Some... Are you talking US or global and is it for online poker or sports/horses?

Sorry, don't know sports betting at all.

Why didn't you just see inside? :P

It wasn't there when I posted initially... Notice the times.

I tried to put bets on Newcastle, Westbrom & Leeds to get promoted last year (more of an investment than a bet given their form tho) but got confused & scared by the tax laws around it

You should bet here in the US. They can't collect taxes on something that is illegal. <grin>

I know Draug, but I put "See inside" in the first post for a reason. No big deal though.

Thanks Figs, I guess being abroad things can be either much easier or much more complicated than that.

I'd recommend William Hill. They've got a huge range of bets and a really tempting world cup offer for first time members (make a £10 bet and they give you 3 free £10 bets. You really have to try hard to make a loss). Ladbrokes have a similar offer and are well worth a sniff too. Paddypower, 888 and Skybet also have tempting offers. You could do what I did and join them all :p. I'm up £80 this world cup despite the fact that most of my predictions have failed appallingly.

(Note: These sites are all great for the UK market. It's worth checking if they cater for other nationalities, but I'm pretty sure they do)

@Oct: can you explain to me (in brief) how it works tax-wise in the UK then?
I'm still considering it (and the 1st semi should be an easy pick)

I did see inside and I saw nothing... So I started asking questions cause I wasn't sure where you were from Xapi. But I should have remember somewhere in South America. Right?

Be patient. Yes, I'm somewhere in South America.

@figle

To put it briefly, in the UK there is no tax on gambling. It was abolished a few years back because traditional bookies were concerned that they were losing business to foreign competition on the internet and insisted on a level playing field.

Ok, I checked William Hill, and there isn't an option for the World Cup Final, but there is for the games that are already defined, so I guess I'll wait until (and if) the player I'm betting on gets to the final match.

Any more info anyone cares to give is welcome though.

Yeh, but you still have to disclose it as an income, don't you?

@figle

How much are you planning on gambling??? I don't think for small amounts HMRC will care even if you do have to disclose it. I certainly never have. Mind you, HMRC move in mysterious ways. They keep on insisting I fill in a tax return for a small business in Manchester, despite the fact that I have never had one. It was funny at first, now it's getting tedious...