Gambling Operators in The UK Get an Eight-Point Checklist to Prepare for Brexit From The EU

The gambling operators in the UK have been provided with a checklist of eight points. This is to help them in preparation for their government's not-so-elegant ‘Brexit' from the European Union.

The UK has given a deadline for October 31, 2019, for crashing out of the EU. Therefore, the government of the UK is advising the individual sectors that are a part of the economy, how they can mitigate the risks that await all the organizations that are into any kind of cross-channel business.

An eight-point checklist released

Recently, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport in the UK issued that checklist having a total of eight points. This list would help in gaining a better understanding of what needs to be done for the preparation for no-deal Brexit if the company is a part of the gambling industry.

Out of the eight points that have been listed in the checklist, three of them are related to the staffing issues. These would include issues related to whether the staff needs any kind of work visa or permit for the country in which they are planning to work. Also, the pointers include details related to if the staff needs to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme. This is to ensure that they meet the immigration rules, which include ‘crossing from Gibraltar into Spain.’

Gambling operator with a UK license show modifications

The majority of the gambling organizations with a UK license decided to base their EU-facing business in Gibraltar. In the month of August, Bet365 made an announcement that it would be cutting down the payroll of Gibraltar by 80 per cent. Also, at the same time, boost its Malta-based operations to ensure access to EU market post-Brexit.

Preparations required for gambling operators

As per the government in the UK, it is time that operators in the gambling sector ensure that they do not have any legal issues when it comes to handling their data from European Economic Area as well as the EU.

The European Economic Area includes states such as Liechtenstein, Norway, and Iceland, which do not come under the EU. Alongside this, the gambling operators also need to make sure that their reporting and accounting practices comply with the EU/ EEA requirements.

According to opinion of gambling experts from Norwegian source NorskeCasino, the gambling operators in the EU market that are based out of the UK need to appoint an EU representative as well. This is essential to ensure that online security standards make the required grade.

The gambling operators that make use of a.eu domain might lose their ability to register that domain again after the 1st of January 2020. Also, all the surrendered domains will be made available for general registration from November 1, 2020, onwards.

All the contracts that are currently existing need to be examined. This is necessary to make sure that the operators have the essential copyright permissions to offer any content outside of the UK that is licensed. Also, the gambling operators must understand the steps that they will have to take to import the necessary hardware from the EU to the UK.