Using a VPN to bet with an international operator without being restricted by Irish regulations involves taking a lot of risk for nothing. First of all, a VPN is essentially software used to hide your identity, sites permit its use are regularly shut down and you need to change it often. This creates a problem when you’ve paid for a subscription that can often be rather expensive. Find out how to make bets internationally without a VPN.
Here are my choices for lucid betting:
Even an excellent VPN won’t be able to prevent some bookmakers from refusing to pay your money. Indeed, even if you manage to convince a bookmaker that you live in China, when it becomes necessary to make a deposit to your account, this could be very problematic. Most of the biggest bookmakers refuse to take the risk, because indeed if you do earn money from bookmakers without an Irish licence, you need never worry because it’s the bookmaker who is breaking the law, not you. So you’ll find a lot of bookmakers who prefer not to risk accepting players from Ireland rather than face heavy penalties if they get caught.
The best option is not to choose a VPN, but rather to register with a broker. Whichever broker you choose will register for you with their own identity on online betting sites and the bookmaker will never know your identity. After your winnings start to accumulate, the sports betting broker will claim the money and repay you, whatever your nationality or where you have a bank account.
In this way, the bookmaker isn’t taking any risk; the broker is legal and you can rest easily. Once you’ve paid your fees to the broker you can always be sure that you’ll be able to withdraw your money without any bother. Furthermore, a broker allows you to bet with many bookmakers; so you’ll easily be able to increase your winnings by choosing the best odds among all bookmakers.
For example, BetInAsia is a broker who provides a tool that picks the best odds in real-time from among a group of bookmakers.
Most importantly, don’t play on .com sites without a VPN or a broker. You quickly risk ending up on illegal sites where you’ll soon be scammed. So avoid them at all costs. If they’re willing to circumvent the law right from the start, there’s little chance that they will deliver good results.
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This operator is very interesting (choice, odds, bonus, simplicity) and available for Irish players. | Learn more |
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This sports betting site is an international giant and is the only one to accept all punters (except from the U.K. and the U.S.) without a VPN. They have super odds, high limits, a wide selection, eSports, and withdrawals are processed in three days (CB and bank transfer) | Learn more |
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This broker, in addition to offering a Pinnacle and Orbit (Betfair market) account, also gives users access to BLACK software which picks the best odds in real-time from among the largest operators (+15). | Learn more |
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This is is a credible broker who’s also the most widely known and recognized. Pinnacle, Orbit (Betfair market), multi-bookmakers tool. Perfect for starting out and if you have a Neteller account. | Learn more |
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Why not allow everyone to bet without restrictions or surtaxes by using an international bookmaker?
That’s why I created this guide in hopes that it will help you to find the option that suits you best as you start gambling with .com bookmakers.
Please keep in mind that the information published here only reflects my personal opinion, applicable at the time it was written, and that it is your responsibility to verify it for yourself.
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