Joined: Sep '18
Location: Serbia
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Thats not entirely true i am suggesting VPN which i know they are giving you 5gb each month for reason just to get you to buy actual pack but yeah there is alot of sketchy VPN'S that do that type of stuff and even make your PC slow af know from the expirience downloading things off piratebay lol. I just gave him advice on 2 best VPNS i know Paid/FREE. Forgot to quote so @bowie1984 hope that works
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
Age: 39 (M)
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if I start to use more of this VPN and on more sites,that I would think what to do and will I change on this free,but better VPN option!at this moment I dont afraid of some fraud and think that is secure,but ofcourse you cant know anything!I only need this for paddy power site for now!
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Canada
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I'm assuming the use of a VPN only works for sites that will accept poker players from your country but for whatever reason your government as chosen to firewall the site? Just remember that even if you can conceal your location when it comes time to cash out you'll have to confrim your identity site if the site doesn't allow players from your nation you prob won't be able to withdraw your winings
You can always use a VPN (For example i use Opera VPN), Of course, if you have money, it,s better to use Paid VPN, it,s not so expensive as it can seems, but anyway your paid VPN will be working better, then free VPN from Opera. Also i advice you to talk to your gambling sites. If you have any money on any site, it,s always really easy to send some messages to the support and ask about VPN use, because i know, that some sites are just don,t like it and you can have problems cause of that. Usually i just send them a few messages with question is this OK to use VPN? Usually it,s really OK on most of the sites. Anyway right now there are lots of gambling sites and i,m sure that some of them will be working alright even without VPN.
Posted by DinGo!: You can always use a VPN (For example i use Opera VPN), Of course, if you have money, it,s better to use Paid VPN, it,s not so expensive as it can seems, but anyway your paid VPN will be working better, then free VPN from Opera. Also i advice you to talk to your gambling sites. If you have any money on any site, it,s always really easy to send some messages to the support and ask about VPN use, because i know, that some sites are just don,t like it and you can have problems cause of that. Usually i just send them a few messages with question is this OK to use VPN? Usually it,s really OK on most of the sites. Anyway right now there are lots of gambling sites and i,m sure that some of them will be working alright even without VPN.
Opera VPN does not always work because it is impossible to choose exactly the country from which you exit ... there is a choice either Europe or Asia or America ... but Europe is not uniform and for example some sites do not work in the UK or vice versa only work from the UK .. Therefore, it is quite difficult ... But on Google Chrome there is a good extension for VPN: I will not advertise what .... you will find .... there you can precisely choose the country from which you enter
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
Age: 47 (F)
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There are sites that specifically mention in their terms and rules, that VPN use is forbidden. That also doesnt mean that the one that doesnt say a thing allow its use. You can have a problem at some point using one. So the suggestion above is a good one. Always ask the site before if you can use it or not. Either way they know if you are using one or not.
Posted by Mober: There are sites that specifically mention in their terms and rules, that VPN use is forbidden. That also doesnt mean that the one that doesnt say a thing allow its use. You can have a problem at some point using one. So the suggestion above is a good one. Always ask the site before if you can use it or not. Either way they know if you are using one or not.
when the gray snow poker first appeared, when I tried to register I tried to log in through the VPN as usually in my country the casinopoker sites are blocked .... but the gray snow poker did not fall under this rule and I got a block because I use VPN ... .After explaining, my account was unblocked ... it is a pity that the gray snow poker so quickly turned into a completely uninteresting poker room
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
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for now paddy power is only site that I need to use VPN to play on their site!on all other casino sites that I usually play,I dont have problems!cant tell much about deposit or cashouts from paddy power trough VPN,because I spend all that bonus that I had in weeks before and didnt had new ones,because I didnt make deposits!
The only plus that I see in this situation in Russia is that poker clients are not blocking yet ... if this happened then playing Poker would be completely impossible for me .... If you only play on the websites .... And I I don’t like it very much ... I prefer clients .... But if Internet providers start blocking clients for playing poker, Then for me a Dark night will ruin my whole life
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
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I believe that there will be always way to play on sites and poker softwares,games that we like,even countries want to ban for us!on some way,somebody will invent way that we can play,like this VPN that is made!but its good that we still dont have problems with poker in my country,even I dont play much poker in last year!
Posted by dule-vu: I believe that there will be always way to play on sites and poker softwares,games that we like,even countries want to ban for us!on some way,somebody will invent way that we can play,like this VPN that is made!but its good that we still dont have problems with poker in my country,even I dont play much poker in last year!
I do not really share your optimism .... of course, smart people will find a way How to play poker and casinos in countries where it is forbidden ... But it will certainly be difficult if countermeasures become tougher ... next to Russia the country of Belarus in which everything is allowed and there you can play any games .... and after that I am told that the dictatorship in Belarus .... I think it is not so
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
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I still do not agree with the use of vpn. I consider it risky either way. Since you have to use one, it means that one way or another, you are not allowed to play there. And if a site wants to do something about that they can. Lets say you request a cashout of like 100 USD an they are approving it. What stops them from denying your cashout if for example it is a 10k USD one ? Nothing. Nothing at all
Posted by Mober: I still do not agree with the use of vpn. I consider it risky either way. Since you have to use one, it means that one way or another, you are not allowed to play there.
There is a difference between restricting your access because of your residence - if stated in the casino' T&C - or the government blocking IPs related to gambling.
Joined: Aug '10
Location: Argentina
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 189
Before you play, you should probably check if you will be able to cashout the money, because laws also control those kind of things... and it's not that easy to cashout as it's to play trough a vpn... Here in Argentina, we are having the same issue, but only with pokerstars and portypoker...
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
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A difference there is of course. But the end result is the same. Any site can deny your cashout, for any of the two above reasons. Because there is no restriction from the site to pay due to your residence,, doesnt mean that according to your residence, you are lawful by playing there, while your government, does not allow it....
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
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smaller countries have bigger problems,because when you have lot of people,there isnt problem for some gambling,casino or poker site to pay tax in that country and make page,but when country have 5 million people,there is not big interest that some gambling company pay tax there,when trey would have lot of players from which they can earn!
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
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well,I have this problem this problem for only two months,but other member had for long time,few years and they play with VPN and didnt say that they had problem with cashout!I see that players from russia must use VPN to play it,but dont know how work for them with money transactions!
Joined: Mar '09
Location: Greece
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That is what i am thinking of too. You can play but can you be sure that your cashout request will be processed and you will get your money? All they have to do, is to say this. Sorry but you were using vpn, You are not allowed to play here...
