GBGC Moves Operations to Isle of Man

Global Betting and Gaming Consultants (GBGC), the gambling industry’s consultancy of choice in matters of market research, statistics and risk management, announced recently that it will be moving its overseas headquarters to the Isle of Man.

Founded by gambling industry veteran Warwick Bartlett, GBGC has become the go-to consultancy for many high-profile blue-chip companies and institutions, like Time Magazine, ABN Amro, AOL, and The Government of Malta, just to name a few. It undertakes projects as diverse as market assessment, product evaluations, design reviews, development reviews, corporate strategies, regulation development on the behalf of governments, IPOs and virtually anything the challenging and dynamic gambling market can throw at them. Its clients range from operators, suppliers and investment banks to public and private lotteries and the governments of small, independently wealthy nations.

Warwick Bartlett said of the decision to move: "This reflects our need to be closer to our customers so that we can meet their needs in a timely fashion. More than 60% of our revenue comes from outside the UK and we felt a need to position ourselves in a way that serves our customers best. We looked at various other jurisdictions and found that the Isle of Man suited us best. The communications are excellent and the Manx government has a positive attitude to businesses setting up here."