Are Online Poker & Affiliating legal in UK/Ireland

[Sebastian]

Hey guys,

Sorry for not knowing this yet. I know they don't tax poker winnings in England, but is poker affiliating legal there ?

Thanks
Sebastian

[TheShortStack]

I bloody hope so

[leporello]

Hey Sebastian,

100%. paddy power poker is a site on the Ipoker network. They are the largest Irish bookmakers. Boyles Sports another Irish bookmakers is also on the Ipoker network.

Also, all gambling winnings in Ireland are tax free.

[xYassassinYx]

Yeah its perfectly legal

[Chalkie]

It is legal for an Englishman to kill a Welshman on the walls of Chester, at 2am, with a bow and arrow so i am bloody sure its legal to be an affiliate!

Anyway, anyone fancy joining me in chester at 2am with a bow and arrow, you never know, we might find an unknowing welshman!

[Sebastian]

WOW pretty sick then.... Ireland/UK seems like a great place to affiliate.

Better than France at least <= omg lol. Where everything is illegal..

PS: I don't live in France right now.. but I would choose UK over France to affiliate if I had too.

So banks accept credit card deposits to poker sites and all ?

[xYassassinYx]

WOW pretty sick then.... Ireland/UK seems like a great place to affiliate.

Better than France at least <= omg lol. Where everything is illegal..

PS: I don't live in France right now.. but I would choose UK over France to affiliate if I had too.

So banks accept credit card deposits to poker sites and all ?

Yeah mate, i live in Northern Ireland, I'm able to deposit using my card

makes things so much easier living here lol, u.s affiliates seem to have it very hard with all the banking shit

[Tim]

The UK govenment is quite pro gambling (or should I say 'pro choice'), and there are now lot's of adverts on TV for Party Poker, Poker Stars, etc.

Yes you can deposit into online sites with a credit card, but it's not a good idea as it's treated as a cash advance, meaning you get charged interest. Personally I use Neteller for business deposits into sites, and a debit card for person deposits.

[Sebastian]

So you can register a localized *.ireland (*.ie?) domain name and there are no legal issues from the government or anything, pretty sweet man.

How is the market in Ireland, could one make a living just targeting Irish players ? I know the market is decent in the UK.

Thanks

[xYassassinYx]

Yeah iv never heard of any problems with a .ie domain.

as for the market, 99% of irish players have a paddypower account - either through poker or betiing on horses