Hi further to your response about dailyexpressbingo.co.uk, could you please shed some light on the remote gaming licenses for me i do not really understand what this means? I will be intouch with the daily express in the morning so i will put this forward to Mr Avery when i speak to him. All i want to know is why they are running there bingosite license in another country, and in this day and age you cant even get any response from there manager via dozens of emails which have been sent to him... is he just ignorant? or does he actually exsist???

A remote gaming license permits the operation of a gambling arena via the internet. A brick and mortar structured bingo hall needs a license to operate as well as an internet "hall".
I have found it difficult to get answers surrounding the confusion I have, at least, concerning who is responsible to who when a remote license is established. It does seem these licenses that are granted in Antigua, barbuda,Costa Rica and other source countries are attempts to contravene the gambling laws , taxes,and regulations of the areas they access on the internet platform for the purpose of conducting a business for profit.
My question is to the gambling commissions of various countries is... who and what are these owners and operators responsible to as far as conforming to the gaming laws and adhering to policy? Is it enough to comply with the license procedures and often minimal regulations that are derived from the country that has issued the license regardless of geographical access via the internet? The UK has established regulation that now includes remote gaming, but if a licensed operator comes in from an area that is "whitelisted" (approved) by the UK does that mean they have to follow the UK laws as well or simply the laws that are indicated by their license source?
When a player decides to register at a site on the internet, most have you sign a disclaimer that says you will abide by the laws of the site, regardless of where you may reside, so the laws applicable in your area are null and void. Some people residing in the United States have brought lawsuits to recover funds, but I have not heard how that fared.
Internet gaming is relatively new compared to the length of time gambling and laws covering this form of "entertainment" have been in existence, so I imagine it will take some time to create and legislate specific laws that cover wire transmission for universal compliance.
It is a free for all out there now, with profiteering and usuary runnning rampant under the guise of "licensed operators" and phony site "assurance" seals that are often nothing more than private industry labels that have been bought. It is wise to check out the credentials of a site the best you can by asking questions and clicking on some of the seals you see displayed to see what and who they really are...and ALWAYS read the rules and ask if you are not sure you understand the intent or meaning. Keep a copy of all responses, if indeed you do get any, as well as all transactions and communications. I know you all are probably aware of this, so please consider this a small reminder.

I think that some of this has gotten way out of control- the licensing bodies really do need to do a better job of keeping this stuff under control