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Hi

Ah Interesting, yes betfair is legal in Aus, but I know there are some very specific conditions imposed by the Australian government. They stipulate the transactions have to occur on physical Servers based in Aus (Tasmania if I recall).  So there is a legal Iron curtain that keeps Betfair Aus separate from the main Betfair site. I bet that is the reason you cant see the standard Betfair site.

Thanks for the luasec linky

Geoff

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From: lua-l-bounces@lists.lua.org <lua-l-bounces@lists.lua.org> on behalf of Choonster TheMage <choonster.2010@gmail.com>
Sent: 24 November 2015 20:24
To: Lua mailing list
Subject: Re: How to get a webpage with Lua Socket ?

On 25 November 2015 at 07:14, Geoff Smith <spammealot1@live.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Thanks for the reply. Betfair is a multi million pound gambling and trading site so yes it definitely exists and is live right now.
>
> However as it is gambling related, it is not legal in all countries. See http://www.betminded.com/countries-betfair-legal-or-banned-8091.html
>
> I am guessing you are maybe in one of the countries where it is not allowed ?
>
> I wonder if that is maybe related to why I get the puzzling message ? The server needs to know from what country the request is originating ?
>
> Just noticed Paul K has replied too, and it looks like I am not using the correct call, I will go and try Pauls suggestions now
>
> Regards Geoff
>

I'm in Australia, it's licensed here. I can view the rest of the site,
but not that page.

Regards,
Choonster