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Online Bingo Illegal in UK?

In many countries, including a few U.S. states, online bingo, and even gambling is illegal. Meanwhile, online bingo and gambling are permitted in other parts of the world. However, the winners of those games have to pay taxes for their winnings.

Luckily, online bingo is completely legal in the United Kingdom (UK). Notably, the players do not have to pay any taxes if they win the game. However, not all online bingo sites in the UK are reputable. You should check whether the operator or owner of the site is abiding by the UK law.

Licenses

All online gambling operators must seek a license from the UK Gambling Commission if they want to offer games such as slots, bingo, casino games, and sports betting. You can check for the licensing number at the bottom of the online bingo site. Besides, you can search the reputable bingo sites on the website of the UK Gambling Commission.

Monitoring

Besides the permission grant, the UK Gambling Commission is also responsible for monitoring all of its license owners to make sure that they abide by its strict regulations of practice.

The commission would suspend or even permanently revoke licenses when it feels that the operators have violated some terms of its license. Therefore, you should make the constant checks to update the information about the licensed bingo sites.

Are your funds safe?

When seeking the license, the operators must pledge to help protect the fund that players spend on gambling sites. They must be transparent about the places they hold the player’s funds and solutions in case they become insolvent.

Taxes and withdrawing winnings

As the above mention, the UK low does not require winners to pay any taxes for the winnings, regarding they earn £1 or £1,000,000. However, some operators will have some special terms and conditions that if you win a huge amount of money, they may not pay one lump sum. Instead, they will pay a fixed amount every month or year.

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