The Isle of Man Department of Economic Development has confirmed the appointment of Mark Robson as Head of e-Gaming. He takes on the job after working for a number of years within the IT and gaming industries in a variety of roles. Peter Greenhill, CEO, e-Gaming, Department of Economic Development said: ‘With over a decade of experience working for and with …
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Igaming technology and content supplier Microgaming has confirmed that construction has officially begun on its new state of the art office in Douglas, Isle of Man. The new 5-storey office building will sit adjacent to Microgaming’s existing office, MGS House, which also houses Derivco Isle of Man. Both buildings, joined by a tower walkway, will be used by the technology …
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Garry Knowles is to leave Webis Holdings after 10 years at the Isle of Man firm. The group, which until recently operated Betinternet.com, announced his departure yesterday, with almost immediate effect. In an announcement to investors, it said: “The board of Webis announce that by mutual agreement, Garry Knowles will step down as Group Managing Director and terminate his employment …
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Isle of Man’s marketing and communications agency MM&C has opened an office in Jersey to offer its expertise and experience to the island’s rapidly growing iGaming sector. The Douglas-based company already has an international reputation in iGaming with a client portfolio including 123bet, Betinternet.com, BetStars.com, Racing2day.com, Link2win, Picklive, Sportmarket, and Supervivo. Manx Telecom, a leading hosting provider for global brands …
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Warwick Bartlett, CEO of Global Betting and Gaming Consultants, discusses how government’s approach taxation means that rates are more likely to go up than down. The most pleasing sight at ICE 2015 was to see some of the younger companies which two years ago took the smallest booths are now spending upward of £250,000 on impressive stands. Such companies have …
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Isle of Man-based Premier Gateway International Ltd (PGI) is working with the Emirates Racing Authority as the host of the international horse race betting pools for this year’s Dubai racing season, which includes the Dubai World Cup Carnival – the richest race meeting in the world. The Dubai World Cup Carnival is a series of 11 highly-competitive race meetings that …
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The Isle of Man Government has responded to the recent introduction of the Place of Consumption Tax in the UK by allowing Isle of Man licensed operators to claim Double Duty Relief up to a monetary maximum equivalent to the amount of gambling duty which would have been paid to the Isle of Man Treasury on the same activity. These changes …
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Microgaming has launched its hotly-anticipated Game of Thrones slot online and on mobile. Based on the international TV hit, Game of Thrones is a 5×3 reel game available in both 243 ways-to-win and 15 lines. Set in the world of Westeros and beyond, the game centres on the four great Houses: Baratheon, Lannister, Stark and Targaryen. Players are given the …
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Peter Greenhill Head of e-gaming for the Isle of Man Economic Development Department, stated that the Isle of Man’s governance remained positive, ahead of upcoming changes to the UK igaming market with the introduction of Point of Consumption Tax (1 December 2014) Peter Greenhill stated “The effect of POC on the Isle of Man online gaming sector will be minimal …
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Continent 8 Technologies, which over the last 15 years has established itself as the leading provider of managed hosting and network solutions to many of the world’s largest online businesses, has been named ‘Company of the Year’ in the 2014 Isle of Man Newspapers Awards for Excellence. The panel of judges remarked that the privately owned Isle of Man-headquartered company …
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