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Online Gambling in England
Online gambling appears to be very popular in England. A simple internet search for “online gambling in England” yields 1.21 million results, with the top results providing links to online casinos and places to wager about sports online.
Online gambling is legal in England. England maintains its own system of regulating online gambling. Their system is one that is good enough that other countries feel the need to emulate it. Bermuda, for example, is strongly considering creating a system similar to Englands.
One of the biggest fears a potential online gambler may have is the legitimacy of certain websites. There are several websites that rate the different online casinos. As a result, it is strongly recommended that an online gambler consult with such a website before putting any money down.
One of the top search results for online gambling in England is online-betting-guide.co.uk. The link says “World Cup Betting/Free Bets/Free Tips.” The website gives you the option to wager on sports or player poker or enter the online casino. It also lets you wager specifically on World Cup matches. In order to use the site, you must become a member. Joining is free, but the website requires you to be at least 18 years old.
In its early days, online casino gambling consisted mostly of traditional casino games such as blackjack, roulette and a few basic video slot machines. The landscape has changed dramatically as the years have passed, and it is continuing to change.
From past experience, it appears that more is always better. It is not absurd to speculate that the best online sites will have a minimum of 500 games. In the beginning, people were fine with online gambling sites offering just 10 games. However, other sites gained a competitive advantage by offering more options and they forced them to either add more games or go defunct.
As recently as a few years ago, security was a major issue with online gambling. As a result, many were scared to participate and there was little trust in the online gambling business. There has since been a crackdown on security measures, and it is very difficult for an online gambler to be the victim of fraud or online theft. Online gamblers can visit the best online casinos with the knowledge that they use highly-advanced software that keeps private data from getting to anyone else.
England is one of the countries that are reaping the benefits of the large tax revenue the government receives as a result of the online gambling community. Taxing gambling money has led to impressive profits.
With the growing popularity of online gambling in England, another advance will be the merger between online gambling and live-time gambling. Many online casinos actually have live dealers who watch over their respective tables. As it becomes more popular, profits are sure to follow and all the big name casinos will get into it in order to provide their services for a bigger audience.
Rugby Union Betting News England v Australia
Rugby Unions autumn tests kick off this weekend with an absolute cracker for spread betting fans as England take on old adversaries Australia at Twickenham. Those spread bettors supporting England will be concerned that Martin Johnsons options have been severely limited by injuries with as many as 20 players forced to pull out of the elite squad. Theres plenty for spread punters behind Australia to worry about too, after their young and experimental squads forgettable Tri-Nations. Despite earlier wins over the Barbarians, Italy and France, Robbie Deans side went on to win just one of their six matches against New Zealand and South Africa.
Overall, England and Australia have met on 36 occasions with the Wallabies winning 21, losing 14 and a single draw. To the delight of buyers of the Australians win index spread (25 points for win plus winning score) that includes winning the last meeting at Twickenham 28-14. Spread sellers and buyers of Englands win index will, however, point to the fact that the English were victorious in the previous game, a tight 12-10 win during the 2007 World Cup. Those same spread bettors will be impressed by the more recent head-to-head record, as will sellers of the Aus/Eng supremacy spread – in the last 12 matches against Australia, since 2000, England shade it with seven wins to the Aussies five.
Supremacy spread buyers would dearly love a repeat of the Wallabies highest winning margin over the hosts, a 76-point drubbing in 1998, while spread punters predicting a home victory might expect a narrower margin of victory given that Englands largest win over their rivals was by 17 points in 1976. The closest result between the sides was a thrilling 32-31 England victory in 2002. During Martin Johnsons last six games, in which his team recorded just three wins, England scored an average of just over 26 points per game with an average winning margin of 11 points.
Punters looking at the total tries spread market will be interested to know that in the last ten matches between the sides a total of 41 tries were scored. Those keen for a spread bet on England total points should also know that in their previous ten against the Wallabies they have averaged 18.4 points while, in the same period, the total average points accumulated by both sides is just under 45. Sporting Index offer plenty of other exciting markets for spread bettors who might be unsure about the outright result including their performance supremacy spread, where points are awarded for match outcome, tries, kicked goals and deducted for missed kicks and cards shown. Other punters may defer their spread betting decision until kick-off and take advantage of Sporting Indexs in-running spread markets. Spread punters doing so should note that England have lost 12 of their last 17 final quarters at Twickenham but – as anyone who remembers Johnny Wilkinsons last-gasp drop goal in the 2003 World Cup final will know – anything can happen in international rugby, and in this fixture in particular.