Online Casino Could Come to Sealand

by Mira Patel, News Staff Writer

September 14, 2007

If you have never heard of Sealand, don’t be alarmed. Sealand is a man-made, privately-owned island that just might be the home of a new online casino. The self-declared “independent state” is owned by Paddy Roy Bates, and is located in the North Sea, off the coast of Great Britain. The sovereignty of the former World War II military fortress has never been disputed, making it a great location for online gambling and online casinos. It may be just a hunk of concrete and steel, but a group of Russian investors see it as something much, much bigger – the site of a new internet casino juggernaut, perhaps.

Bates has reportedly signed a white label online casinos deal with the renowned Playshare online gambling group. A group of Russian investors want in on the deal, and have supposedly offered Bates millions upon millions of dollars as an investment on the internet casino startup. The investors propose to provide Sealand with “worldwide internet freedom and internationally unrestricted internet broadcasting,” the tools they need for the successful launch of the new online casino.

The Russians’ proposal for the new online casino, “SealandCasino.com” launch includes new, high-capacity servers. To date, the launch of the online gambling venture has been put off by political and legal hurdles, as any of the choices for its host nation have restrictions on internet casinos. Now that the concept can move forward, Bates and the investors are confident that Sealand Casino is destined to be a success. The press release concerning the investment shows thathe the prospect of such a big venture is certainly generating much excitement in Sealand: a “resident” enthused that the casino could be “the greatest revolution since the dawn of the internet."
 

Back to CASINO NEWS