A View from the Inside of a Borderless World
Greetings. My name isn’t important, but my perspective is. For over a decade, my professional life has been lived at the intersection of technology, finance, and international law. I work for a major online casino operator, and a significant part of my role involves navigating the incredibly complex and perpetually shifting legal landscape of online gaming. I’m not a lawyer who can offer you legal advice, but I am an industry operator who deals with the practical realities of this jurisdictional patchwork every single day.
When players ask, “Is it legal to play here?” they’re asking a simple question with a profoundly complicated answer. The digital world has no borders, but the world of law is nothing but borders. An online casino might be headquartered in Malta, have its servers in Guernsey, and offer its services to a player in New Zealand. Whose laws apply? This is the central question that defines our industry.