Online Gaming

Gibraltar online gaming licences

The Gibraltar Government has a policy of only granting licences to well-established gaming companies such as Party Gaming, 888.com, Bet & Win, Victor Chandler and William Hill. Gibraltar is not, therefore, a jurisdiction for start-up companies to apply for a licence.

If you are a well-established gaming company which has been licensed in another jurisdiction for a number of years, it is possible to apply for a licence in Gibraltar and further information will be provided upon request.

Opportunities to do business with Gibraltar licensed gaming companies

Part of the strategy of big gaming companies is to enter into agreements with other companies with web sites having a high volume of traffic. Typically, such web site owners will enter into a “skin” contract with Gibraltar licensed gaming companies whereby their site contains a link to the gaming site. All profits generated by users who enter the gaming site through this route are then split between the gaming company and the web site owner.

It is also possible to have “white label” agreements with licensed gaming companies. With such agreements, the gaming companies allow the web-site owner to use its gaming software and licence whilst the owner retains its own branding and style so that it appears that the customer is gambling on the owner’s site. Profits generated by such customers are also split between the owner and the gaming companies.

Services we offer

For the right applicant, we are able to advise on obtaining a Gibraltar gaming licence.

We have many clients who have entered into “skin” and “white label” contracts with Gibraltar licensed gaming companies and we are able to advise on the same. Such clients tend to use offshore companies to enter into such contracts and we are able to advise on the right jurisdiction and structure for this.

We will also open bank accounts for offshore companies which enter into such contracts. It is often quite difficult to find banks which are willing to open such accounts but we have the contacts to enable this.

Affiliate Agreements

We are also able to advise on and draw up affiliate agreements. These are agreements which determine the terms under which respective web site owners cooperate and split the revenue generated through such cooperation. Any company which enters into a “skin” and “white label” contract with a licensed gaming company is an “affiliate”.

Even when a company enters into a “skin” or “white label” contract with a licensed gaming company it may, in turn, have its own sub-affiliates who drive traffic to its site. There are some very successful companies which operate in this way and we are able to provide the advice to structure their operations properly.