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All current participants in the U.K.'s White List have been informed of the proposed action.
The White List consists of those online gambling operators that are approved by the United Kingdom and are allowed to advertise their products and services in media residing in the U.K. The United Kingdom government wants to review the UK Gambling Act at this time and therefore cannot accept any more applicants.
A study being conducted by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport should be completed by the end of 2009 and then be tabled in Parliament by January 2010.
Bookmakers based in the UK indicated that offshore operators on the White List enjoy unfair advantages. This action by the U.K. operators has prompted the review process of the online gambling legislation in the UK, one of the most open jurisdictions in the world. The operators in the U.K. want to create a level playing field so that there is equal competition in the online gambling industry.
What compounds the problem is that many members of the European Union are paying little respect to the European Commission directive to open online gambling to fair competition from other E. U. nations. Countries such as Italy and France are not allowing UK based online gambling operators access to their markets creating friction among the countries involved.
Problem gambling will also be assessed in the review. The situation in the U.K. has been growing worse as online gambling operators based in the U.K. are voicing concerns that they cannot compete in the competitive market and they are now saying they will move to offshore locations where the taxation is less and the restrictions few.
Online gambling is a profit driven industry and results are the key issue.
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