 days, use at 4/5+ odds. Cash winnings free token stake not returned. | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £10 | £10 | No | Full | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Guaranteed £5 Casino Bonus and a £5 Free Sportsbook Bet if your first bet loses. New customers only. Qualifying bet must a single of £10 or more at odds of evens (2.0) or greater. Full T&C's apply. | |||||
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Bet £10 Get £10 + 10 Spins | £10 | No | No | Visit T&C's Apply, 18+
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| Register, make a deposit (bank cards only) and place a £10+ bet at evens+ odds. If that wager goes on to lose on settlement of that bet you will receive, within 48 hours, a stake matched free bet up to £10 (use at 1/2+ odds in 7 days) and win or lose get 10 free spins for a specific slot game (10p each, cash winnings up to £20). Spins and tokens valid 7 days from issue. | |||||
Guide to Safe Betting and Gambling
Throughout this site I write about things with an assumption that you know what I’m talking about. Whether it be the different types of bet that you can place or information on why the sites I recommend are safe to bet with, there are times when it makes sense to avoid explaining everything in too much detail.
Not everyone however knows everything about betting and gambling, that’s where this section comes in. Here I’ll tell you about some of the more important phrases and facts that you should know regarding the world of gaming, gambling and betting. I won’t cover everything, but hopefully you’ll have more of an idea on some of the big stuff you need to consider if you give this page a read.
UK Gambling Commission Licences
The majority of gambling in the UK is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. It’s main aim is to ensure that organised gambling across the United Kingdom is done in a legal and fair way. Gambling companies should do everything in an open and honest manner and children and vulnerable people should be protected as much as possible.
The Gambling Commission monitors its licensees to ensure that they’re obeying the laws set out by the Gambling Acts of 2005 and 2014. Essentially, any company that provides gambling services to the UK needs to have a gambling licence, which is issued by the non-departmental, independent public body known as the Gambling Commission.
There are principally three different types of licence that companies can apply for: A non-remote licence, a non-remote and remote licence or a remote licence. It all depends on what type of gambling operation that is being run. Bookmakers apply to receive one and are then vetted by the Gambling Commission to ensure that they are a trustworthy and above board operation.
The main thing I want to say here is that in the UK you really shouldn’t bet with a company that doesn’t have a UK Gambling Commission licence. The body was set-up to ensure that you and your money are safe, so it would be silly to bet with a company that hadn’t gone through the rigorous checks that those with licences have been through. That’s why I always make a point in my reviews to tell you each bookie’s licence reference number, if you click these it will take you to the licence page for that operator.
You can also check at the bottom of a betting site home page, they should display their licence details there. An example from Coral is shown below, i you click it you can see Coral's licence page as an example.
Gambling Laws In The UK
There have been two main Gambling Acts passed in recent times. The 2005 Gambling Act was designed to control all types of gambling in the UK. The main objectives of the Act were to stop gambling being used as an illegal enterprise and to ensure that it’s done openly and honestly, which is where the Gambling Commission got their raison d’être from as it was formed as a result of the Act.
Perhaps more importantly as far as I’m concerned the Act regulated online gambling for the first time. It wasn’t exactly the Wild West before this, but the Act made things much clearer on what could and could not be done online and what different games should be classed as. Any gambling done via the internet, telephone or other technologies such as the television became known as ‘Remote Gambling’, hence the need for companies that operate online to have a remote gambling licence.
In 2014 updates to the 2005 Act were added in the form of the Gambling (Licensing & Advertising) Act. It provide clarity and consistency to the laws and regulations that govern remote gambling operators. The changes ensured that all companies offering gambling facilities to the UK are regulated, as opposed to the 15% or so that were being monitored before the Act was introduced.
The long and short of it is that these two Acts ensure that your money is safe and secure as long as you’re placing your bets with a company that has a UK Gambling Commission licence and is willing to obey the rules and regulations set out within the Acts. Another aspect of them is the regulation of advertising when it comes to gambling, something I’ll explain in more detail now.
Advertising Standards
Gambling is something that grips people’s imagination and its emotive nature means that advertising it is a tricky subject. Since 2007 betting and gaming companies have been allowed to advertise their wares across all existing media, but there are some dos and dont's for them.
They can’t portray gambling behaviour in a socially irresponsible manner, for example. They also can’t attempt to deliberately appeal to people under the age of eighteen by having adverts with references to youth culture in them. They’re also not allowed to link gambling to sexual success or make out that those who gamble are sexually attractive; something that I disprove every time I place a bet in my underpants with crumbs in my beard. Finally, there can be no suggestion that gambling could be the solution to any financial problems you may have.
One of the Advertising Standards Agencies chief concerns is ensuring that adverts don’t mislead the consumer. Bookmakers will often talk about ‘free bets’, for example, so the ASA checks to make sure that this is a fair description of what’s on offer. If you ever head to a bookies and feel that they’re misleading you with something that they’ve offered in an advert then it’s the ASA who will chase that up not the Gambling Commission.
Complaining About A Bookmaker
I only recommend bookies that I trust and have used myself, but every now and then something might go wrong and you’ll find yourself in a position where you’ll need to make a complaint. Normally bookmakers have their own process for dealing with such problems, in fact having a robust complaints procedure is part of their license conditions, and your first port of call should be to speak to the company directly. If they’ve got a licence then they’ve agreed to do everything possible to resolve your complaint without it needing to be escalated.
Explain the situation carefully, reference bet number and time references where applicable. Use screenshot and any other information you have to help resolve your complaint. Try to use email to make complaints as this will give you a log. If using live chat copy your conversation to a word file and save this as your own log.
If the operator is unable to resolve your complaint or they don’t agree with you then you can to turn to the Independent Betting Adjudication Service, better known as IBAS. The important thing to note here is that IBAS won’t discuss your issue with you if you haven’t first tried to solve it with the bookie directly and come to an impasse. IBAS will look at your issue, explore the T&Cs of the bookmakers and then reach an agreement that is binding for all parties.
Responsible Gambling
At the end of the day gambling should be fun. For some, though, gambling can begin to become a problem and that’s why all decent licenced bookmakers promote the idea of responsible gambling. Responsible gambling means being sensible with the amount of time and money you invest in gambling and remaining in control at all times.
One of the ways that gambling companies can ensure that people are gambling responsibly is to limit the amount of money that can be deposited into their accounts within a certain time period. You can also limit this yourself within your account. There’s also a minimum age of eighteen for gambling legally in the UK. Bookmakers also offer Self Exclusion methods whereby you can be denied access to your account on a voluntary basis for a given length of time.
