Barclays Introduces Gambling Exclusion Feature for Banking Customers

Barclays Introduces Gambling Exclusion Feature for Banking Customers

Barclays has become the first major bank in the UK to offer its own version of a self-exclusion program for gamblers who need to take a break from betting. According to early reports, the feature works similarly to the self-exclusion programs offered by UK gambling sites that allow customers to voluntarily ban themselves from betting…

Who Was the Worst RaceHorse Ever?

After looking at legendary horses last month, let’s have a little fun this week and take a look at some of the worst horses of all time. Of course, it is extremely unfair on these horses because their owners and trainers should have known, at least deep down, that their entry simply wasn’t up to…

Online Bookmakers vs. Betting Exchanges: Pros and Cons

Online Bookmakers vs. Betting Exchanges: Pros and Cons

Betting exchanges are all too often touted as better than online bookmakers in every way. While it is true that betting exchanges do offer some advantages in certain situations, it is a gross oversimplification to just call one or the other “better” without stipulating better at what. Betting exchanges and bookmakers both have their strong…

Comparing Regulated And Unregulated Online Gambling Markets

Comparing Regulated And Unregulated Online Gambling Markets

The legal status of online gambling has sweeping effects that are reflected in all aspects of the experience for players, operators and everyone in between. Comparing a regulated market to an unregulated gambling market is almost like comparing two completely different industries altogether, they are so different. Our guide will help bettors compare gambling sites…

Colombia Blocking Access to More than 1800 Unlicensed Betting Sites

Colombia Blocking Access to More than 1800 Unlicensed Betting Sites

Colombian gaming regulators are continuing to crack down on unlicensed betting sites as the country’s legal online gambling industry takes shape. Local internet service providers and the national police’s cyber unit have teamed up to block access to the websites of 1,805 unauthorized gambling sites.