Alderney 1 eGambling Licensing Regime - August 2013 2 B2CB2C B2BB2B Cat 1 eGambling Licence Cat 2 eGambling Licence Nature of Activities eGambling licences are broken down to 2 components 3 Cat 1 eGambling Licence Cat 2 eGambling Licence Organisation & preparation of gambling operations: - Registration & Verification of players - Contractual Relationship with players - Fund Management of players Scope of Licence eGambling licences are broken down to 2 components 4 Cat 1 eGambling Licence Cat 2 eGambling Licence Organisation & preparation of gambling operations: - Registration & Verification of players - Contractual Relationship with players - Fund Management of players Scope of Licence Effecting of the Gambling Transaction including Operational Management of a Gambling Platform located within an approved hosting centre in Alderney/Guernsey eGambling licences are broken down to 2 components Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B 5 Players Seamless eGambling licences are broken down to 2 components Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 6 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Operators can of course have their servers in Guernsey... Seamless Players Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 7... but alternatively anywhere else in the world in an appropriate local jurisdiction Seamless Players Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 8 Cat 2 Associate Certificate = an entity (other than a Cat 2 Licensee) to whom a Cat 1 Licensee transfers customers, or allows them to be transferred, for the purpose of effecting gambling transactions with the customer or arranging for those customers to gamble with others.... but alternatively anywhere else in the world in an appropriate local jurisdiction Seamless Players Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 9 Simply put Cat 2 Associate Certificate = foreign-based equivalent (Company + Gambling Equipment) of Cat 2 eGambling Licensee Seamless Players... but alternatively anywhere else in the world in an appropriate local jurisdiction Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C or use both options Seamless Players Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 11 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Seamless BA ( B usiness A ssociate) B 2 B not necessarily certified in Alderney Seamless Players Furthermore, operators can have BAs [a] to whom they can export players Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 12 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B BA ( B usiness A ssociate) B 2 B Furthermore, operators can have BAs [ a ] to whom they can export players Seamless Players Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 13 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Sign- posting BA ( B usiness A ssociate) B 2 B Furthermore, operators can have BAs... as long as they duly advise their players Seamless Players Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 14 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Players BA ( B usiness A ssociate) B 2 B Furthermore, operators can have BAs [ b ] from whom they can import players Seamless Players Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 15 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B BA ( B usiness A ssociate) B 2 B Furthermore, operators can have BAs [ c ] on whose behalf they can register and manage players Seamless Players Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 16 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Seamless Sign- posting Players BA B 2 B Furthermore, operators can have BAs [ d ] with whom they can associate in any combination of [a], [b] and [c] Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 17 Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Core services can be bought in IF the supplier has an Associate Certificate Seamless C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate ( CSPA ) Certificate Players BA B 2 B Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 18 Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B CSPA Certificate: Approves provision of 3 rd party core services (gambling software, player fund deposit, company management) to Alderney operator Core services can be bought in IF the supplier has an Associate Certificate Seamless Players BA B 2 B Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 19 Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Seamless Players CSPA (C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate) Certificate Finally, operators have to host their Gambling Equipment in certified (or in some cases approved) hosting facilities BA B 2 B Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 20 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Hosting Certificate (Guernsey facility) Hosting Certificate or Approval (non-Guernsey facility) Seamless Players CSPA (C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate) Certificate BA B 2 B Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 21 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Seamless Players CSPA (C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate) Certificate BA B 2 B Certificate for premises where operator servers are held. Must be obtained by Guernsey-based premises. Certificate for premises where operator servers are held. Can be obtained by non-Guernsey-based premises. Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 22 Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C Seamless Players CSPA (C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate) Certificate BA B 2 B Certificate for premises where operator servers are held. Must be obtained by Guernsey-based premises. Approval for specific operator can be used instead Cat 2 Associate Certificate B 2 B 23 Temporary Licences Have the same obligations and privileges as a Cat 1 and/or Cat 2 eGambling licence Only for failover or other limited use by operators holding a licence in another jurisdiction Hosting Certificate (Guernsey facility) Cat 1 Temporary eGambling Licence B 2 C Cat 2 Temporary eGambling Licence B 2 B Seamless Players BA B 2 B CSPA (C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate) Certificate 24 Operators can use one Cat 2 Associate Certificate (CTEC) in unlimited locations... and can thus operate a distributed network Distributed Network Hosting Guernsey Hosting elsewhere Hosting elsewhere Players Cat 2 Licence CTEC Hosting elsewhere Cat 2 Associate Certificate Cat 1 eGambling Licence B 2 C 25 Seamless Cat 2 eGambling Licence B 2 B Seamless FGA Certificate B 2 B Hosting Certificate (Guernsey facility) Hosting Certificate or Approval (non-Guernsey facility) Players CSPA (C ore S ervices P rovider A ssociate) Certificate BA B 2 B this concludes the presentation of the Alderney eGambling Licensing Regime August 2013