I accidentally opened another Betfair account when I changed my login email (which is recognised by Betfair as a new account). Their system closed the old account as quickly as the new account was opened. You've also got KYC checks to worry about - you need two identities for two accounts!
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The thing is the poor guys on customer service, are not that far up the food chain, I would rather the smart guys looking after my money in security, we could swap them if you want.
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Not sure where you are from but Betdaq is banned in a number of countries where BF is legal (Australia being one of them unfortunately ). Although I'm guessing you aren't in AU because they have far superior customer service than the UK for some reason, they would have had this sorted pretty quickly.
Also +1 for not opening a new account, they are VERY touchy about that and it will introduce a whole new set of problems.
Also +1 for not opening a new account, they are VERY touchy about that and it will introduce a whole new set of problems.
How bizarre that Betdaq is banned in countries where Betfair is legal especially Australia. After the UK Australia seems one of the more liberal Western countries when it comes to betting. For example they have off course betting shops while to my knowlege exchanges are not allowed in the US nor do they have off course betting aside from a few places in Las Vegas.Thosefoxpeople wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:51 amNot sure where you are from but Betdaq is banned in a number of countries where BF is legal (Australia being one of them unfortunately ). Although I'm guessing you aren't in AU because they have far superior customer service than the UK for some reason, they would have had this sorted pretty quickly.
Also +1 for not opening a new account, they are VERY touchy about that and it will introduce a whole new set of problems.
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I can only assume that Betdaq have looked into getting licensed in Australia at some point and have just decided it isn't worth it. I believe the AU arm of Betfair was running at a loss until recently (not sure of the current situation), it's expensive business running any sort of wagering operation here and exchanges definitely get hit harder than the corps.ANGELS15 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:53 amHow bizarre that Betdaq is banned in countries where Betfair is legal especially Australia. After the UK Australia seems one of the more liberal Western countries when it comes to betting. For example they have off course betting shops while to my knowlege exchanges are not allowed in the US nor do they have off course betting aside from a few places in Las Vegas.Thosefoxpeople wrote: ↑Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:51 amNot sure where you are from but Betdaq is banned in a number of countries where BF is legal (Australia being one of them unfortunately ). Although I'm guessing you aren't in AU because they have far superior customer service than the UK for some reason, they would have had this sorted pretty quickly.
Also +1 for not opening a new account, they are VERY touchy about that and it will introduce a whole new set of problems.