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5 f: z; ^2 b6 Y6 s; b+ lSTAFF at a Douglas-based online gaming company say they are expecting redundancies. ; R2 \! r; M6 v- w3 U 7 _' h7 A& z: D188BET, whose head office is registered at Clinch’s House on Lord Street, offers an on-line casino as well as betting on sports worldwide from football to motor racing.. ?' F) Z# F( `8 ?: k' [5 F
; }- [3 D) n2 W) d& Z: MThe company also has several centres in Asia, including the Philippines and Singapore. 4 K0 e* Y, k5 \, I; j. u8 U) N' o$ p" l; B
About 35 people are employed by the company in the Isle of Man – and iomtoday understands staff have been told there will be redundancies. 8 l6 D5 [5 `9 L" d " [" Y" Q( T! DNo-one was available at the Isle of Man office to comment on the situation, however the company released the following statement through its public relations agency: ‘188BET is currently undergoing a strategic review of each area of its global activity as part of an internal restructuring of the business.& L! }9 G% G; f! J" B l* |8 k
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‘Having established itself as a leading brand in the global gaming market through innovative partnerships with a number of Premier League Football clubs, 188BET is now considering how best to deploy the company’s resources for the next phase of the brand’s growth. 7 l# q8 i m7 Q+ o- a) [* q. U" K: i0 {# E ^
‘The review is expected to be concluded within the next month.’ 1 R- C& o2 f9 u) P4 D/ V3 K* R 0 g2 V/ d& D; X. j8 \The organisation sponsors football teams Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic and is the official betting partner of Chelsea, Liverpool and several other association football clubs.' X+ [% F- O8 b* E! K
! m3 E4 ~+ g0 n DThe company is owned by Cube Ltd which is licensed and regulated by the island’s Gambling Supervision Commission. B; K0 o- w1 x% a% l5 e! f# D+ \/ T9 ^ A3 j, L# x- g' H% `% |1 j/ D
News of uncertainty at one of the main players in the Manx e-gaming sector will come as a blow to the government which has identified e-gaming as a key area for expansion and just this week launched a new licence aimed at attracting more operators to the island, - R- s3 @1 H7 L$ U: R: |% a6 j( g( E3 E
The network services licence is designed to recognise business-to-business gaming operators (see page 2).& u9 {7 p4 p2 ~5 I4 z7 B
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Last week, the Manx authorities also said UK proposals to regulate offshore online gambling should not be seen as a threat. The UK Government has announced plans to introduce laws forcing all gambling operators with British customers to obtain UK licences, irrespective of where those companies are based. , n1 Y0 o$ z6 _% z9 n9 v$ P* r) y0 P- w
But Garth Kimber, the Manx Government’s head of e-gaming said the Gambling Supervision Commission would remain the prime regulator in the island.2 P" F7 v6 H* D" z* _9 S7 V
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However this move could still reduce revenue to Manx coffers if British players had to pay duty in the UK rather than the island. $ W w7 ^( q c' s" Y; h$ Q# Z) o2 U
The e-gaming industry brings in about ￡4.2 million in revenue from players around the world. ) A5 ?/ N7 @) Z' N7 T * t5 m8 ^7 O* T b8 @Economic Development Minister Allan Bell MHK said he had received assurances from the UK there will be a ‘lighter touch approach’ to the island’s industry and there was recognition of the high level of regulation here. " @9 ?7 y9 @- |; `9 e7 p, ?+ d# p - u/ J' c) l7 A2 a. |Meanwhile, staff at finance firm Credit Suisse are facing an uncertain future.- h& l8 B! O+ e" S
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Despite rumours of job losses and in the Isle of Man and that staff have been told the island operation is to be scaled back, a Credit Suisse spokesman refused to comment on redundancies, opting instead to say: ‘We continue to be proactive about monitoring the size of our business relative to client opportunities and market conditions. ' t4 }4 c# h6 A5 r / x, D1 C, p; z- c l& ?* l‘This involves realigning resources to growth areas and adjusting capacity to meet client needs and to manage costs across the business.’ , W- W) D% n1 N7 A5 E' B- f4 j! }( x4 I9 L/ n/ W& B' _9 v
Nine jobs were lost at the financial services firm when the company announced, in September 2009, it had decided to move its trust operation from Victoria Street, Douglas, to Guernsey. ' i. `: G _% F. f! n" S; y , ^" L/ ?* C9 w6 RThe company employs 42 people in the island and operates from an office in North Quay, Douglas.作者: jiuhe 时间: 2011-7-31 20:15
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