The Isle of Man is one of the most dynamic and reputable jurisdictions in the e-gaming industry and is whitelisted by the UK and the OECD respectively for e-gaming and tax co-operation purposes.
E-gaming businesses in any jurisdiction also require an excellent source of advisers and service providers so it is reassuring to know that the Island is a Tier 1 jurisdiction with many excellent legal, accountancy and fiduciary firms available with direct experience in gaming.
The Island's ICT infrastructure is world-class with leading-edge fixed and mobile telecoms networks, numerous disaster recovery and hosting facilities and highly resilient bandwidth connectivity.
e-Gaming Development Team
The e-Gaming team in the Department of Economic Development will provide practical advice and guidance throughout the process of assessing your jurisdictional needs, establishing a business and into the implementation and growth of your business. They will put you in touch with service providers and professionals that have the expertise and experience to make a positive impact on your business. Their ultimate goal is to make the process of setting up a business in the Isle of Man swift, cost-efficient and ultimately successful. They will:
- assist with matching the needs of your business with the environment and facilities available
- support and advise during the process of applying for a Licence
- liaise with the Regulator on your behalf
- provide introductions to key industry contacts
- help with immigration and work permit applications
- advise on suppliers and business partners
Why choose Isle of Man for your e-Gaming business?
The level of resilience and stability combined with excellent data hosting facilities and supportive legislation makes the Isle of Man an ideal location for licensing or disaster recovery site.
- World-class infrastructure
- Low betting duty of between 1.5% and 0.1%, on gross profit
- Low cost, legal solution to protection of player funds
- Simple application process
- 10 -12 week application process
- Peripheral activities such as marketing, software, skills games and disaster recovery can be hosted or carried out without any need for an Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 (OGRA) licence. This means that companies can be registered and have head office facilities in the Isle of Man while licensing elsewhere
- Special legislation for Disaster Recovery, which permits immediate switch over for up to 90 days without a licence
- White-listed by the UK Gambling Commission allowing Isle of Man licensees to advertise to the UK market
- Extensive clustering of service providers with experience in e-Gaming business
- Financial incentives