Canada and the USA have both been more prudish when it comes to betting, especially online,
compared to their European counterparts, but the laws in both countries have changed recently,
making it easier than ever to bet online. This is true of both sports betting and online casinos.
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How Sports Betting Used To Be
Sports betting in Canada and the United States of America used to be highly limited. Even in
places where you could actually place a bet in Canada, this had to come in the form of parlay
betting. For players from the United Kingdom or continental Europe, this is the same as a multiple or
an accumulator bet, a multi-stage bet that requires every single contingency to come off for the bet
to pay out (such as predicting the results of half a dozen football matches). Naturally, this meant
payouts were higher due to longer odds but also made betting far less appealing to most people due
to the low chances of success.
This has, however, changed, bringing both North American nations closer to the situation that
has long been the case on the other side of the Atlantic. And not before time, as sports are even
more popular than the likes of Harry Potter when it comes to entertainment, and the chance to bet on
them fairly and legally has been welcomed by most people.
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