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  Glücksspiel-Lizenz, Sportwetten, Online-Casino: Lizenzen auf Gibraltar

Wir (internationale Steuerberater und Rechtsanwälte) installieren Ihre Gesellschaft auf Gibraltar und erwirken die staatliche Glückspiel-Lizenz für Ihr Unternehmen. Die Gebühren hängen von der Lizenz und der Ausgestaltung der Gesellschaft ab. Gern unterbreiten wir Ihnen ein unverbindliches und kostenloses Angebot. Es bestehen verschiedene Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten der Realisierung. So nimmt die bekannte Wettgesellschaft Bwin die Wetten in Deutschland zwar an, aber vermittelt dann an die Tochtergesellschaft auf Gibraltar. Im Rahmen eines reinen Internetangebotes gestaltet sich die Realisierung noch unkomplizierter.

Vorgehensweise in der Kurzübersicht

I.d.R. wird zunächst eine Gesellschaft (Limited) auf Gibraltar installiert. Damit die einzige Betriebsstätte und/oder/ergänzend insbesondere die steuerliche Betriebsstätte auf Gibraltar angesiedelt ist, muss gemäß der Legaldefinition im Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen "der Ort der geschäftlichen Oberleitung" auf Gibraltar sein. Mithin muss ein auf Gibraltar steuerlich ansässiger im Sinne die Geschäftsführung innehaben. Entweder verlagern Sie -oder ein Beauftragter- Ihren Lebensmittelpunkt nach Gibraltar oder wir stellen einen Treuhand-Direktor. Sofern Aktivgeschäfte nach §8 AStG erwirkt werden (keine Wirkung der Hinzurechnungsbesteuerung) können Sie bzw. Ihr deutsches Unternehmen als Mehrheits-Gesellschafter auftreten (ansonsten empfehlen wir 50% Shares, 50% Treuhänderisch). Ergänzend muss ein ordentlicher Geschäftssitz auf Gibraltar installiert werden, also zustellbare Postadresse, telefonische Erreichbarkeit usw.., ein in kaufmännischer Weise eingerichteter Geschäftsbetrieb ist nicht erforderlich (außer Casino vor Ort).

Das Internetangebot wird bei einem örtlichen Provider gehostet.

Nachfolgend wird die Glückspiel-Lizenz bei der zuständigen Behörde auf Gibraltar beantragt.

Steuern: GAMING TAX

For sports betting operations gaming tax is currently levied as from 1 April 2005 at 1% of the turnover up to £42,500,000 of annual turnover with the gaming tax capped at £425,000 per annum, with a minimum annual tax payable of £85,000. Betting exchanges are currently taxed on the same basis as bookmaking operations. For internet casinos gaming tax is currently levied at 1% of the gaming yield (the drop). The maximum and minimum cap is the same as for sports betting.

Über Gibraltar

Gibraltar ist ein Kalksteinfelsen, der an der Südspitze der iberischen Halbinsel ins Meer hineinragt. Gibraltar gehört (trotz der Lage auf dem europäischen Festland) als Britisches Überseegebiet zum Vereinigten Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland.

Verhältnis zum Vereinigten Königreich

Gibraltar ist eine Kronkolonie des Vereinigten Königreichs. Es hat eine eigene Regierung, die die Aufgaben der Selbstverwaltung erfüllt. Sie umfasst alle Bereiche außer Verteidigung, Außenpolitik und innere Sicherheit, welche vom Vereinigten Königreich übernommen werden. Staatschef ist die britische Königin, die in Gibraltar durch einen Gouverneur repräsentiert wird. Der Gouverneur ist gleichzeitig der Oberbefehlshaber der Armee und der Polizei. Der momentan amtierende Gouverneur, Sir Francis Richards, wurde 2003 ernannt.

Politisches System

Die Bevölkerung Gibraltars wählt ein fünfzehnköpfiges Parlament (House of Assembly), das sich nur aus Abgeordneten der beiden stärksten Parteien zusammensetzt: Die Partei mit den meisten Stimmen bekommt acht Parlamentssitze, der „beste Verlierer“ erhält derer sieben. So gibt es nie eine Koalition und die Regierungspartei wechselt oft. Der Führer der Mehrheitsfraktion wird vom Gouverneur zum Regierungschef (Chief Minister) ernannt. Außer dem Chief Minister besteht die Exekutive noch aus dem Finanzminister und dem Justizminister. Zur Zeit ist Peter Caruana von den Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) Chief Minister. Er wurde 1996 gewählt und 2000 sowie 2003 wiedergewählt. Die Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) ist in der Opposition. Beide Parteien sind für Gibraltars Selbstregierung und weigern sich, Vereinbarungen mit Spanien zu treffen, wobei die GSLP traditionell radikaler ist.

