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Written by Pavel Kateliev

Pavel Kateliev is a popular sport journalist, particularly in the fields of football, basketball, tennis, and hockey. He writes daily for Sportingpedia and his work has been translated into at least 20 languages and featured on renowned outlets such as BBC, Yahoo, MCN, Sun, and Evening News, in Italian, English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

, | Updated: September 11, 2024

As tens of new and exciting betting sites launch every month, it is hard to find reliable bookies that offer the best prices and the most rewarding bonuses and promotions. When choosing an online sportsbook, there are plenty of other factors to consider, including the sports its main focus is on, the abundance of betting markets it offers, as well as the variety of special features it has prepared for its customers. One of the most fundamental aspects of a good betting site, however, is its availability in a particular region or country.

Just like certain sports are more popular in some countries than in others, sports betting is different in each country. Its status depends largely on the legality of betting and the local legal environment, as well as on the tiniest details in the regulation that determine the taxes, the permitted types of betting, and the betting operators that are allowed to provide betting services in-store or online. Before betting fans start placing real-money wagers on their favorite sports, they should also look for online sportsbooks that offer fast, safe, and locally accepted payment methods. Last, but not least, both international and country-specific betting sites should be able to cater to their regional audiences by offering them payments in their national currencies and trusted customer support in the local language.