Gibraltar Loses e-gaming Appeal Against UK

On 10 October 2014, the English High Court handed down its decision in relation to the challenge by the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association ("GBGA") to the new point of consumption basis for regulating gambling in Great Britain. The GBGA's challenge was rejected by the High Court and the new regulatory regime set out in the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 will therefore come into force on 1 November 2014.

The GBGA represents a number of Gibraltar-based gambling operators that deliver remote gambling services to consumers in Great Britain. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the reforms, which were finalised earlier this year but were delayed as a result of the GBGA's judicial review case, will now become effective from 1 November 2014. The GBGA said it was disappointed with the High Court's ruling.