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Nice Ad, not seen it on TV yet. Should give 32Red a run for their money.
What about the new government proposals likely to be made law. We have just seen Spanish players ejected with no prior notice on the orders of Microgaming, and the new UK proposals seem to be on similar lines. As a UK player, I am concerned that Microgaming will leave it right to the last minute to make any announcement, and I will wake up one morning to find out what it is like to be Spanish. This campaign could bring in many "mainstream" players, ones not very experienced with online casinos, and they will be permanently prejudiced against the industry if they find they are locked out like the Spanish without any notice nor proper explanation. Since the ads are on TV, the UK player will think it's 100% legal, and will stay that way. It's only legal under the current whitelist arrangements, and non interference in choice when UK players choose a non whitelisted venue to play at. The new proposal contains a mechanism for secondary licensing and taxation on UK generated profits. Whenever other EU countries have brought in regulation, operators have walked away with little or no prior notice to their players rather than obtain the necessary licenses in good time to allow for a seamless transition to the new rules. I fail to see why the UK would be an exception. Certainly, with a tax element involved for the UK treasury, I can't see there still being the choice to play at unlicensed venues that pay no UK tax without the government taking some kind of enforcement measures to prevent it. This is what will cause a company like Microgaming to implement a UK IP address block with no notice as they did in Spain in order to be seen to be enforcing adherence to the law by their licensees.
Even 32Red got caught out, and had to tell Spanish players that service would be suspended until they had obtained the necessary license. Jackpot Factory just closed accounts overnight, conveying their intent to stay out of Spain rather than get a license.
UK players (who know about the potential issue) are going to want some kind of guarantee that they will NOT be locked out overnight, and that if individual operators decide to leave the UK market when the new law comes in, they will have the decency to inform players well in advance, and ensure that the closure date does not leave UK players locked out mid way through multi-stage promotions and tournaments as happened to Spanish players.
Empty Fruities Astern Capt'n
Back to port for unloading.
Full Sails - before we get raided ourselves.
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