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Gibraltar-based online bookie to sponsor Chester Cup

18 Jan 2012

Online betting firm Stan James.com has announced that it will sponsor the Chester Cup at Chester after agreeing a three-year deal with the racecourse. The deal will see the race renamed The Stan James.com Chester Cup until 2014, with the inaugural run held on 9th May 2012, the first day of Chester’s annual May Festival …

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Regulators with different views

15 Jan 2012

Further reports have emerged on evidence given to the UK Parliamentary Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport studying British gambling regulation indicating a divergence of views on the subject by Alderney and Gibraltar spokesmen. During the committee hearings last week, Andre Wilsenach from the Alderney Gaming Control Authority and the Gibraltar Gambling Commission’s Philip …

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Gibraltar the venue for KPMG online gambling summit

13 Jan 2012

Professional business services provider KPMG Gibraltar has announced that its second eGaming Summit will take place in Gibraltar, focused on once again bringing the industry’s major players and service providers together to discuss the jurisdiction’s potential and relevance in the global marketplace. The Summit will be held on Thursday 19th April at the Caleta Hotel, …

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Gibraltar horse race ruling under review

12 Oct 2011

Our readers will recall earlier reports on the payout tussle between Gibraltar-licensed online bookie Betfred (the recent purchasers of The Tote) and five UK punters it accused of possibly collusive betting with the Irish trainer and gambler Barney Curley, withholding some GBP 823,272 with the support of the licensing authority. The Belfast Telegraph reports that …

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Gibraltar court sanctions merger

24 Mar 2011

The Supreme Court of Gibraltar issued a court order sanctioning the merger between PartyGaming and bwin this week.  The court order comes into full effect on 31 March 2011.

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Betfair Gibraltar-bound

8 Mar 2011

In its third quarter results released this week, UK-based online betting exchange and gaming operator Betfair announced that its betting exchange will begin operating under a Gibraltar licence from 9 March 2011.

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Gibraltar taxes on internet gambling operators to rise tenfol

20 Dec 2010

The bad news for Gibraltar-domiciled online gambling operators over the weekend was that the government intends lifting their tax rate from 1 percent to 10 percent from next year.

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Spain expects to share in Gibraltar´s online gambling success

20 Nov 2010

The mayor of La Linea, a city near online gambling licensing jurisdiction Gibraltar, reminded the Gibraltar Chronicle this week that The Rock may have the clients and the technology, but its communication links are through Spain….and La Linea expects to benefit from it.

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All about “the rock”

5 Oct 2010

A dispute with a neighbouring mayor has brought forth some interesting facts and figures on the British enclave of Gibraltar, a financial services and online gambling jurisdiction at the entrance to the Mediterranean, and adjacent to Spain.

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All about "the rock"

5 Oct 2010

A dispute with a neighbouring mayor has brought forth some interesting facts and figures on the British enclave of Gibraltar, a financial services and online gambling jurisdiction at the entrance to the Mediterranean, and adjacent to Spain.

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William Hill CEO explains Gibraltar move

30 Sep 2009

In what appears to be a public riposte to attacks on its move offshore by UK racing bodies, William Hill’s CEO Ralph Topping this week expanded on the reasons behind the move, starting with the assertion that the online gambling business offers great opportunities but is intensely competitive.

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Bad news for some Gibraltarians

4 Jun 2009

Up to forty Gibraltarians employed by online gambling group 888.com could lose their jobs as the company commences the consultative process that is part of redundancy proceedings for certain staff this week.

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Partygaming sponsors Gibraltar “Help4Heroes”

2 Apr 2009

A set of celebs will be donning their shirts and shin-pads as they take on an athletic Armed Forces home side in the big ‘Match in Gibraltar,’ sponsored by PartyGaming on Easter Sunday.

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Partygaming sponsors Gibraltar "Help4Heroes"

2 Apr 2009

A set of celebs will be donning their shirts and shin-pads as they take on an athletic Armed Forces home side in the big ‘Match in Gibraltar,’ sponsored by PartyGaming on Easter Sunday.

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Gibraltar gaming sector sheds jobs

25 Mar 2009

Gibraltar, home to many of the online gambling industry’s major companies, is experiencing a tightening employment market with 100 jobs lost to date, reports the Gibraltar Panorama this week.

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Gibraltar FSC veto torpedoes IDT acquisition

21 Mar 2009

Neovia’s (formerly Neteller)  proposed acquisition of IDT Financial Services Holdings Limited has been abandoned, the online financial group announced just before the weekend.

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90 Will Hill jobs to go overseas

28 Feb 2009

The press conference following the release of William Hill plc’s latest financial results revealed some interesting relocation possibilities for the UK gambling group. 

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Bet24 switches to Gibraltar

26 Jan 2009

Online casino and poker room Bet24.com has announced that it has become the latest site to obtain a European Union-friendly licence after being accredited by the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.

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Gibraltar tax challenge defeated

21 Dec 2008

The long-running European Commission’s challenge to the benevolent corporate tax regime in Gibraltar has been resolved by a European Union court in favour of the tiny Mediterranean nation.

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