Status innerhalb der EU

Gibraltar ist Teil der Europäischen Union. Aus Sicht der EU sind die Einwohner von Gibraltar Bürger des Vereinigten Königreichs. Es gibt jedoch einige spezifische Ausnahmen:

Im Jahr 2003 erhielten die Bewohner Gibraltars durch den European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 das Wahlrecht für das Europäische Parlament. Gibraltar gehört bei den Europawahlen zum Wahlgebiet Südwestengland, das sieben Vertreter nach Straßburg entsendet. Bei den Wahlen im Juni 2004 nahmen 57,5 % der Wahlberechtigten Gibraltars ihr neues Recht wahr.


Frontal21 am 29. August 2006 -Kampf ums Wettmonopol

..Private Anbieter auf Beutezug

Beim Glückspiel geht es um viel Geld. Für die Spieler und Wetter, aber auch für den Staat, der in Deutschland das Glückspiel-Monopol besitzt. Schon seit Jahren drängen private Anbieter auf den lukrativen deutschen Markt und streiten sich mit den Bundesländern um das Monopol.

...Auch die staatlichen Anbieter selbst fürchten die Folgen bei einer Liberalisierung. Horst Mentrup vom Deutschen Toto- und Lottoblock weist auf die unterschiedlichen Bedingungen von privaten und staatlichen Unternehmen hin: "In einem solchen Wettbewerb würden wir mit privaten Anbietern konfrontiert, die keine oder fast überhaupt keine Steuern zahlen, die massiv werben können, die massiv Spielanreize setzen mit extrem hohen Ausschüttungsquoten." In einem derartigen Wettbewerb hätten die staatlichen Anbieter "keine Chancen", sagt Mentrup gegenüber Frontal21. In der Tat zahlt zum Beispiel Bwin über eine Schwesterfirma in Gibraltar eine Wettsteuer in Höhe von gerade mal einem Prozent - und selbst das nicht etwa in Deutschland. Die staatlichen Firmen dagegen haben Abgaben von rund 40 Prozent, die in die Kassen der Bundesländer fließen.


REMOTE GAMBLING FROM GIBRALTAR

All gaming operations in Gibraltar require licensing under the Gaming Ordinance. Gaming licences, including for telephone and internet betting, are issued by the Office of the Financial and Development Secretary on behalf of the Government.

GENERAL

The Government only licences companies with a proven track record in gaming, of reputable standing and with a realistic business plan. Licences are generally difficult to obtain. As at January 2006 there were fifteen licensed operators as follows:-

1 Ladbrokes (Gibraltar) Ltd -Bookmaking
-Casino
2 Victor Chandler (International) Ltd -Bookmaking
-Casino
3 Eurobet (Gibraltar) Ltd -Casino
4 Stan James (Gibraltar) Ltd -Bookmaking
-Casino
5 BAW International Ltd -Bookmaking
-Casino
6 Carmen Media Group Ltd -Bookmaking
-Casino
7 St Minver Ltd -Casino
8 32 Red Plc -Casino
9 Digibet Ltd -Bookmaking
10 888.com Plc [Cassava Enterprises (Gibraltar) Ltd] -Casino
11 Globet.com Group Ltd -Bookmaking
-Casino
12 International Betting Association Ltd -Bookmaking
13 Mansion (Gibraltar) Ltd -Bookmaking
-Betting Exchange
-Casino
14 Partygaming Plc (ElectraWorks Ltd) -Casino
15. FuturesBetting.com Ltd -Spread Betting

Below are some of the principal conditions and licensing requirements for sports betting and on line casino operations.

ADVERTISING GUIDELINES

The operator shall ensure that all advertising, promotion and sponsoring activity of whatever type and through whatever medium (including the internet) shall be truthful and accurate. It shall be exclusively targeted at adult players and shall therefore not be designed to appeal in any way to minors. Operators shall ensure that such internet websites as are used to advertise, promote and/or operate its gaming activities shall not include links to other sites with violent or immoral content or which may be designed for access by minors.

The licences are issued on the basis that the advertising and promotion of betting services can only be directed to citizens of nations in which it is not illegal for such activities to be undertaken and that the licence will not provide betting services to any person where the provision of such services by the operator would be illegal under the applicable law.

PAYOUT OF PRIZE MONIES

The operator will at all times have adequate financing available to pay all current and reasonably estimated prospective obligations in respect of prize payouts and to ensure there is adequate working capital to finance on going operations. The Operator will pay winnings and account balances to registered players in accordance with clearly established arrangements agreed to with the customer.

CUSTOMER PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION

Operators are required to obtain the following minimum information with regard to all prospective customers. The basic information on each individual shall include full name; residential address; and age as no customer may be registered as a player if under the age of eighteen;

GAMING TAX

For sports betting operations gaming tax is currently levied as from 1 April 2005 at 1% of the turnover up to £42,500,000 of annual turnover with the gaming tax capped at £425,000 per annum, with a minimum annual tax payable of £85,000. Betting exchanges are currently taxed on the same basis as bookmaking operations. For internet casinos gaming tax is currently levied at 1% of the gaming yield (the drop). The maximum and minimum cap is the same as for sports betting.

ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

The bank accounts into which any customers, funds, stakes, wagers, prizes or other monies are received, held or paid out from shall be controlled by the Company. The operation of any credit card merchant account used in the course of the business shall be fully and effectively controlled by the Company.

No bank account or credit card merchant account, nor the receipt, processing, holding and clearance of customer funds and credit card transactions, shall be maintained by the licence in a jurisdiction other than Gibraltar, or in a Gibraltar licensed institution without the prior approval of the Government.

The Operator shall be required to produce audited accounts and maintain its financial records in accordance with the applicable law from time to time. The Operator shall also be required to meet all its accounts and filing requirements as set out in the Companies Ordinance, the Companies (Accounts) Ordinance and Companies (Consolidated Accounts) Ordinance and any other applicable legislation.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING REQUIREMENTS

The Operator shall comply fully with all obligations in respect of any transactions which may give rise to any suspicions in respect of money laundering. The obligations are set out under the Gibraltar Criminal Justice Ordinance and the Anti Money Laundering Guidelines published from time to time by the Financial Services Commission of Gibraltar.


Unsere Partnerkanzlei auf Gibraltar: 12 Anwälte, die größte und renom. Kanzlei auf Gibraltar. Unten die Darstellung einiger Anwälte der Kanzlei.

 

 

 
Peter A. Isola, BA

Peter was born in Gibraltar on the 27th December 1958. He qualified as a Barrister-at-Law for England and Gibraltar and was called to the Bar in 1982. He was appointed a Notary Public in 1985.

He was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and subsequently obtained a BA Honours Degree in Law at Kingston University, Surrey, completing his education at the Council of Legal Education.

Peter is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, of the Gibraltar Bar Association, of the International Fiscal Association, of the International Tax Planning Association, of the International Bar Association and of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). He is President of the Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Gibraltar Bar Council. He was the founder Chairman of the Gibraltar branch of STEP and has served on the Gibraltar Finance Centre Council and the Minister for Trade & Industry’s Finance Centre Legislation Committee.

He is the Gibraltar contributor to Tolley’s Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts and Tolley’s International Succession Laws. He has lectured on companies and trusts, gaming and electronic commerce.

He is married to Dorthe and has four children. He is fluent in English and Spanish. His areas of practice include International Corporate and Trust Structures, Commercial Transactions, Banking, Insurance and Financial Services and Gaming.

 
Albert J. Isola, BA

Albert was born in Gibraltar on the 5th March 1962. He was educated at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and subsequently obtained his Law Degree at Kingston University, Surrey. He completed his education at the Council of Education in London and was called to the Bar in 1985. He is also a Commissioner for Oaths.

Albert was elected as a member of the Gibraltar House of Assembly in 1996 and served for four years after opting not to stand for re-election to the local parliament at the 2000 Elections. He is a member of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, the Gibraltar Bar Association, the Reform Club in London, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Royal Golf Club at Sotogrande, Spain.

Albert has worked extensively in commercial matters both in Gibraltar and internationally in a wide range of different matters. In Gibraltar he has been involved in the largest commercial property acquisition and financing transaction and has also been engaged in a large number of residential property developments locally. He has also led a team representing major international banks on financing projects in Gibraltar and in representing clients with building contractors on property developments. Albert is also engaged extensively in financial services and private client work.

Internationally, Albert has been engaged and worked with teams on satellite and telecommunication projects, property acquisitions and the franchising of pharmaceutical products.

Albert is married to Graziella and has four children. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

His areas of practice include Corporate and Trust Structures, Estate Planning, Financial Services, Commercial Transactions and Telecommunications.

 

 
 
Maite Stagnetto, BA
 

Maite was born in Gibraltar on the 30th August 1970. She was educated in Gibraltar and subsequently obtained her Degree in English and Spanish Law at Kent University in Canterbury. She completed her education at the Council of Legal Education in London and was called to the Bar in 1993. She is also a Commissioner for Oaths.

She is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, the Gibraltar Bar Association, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and the Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club.

Maite has worked extensively in commercial matters both in Gibraltar and internationally in a wide range of different areas. She has represented numerous internationally recognized banks and provided legal opinions on substantial and complex transactions. In Gibraltar Maite represents Banks and offers advice on commercial transactions constantly reviewing security and guarantee documentation. She also undertakes a significant amount of private client work representing High Net Worth Individuals and companies relocating to Gibraltar who enjoy favourable tax treatment in Gibraltar. She also undertakes the registration of merchant vessels and pleasure yachts and advices foreign banks on ship financing matters.

Maite is married to Guy and has two children. She is fluent in English, Spanish and French. Her areas of practice include Corporate and Trust Structures, Financial Services, Commercial Transactions, Private Clients, Shipping, Probate, Trademarks and Patents.