What do you do if ISP's start blocking gaming sites?

[bigboydan]

I know this has happened in a few countries already. My question is what is the best way to continue wagering hassle free if they were do to this in the U.S.A.?

[onthewhat]

you could just go through a proxy couldnt u

[bigboydan]

That would be the obvious choice naturally sir, however with all these confiscations going on with players getting caught in a bonus abuse scheme. whats the best way to avoid those types of issues?

[durito]

move to a different country

it's not particularly difficult to get a secure connection with an ip in a different country

[englishmike]

Thde isp thing is interesting because for years now the English people who live here like myself have been trying to use a proxy server to listen to BBC sport radio sport but have never found a way of doing it. Obviously their webcast is only intended for a uk audience but lots of computer people have said 'oh, use a proxy' and I got so fed up of using different proxies to no avail I evengot one of these guys to do it himself, still no good. I have NEVER found a way to circumvent the BBC website with a proxy and it seems to me that websites know you're using a proxy and probably even know where you really are. If there are any computer geeks on here that know a way round my problem I will happily pay you for your time. Note: The bbc website is available to internet users 24 hours a day, its just the sporting events you cant listen to.

[betplom]

I know this has happened in a few countries already. My question is what is the best way to continue wagering hassle free if they were do to this in the U.S.A.?

Sign up with an ISP in another country.

Americans could signup with a (dialup) Canadian ISP for a few dollars per month, your only (possible) additional cost would be long distance charges.

That way your IP address will actually be from outside the USA.

[Brady2Moss]

Move to Canada

[Helmut]

Thde isp thing is interesting because for years now the English people who live here like myself have been trying to use a proxy server to listen to BBC sport radio sport but have never found a way of doing it. Obviously their webcast is only intended for a uk audience but lots of computer people have said 'oh, use a proxy' and I got so fed up of using different proxies to no avail I evengot one of these guys to do it himself, still no good. I have NEVER found a way to circumvent the BBC website with a proxy and it seems to me that websites know you're using a proxy and probably even know where you really are. If there are any computer geeks on here that know a way round my problem I will happily pay you for your time. Note: The bbc website is available to internet users 24 hours a day, its just the sporting events you cant listen to.

Can you provide a link to the website and I'll give it a try.

[mtneer1212]

This won't happen. First amendment ACLU censorship folks would go crazy...... today, gambling sites, tomorrow, porn and political criticism they will claim.

[englishmike]

Can you provide a link to the website and I'll give it a try.

The site is www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive but you won't be able to test it until there is a live game of some sort that is being broadcast. You can access it anytime there isnt live sport, its just the sporting events they block. The next blocked event(cricket) starts at 3.00am PST and finishes at 11.00AM pst Monday. If you go to the site above during that time and click on 'listen to live cricket,' thats the access i'm being denied. If you do manage to find a way of doing it I'd be willing to pay for your time.

n.b. I just looked, the cricket( England V South Africa ) is on the link '5live sports extra' which is on the left of the page and will be broadcasting on the times stated above. Thanks.

[MonkeyF0cker]

Sue the ISP.

[SBR_John]

Won't happen without a new law passed by both houses and signed into law. So far, nothing like this is even being talked about. If it was proposed today it would take at least a year to pass. The last law took over 5 years to pass and be signed into law and it was not nearly as complicated as censoring would be.

[louisvillekid]

The site is www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive but you won't be able to test it until there is a live game of some sort that is being broadcast. You can access it anytime there isnt live sport, its just the sporting events they block. The next blocked event(cricket) starts at 3.00am PST and finishes at 11.00AM pst Monday. If you go to the site above during that time and click on 'listen to live cricket,' thats the access i'm being denied. If you do manage to find a way of doing it I'd be willing to pay for your time.

n.b. I just looked, the cricket( England V South Africa ) is on the link '5live sports extra' which is on the left of the page and will be broadcasting on the times stated above. Thanks.

the link for their site says the cricket game won't be live but you can download the podcast, which i assume will be after the game has already been played.
it also says most premier league and championship league football games are blocked out to none UK people.
it does mention they broadcast live on satellite radio , so i guess if you have Sirius Radio or XM radio you could listen to it, plus i think Direct TV or Dish network satellite has radio stations, even alot of cable providers have satellite radio, i don't know if you have checked any friends that have that and seen if that worked.

plus i assume you are accessing away from work, cause some/most workplaces have firewalls to block stuff.

[englishmike]

the link for their site says the cricket game won't be live but you can download the podcast, which i assume will be after the game has already been played.
it also says most premier league and championship league football games are blocked out to none UK people.
it does mention they broadcast live on satellite radio , so i guess if you have Sirius Radio or XM radio you could listen to it, plus i think Direct TV or Dish network satellite has radio stations, even alot of cable providers have satellite radio, i don't know if you have checked any friends that have that and seen if that worked.

plus i assume you are accessing away from work, cause some/most workplaces have firewalls to block stuff.

Thanks for your input. The cricket podcast is a discussion of the days events, the reason they block the live feed is because they only have UK rights and the BBC is a pubically funded organization. The irony here is nobody has US radio rights, its frustrating. Also, it's not available on sattelite radio and no, I'm accesing from home.

[louisvillekid]

try any of these proxies and see or listen i mean, what happens.

http://www.freewebproxylist.com/UK_WebProxies.html

http://www.xroxy.com/proxy-country-GB.htm

there has to be away around it.

plus after i made my post, i realized there is a bunch of different BBC channels. i do know that some of those i mentioned have BBC , but i think they are just music or general talk radio.

[englishmike]

try any of these proxies and see or listen i mean, what happens.

http://www.freewebproxylist.com/UK_WebProxies.html

http://www.xroxy.com/proxy-country-GB.htm

there has to be away around it.

plus after i made my post, i realized there is a bunch of different BBC channels. i do know that some of those i mentioned have BBC , but i think they are just music or general talk radio.

Correct, some of the music channels are on sirius but not the sport. i'll try the links and post back here as and when I know the result which will be sometime tommorow. Thanks again.

[rm18]

Some of the books though block proxies

[englishmike]

Some of the books though block proxies

Bet 365 do. I can use them fine from the US on the internet anyway but for some reason they dont allow proxys.

[rm18]

beted
bodog as well

[Bostongambler]

Nothing like a free Country.

[bigboydan]

Some of the books though block proxies

I've noticed that some euro books are doing that these days.

[englishmike]

I've noticed that some euro books are doing that these days.

Yep.More and more.

[InTheHole]

All the books I deal with accept phone wagering...question is how would I get updates on the lines?

[pico]

quit gambling