Gibraltar Online Casinos Regulatory Authority
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Gibraltar Online Gambling Regulatory Authority
All gambling operations in Gibraltar require licensing under the Gambling Act 2005. Online gambling licences, including for phone and Internet betting, are issued by the Licensing Authority. The Gambling Commissioner ensures that licensees conduct their operations in accordance with their licenses and maintain the good reputation of Gibraltar.
The abbreviation of the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority is GRA. Or The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association = GBGA. Or The Gibraltar Gambling Commission = GGC. The Gibraltar Gambling Commission (GGC) is a department of the Government of Gibraltar that is responsible for handling the online gambling licensing and regulating of any online casinos or other online gambling businesses that operate under their jurisdiction.
Gibraltar Online Gambling
The key principle in considering the licensing of operators is keeping crime out of gambling.
There are four types of gambling activities: Casino gaming (such as slots and casino table games: roulette, blackjack), Betting (Sports/horse race betting, Fantasy betting),
Lotteries and ´Social´ gaming.
Gibraltar Online Gambling Reliability
The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority has long been setting the standards for safety and player protection in online gaming. Through the ongoing debate with regards to EU online gaming rules, the GRA has suggested a number of implementations to not only protect players, but also underage users who may be trying to access online gaming illegally.
Gibraltar Online Gambling Facts
- The GRA only offer one licence that covers all activities for one year.
- Many of Gibraltar´s online gaming companies host poker tournaments hosted on their Gibraltar-based servers.
- All types of gambling products can be offered in Gibraltar with the exception of lotteries.
- If granted a license by the GGC, any online casino is free to offer their online gambling services from Gibraltar to anyone in the world where online gambling is legal in their country of residence.
- Gibraltar has become one of the world´s leading havens for online gambling, and the online gambling industry is now one of the largest in the country.
- The GCC is renowned for being one of the hardest regulatory authorities to gain a license from.
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Before you play at any online casino, you should always first check to see which licenses they have and if they even have a license at all.
