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Where is Betfair licensed?

Betfair is a truly international platform which holds betting licenses all over the world. They hold gambling licenses in following countries.

UK
Gibraltar
Malta
Spain
Italy
USA
Australia
Bulgaria
Denmark
However outside of this list of 8 countries there many other places which have legal Betfair platforms as a result of these licenses.



Where is Betfair Legal?

In the following countries Betfair is legal, so if you are a resident you may sign up without any concerned. However, there is a lot of fluctuation in betting laws so Betfair is perpetually updating their locations. For instance in 2013, the platform withdrew from 4 countries because of new regulations. This list has been updated in 2015. Here are the countries that allow Betfair to run their platform:

Europe

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Ireland
Netherlands
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Poland
Belgium
Hungary
Macedonia
Moldova
Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro
Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic
Sweden, Denmark, Finland
Portugal, Spain
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany
Malta (no poker or multiples)
Russia
Ukraine
Lichtenstein
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Norway
Gibraltar
Oceania

Australia
New Zealand
Asia

Asia GlobeIndonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Hong Kong
South Korea
Saudi Arabia (Afro-Asia)
India
America

Allowed within Delware, New Jersey and Nevada via TVG (a Betfair company)
South America

Brazil
Argentina
Africa

South Africa
Egypt
Note: This list is subject to changes in regulations. Also, please bear in mind that certain betting activities like betting exchange or poker may not be available within certain territories.

List of restricted countries

Betfair banned countriesThere are quite a few countries that have officially banned Betfair because of legal restrictions. These Betfair restricted countries will not load the platform if the computer can accurately detect the banned IP address of the user. However, as stated above this Betfair country list is modified frequently when laws and attitudes evolve.

Europe

France (Betting online from France)
Belgium
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey (Eurasia)
Germany
Asia

China
Japan
Israel
North Korea
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Lebanon
Thailand
North and South America

Canada
Greenland
Cuba
Africa

Ivory Coast
DR Congo
Eritrea
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
Countries not mentioned

In most countries around the world online gambling falls into a legal grey zone. Some countries have decided to legalise and control online gambling, but most countries are still unregulated and no actual laws exist. There are many countries where Betfair is not explicitly restricted but betting as a whole continues to be taboo.

How to access Betfair from a banned country

We have heard that it is possible to use a VPN Client/Proxy. For the enrollment process you should try to find someone who lives in a country where you can legally sign up for the betting exchange. To verify the validity of their account they will need a valid Passport and Bank Statement. If you borrow these documents from a friend that you trust you might be able to play in restricted countries… Betfair TV ad – “Cash Out on your Multiple”

source: Betminded.com