Hi, I'm about to start development of a Football Fixtures Change Game (online based) for a client, and am very perplexed by the entire gambling licence information set out there. The game is available to UK residents, but can be hosted anywhere. From what I can discern, I would need to obtain a licence from the government in which the physical servers are in residence. And moreover, this is a lottery game where a user plays £2, and depending on the outcome of certain football fixture sets, they are granted a share of the winning pot. Thank you in advance, Myk
Gambling/ gaming licenses are a massive knot of rules and to be honest you are best off advising your client to speak to a solicitor for this area of law; I certainly would never give a client legal advice!! Alternatively either visit the Gambling Commission website or phone them during office hours on 0121 230 6666. Things are more complex than simply where your servers are.
Much appreciated, I will ask my client to contact them tomorrow, then I will report back with as much info for anyone else interested/