Rugby, cricket & Gaelic

A fiver on a match market is common in these sports, and the border matters more than the size of the stake. England, Scotland and Wales fall under the Gambling Act 2005 and the Gambling Commission; Northern Ireland does not.

A Great Britain licence therefore says nothing about betting in Northern Ireland, a point that bites hardest for Gaelic football and hurling.

On the markets themselves: handicaps and winning margins in rugby union and league, innings and match lines in cricket, and netball as the remaining entry.

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