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The Gibraltar Government, reacting to speculation on the reasons for Paddy Power Betfair’s (PPB) relocation of its office from the Rock (see previous report), said it would adapt to ensure its leading position as an iGaming jurisdiction amid conjecture that the bookmaker’s move was fueled by Britain’s impending exit from the European Union (BREXIT). PPB …
Paddy Power Betfair will shutter its Gibraltar office and relocate its operations, GBC News reports. The gaming giant is reportedly closing the office following a consolidation review post merger in which it seeks to simplify and centralize operations. According to the report, Paddy Power Betfair Gibraltar employees, estimated at around 20, will be offered relocation …
EveryMatrix has opened a new office in Gibraltar to service the industry and operators in the established jurisdiction. The small office is primarily commercially focused, the company said.
Games developer, distributor and content aggregator, GameIOM, has been awarded a remote gambling B2B license by the Gibraltar gaming authority allowing the company to offer its content to Gibraltar-licensed operators. In related news, Our readers will recall the launch of GameIOM’s first title, Fortune Cats, on William Hill which has now been followed by a …
The little known Montenegro-licensed online sports betting operator Jojobet.com has signed up for a year sponsorship of World Poker’s Gibraltar Open tournament, an announcement by World Snooker revealed this week. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, but it believed to include the usual sponsorship publicity, brand exposure and social media provisions, and …
Gibraltar’s challenge to the UK 15 percent point-of-consumption tax on online gambling operator revenues has already failed in the UK High Court (see previous 2014 reports), and it looks as if it may be rejected by the European Court of Justice too. The ECJ normally hews to opinions of its Advocate General, although these are …
Danish slots provider Magnet Gaming says a recent strategic decision will see it expand from restricting its business to dot country licensees to include Malta and Gibraltar-licensed operators. According to Magnet’s head of game licensing, Thomas Nielsen, the companies thinking behind its previous restriction to dot country operators was based on the need for strict …
Phill Brear, who since 2011 has been Gibraltar’s Gaming Commissioner and Head of Regulation, has stepped down from Head of Regulation post following a division of responsibilities between the two positions; a search for a new incumbent has begun, according to local media reports. Brear will retain his responsibilities as Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner, and is …
The 2014 dispute between the UK government’s taxman and the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association over point-of-consumption taxation in online gambling is again the focus of media attention as the European Court of Justice considers the case starting October 4. The issue has been referred to the ECJ by the High Court with the question …
Boris Johnson, the new Foreign Secretary in the British Cabinet reaffirmed over the weekend that Britain would fully involve the Gibraltar in its Brexit discussions with the European Union. A Reuters news agency report quoted a Foreign Office statement that Johnson told Chief Minister Fabian Picardo in talks in London that Britain would never agree …
Swedish online gambling software provider Yggdrasil Gaming has secured a B2B supplier licence from the Gibraltar Licensing Authority, enabling the company to offer its gaming platform and slot games to Gibraltar-based operators. Yggdrasil Gibraltar can now also host clients in the UK from its Gibraltar infrastructure, having also secured a UK licence in December 2015 …
Pariplay Ltd., an online and land gaming technology company, has moved its head office and operations centre from the Isle of Man to Gibraltar after being granted a Remote Gambling licence by the latter, and motivated by the Mediterranean jurisdiction’s status as a global centre for top-tier gambling operators and service providers. The Gibraltar licence …
-based Yggdrasil Gaming has formally applied to the Gibraltar Licensing Authority for a B2B remote gaming license saying it was honoured to be invited to apply to “an exclusive jurisdiction”. The company welcomes the prospect of a new hunting ground and has begun recruiting to “put people on the ground there”. “We’ve pretty much covered …
Online sports betting operator Dafabet has extended its snooker sponsorship commitments (it is currently sponsor of the Masters tournament) by signing up as the title sponsor for a new tournament, titled the Dafabet Gibraltar Open. The sponsorship is effective immediately, and the inaugural event will run until December 13, featuring respected names like Mark Selby, …
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association’s persistence has paid off regarding its fight against the UK Government’s recent implementation of new remote gambling legislation and its point of consumption (POC) tax regime, according to International law firm Olswang who is representing the association. The judgement handed down today (Tuesday) by Mr Justice Charles of the …
Financial services firm KPMG has announced the speaker line-up for the fifth in its series of eGaming summits, due to take place this year at the Sunborn Hotel, Gibraltar on 23rd and 24th April, 2015. The summit will again include expert presentations, IMGL master-classes and panel sessions, along with exchanges on payments, data analytics, digital …
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) is back in the Royal Courts of Justice in London today where it will once again take on HM Revenue and Customs and HM Treasury regarding the recently implemented British place of consumption tax. The GBGA will once again argue the legality of the tax regime in terms …
The High Court in London has given the green light for the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association to proceed with a further judicial review against the UK government’s point-of-consumption tax legislation on internet gambling operators. Our readers will recall that earlier this year Mr Justice Green ruled against the trade association when it challenged the …
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association has asked for a judicial review following the recent High Court defeat of its challenge to the new British point-of-consumption online gambling law (see previous reports). The GBGA said it had applied for a judicial review of the Treasury’s tax plans after reviewing the judgment and Mr Justice Green’s …
Possibly still smarting from its defeat in litigation against Britain’s new point-of-consumption online gambling regulatory legislation (see previous reports), the Gibraltar Betting & Gaming Association issued a statement Friday calling for a European Union regulatory framework for online gambling. “We remain concerned the UK regulator will find it difficult to hold companies to account in …
The much anticipated ruling of the court appeal brought by the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) against the British Government’s Gambling Commission was dismissed by British High Court Justice Nicholas Green Friday who said: “Parliament was clearly within its rights to act as it did.” The new Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill, which was …
UK privately-owned gambling firm bet365 will move its remote gambling operations to Gibraltar following a structural review. The company said Gibraltar will become its licencing hub with the company operating its international betting businesses under the licences granted by the Government of Gibraltar, while still retaining a UK presence in Stoke-on-Trent. As one of the …
The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association’s (GBGA) challenge on the UK Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 which was heard before Lord Justice Green in the High Court this week, (see previous report) has seen the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) postpone the implementation of the controversial Act until November 1, 2014 despite the court rejecting …
According to Olswang International legal firm, the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Commission (GBGC) will have its legal challenge against the soon to be imposed UK Place of Consumption tax heard by the British High Court on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 September 2014. At this hearing the GBGA will argue that the place of consumption …