Legal Notice

This Legal Notice sets out the terms under which BlockPlate (“the website”, “we”, “our”) is made available to visitors. By using the website you accept these terms. If you do not accept them, please do not use the website.

Nature of the website

BlockPlate is an editorial information resource that publishes general guides on UK gambling regulation, cryptocurrency payment rails and Major League Baseball betting markets. The site is intended for an adult audience aged 18 or over. We do not operate a sportsbook or any form of gaming product, we do not accept wagers, we do not hold customer funds, and we do not offer banking, payment or custody services for cryptoassets.

No advice

The content on BlockPlate is provided for general information only. It is not, and is not intended to be, legal advice, financial advice, tax advice, accounting advice, investment advice or betting advice. Reading our content does not create any adviser-client relationship between you and us.

Decisions about gambling, cryptoassets or tax can have significant financial and legal consequences. Before acting on any topic discussed on the site, you should obtain professional advice from a qualified adviser who is authorised in the United Kingdom and familiar with your individual circumstances.

Risk warning — gambling

Gambling carries financial risk. Outcomes are uncertain and losses can exceed expectations quickly. You must be 18 or over to gamble in the United Kingdom. Only stake amounts you can afford to lose. Never chase losses. If gambling is causing you harm, free and confidential support is available from the National Gambling Helpline run by GamCare, and from the GAMSTOP self-exclusion scheme.

Risk warning — cryptoassets

Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Their value can rise and fall sharply, and you can lose all of the money you invest or use. Cryptoassets are not regulated in the same way as deposits with a bank or building society and are not generally covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. The Financial Conduct Authority requires firms marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers to include a clear risk warning, and we encourage readers to take that warning seriously even when reading editorial content rather than promotional material.

Accuracy and updates

We take reasonable care to publish accurate, source-led content and to update articles when the underlying material changes. However, regulation, tax, operator practice and cryptoasset prices can change at short notice, and figures cited in our articles may become outdated between revisions. We make no warranty, express or implied, that the content is complete, current, accurate, fit for purpose or free of error.

Where we cite primary sources, you should refer to those sources directly for the most current position before relying on a number, rule or definition.

Intellectual property

All editorial text, images, layouts and code published on BlockPlate are the property of BlockPlate or its licensors and are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright, database and trademark law. You may read, save and print individual pages for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may quote short extracts in commentary, review or news reporting, with proper attribution to BlockPlate, in line with the fair-dealing exceptions in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

You may not republish substantial parts of our content, scrape pages systematically, train artificial-intelligence models on our content, or use our content for any commercial purpose without prior written permission. Trademarks, names and logos that appear on the site and that belong to third parties are used for editorial reference only and remain the property of their respective owners.

Where we link to external websites — for example, the websites of UK regulators, official baseball bodies, or peer-reviewed publications — those websites are operated independently. We do not control them, do not endorse their content, and accept no responsibility for their accuracy, availability or privacy practices. Following a link is at your own risk.

User-submitted content

If we make any feature available that allows you to submit content — for example, a correction note or a comment — you remain responsible for what you submit. You must not submit material that is unlawful, defamatory, threatening, harassing, infringing of intellectual property rights, or in breach of UK gambling-advertising rules. We may remove submissions at our discretion without notice.

Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by English law, BlockPlate and the editorial team are not liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or special loss, including loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of data, loss of opportunity or wasted expenditure, arising from your use of the website or from reliance on its content. Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded under English law.

Availability of the website

We make reasonable efforts to keep the website available, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may suspend, withdraw or restrict any part of the website without notice for maintenance, security or editorial reasons.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the website is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Changes to this notice

We may update this Legal Notice from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows the most recent revision. Continued use of the website after a change indicates acceptance of the revised terms.

Contact

For legal enquiries, correction requests or any other contact, please use the contact route published on BlockPlate.