Licensed platforms offer greater security, data protection and customer support. In reverse, illegal ones promise bigger bonuses, more games and fewer rules.
The Portuguese are increasingly gambling online and many are not even aware that they are doing so on illegal websites. A study reveals that almost 40% of players use unlicensed platforms, being especially young people who use these sites.
They play on their cell phone or computer,post on sports, virtual casinos or roulette and many without knowing that they are breaking the law.
“There is a significant percentage of bettors who are not aware that they are betting on illegal platforms”, says Ricardo Domingues, president of the Portuguese Association of Betting and Online Games (APAJO)
A study by APAJO interviewed more than a thousand people who play on the internet and the conclusions are worrying: around 40% of Portuguese consumers who gamble online are doing so on illegal platforms
Licensed platforms offer greater security, data protection and customer support. In reverse, illegal ones promise bigger bonuses, more games and fewer rules.
Ricardo Domingues warns of a tendency among younger consumers to turn to the illegal market and highlights the role of influencers, important but not always positive.
Nearly 80% of players say they play up to once a week, uA practice that, according to experts, may seem harmless, but hides risks.
