On 3 March 2011 the States of Jersey voted to approve the modernisation of Jersey’s gambling legislation to allow e-gaming businesses to operate in the Island on a permanent basis.

Jersey’s gambling legislation, which presently permits licensing for e-gaming (business continuity) operations in Jersey, has been amended.  The amendments include a regulatory and licensing regime which caters for general e-gaming operators.  As part of the new e-gaming regime in Jersey, two types of e-gaming licences will be available:

• firstly, a new full e-gaming licence which will allow e-gaming operators to  establish their businesses on a permanent basis (either physically or in a  remote/virtual sense) in Jersey; and
• secondly, for disaster recovery/business continuity e-gaming operations to be  run out of Jersey.

The amendments to Jersey’s gambling legislation are to take effect on 18 March 2011.

For more information on e-gaming in Jersey please contact Paul Burton or Sara Johns.