This appeal, which is brought by leave of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, arises out of judicial review proceedings taken by Peerless Ltd, a Mauritius bookmaker (“the appellant”), against the respondent, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (“the GRA”), which is charged with the regulation and control of gambling activities in Mauritius.

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Before an online gambling site signs up its first customer, before it accepts its first bet, before the first card is dealt, it must be licensed by a recognized governmental entity.

Why, you ask? Because (most) banks won’t deal with an unlicensed sites, and neither will the various credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard.

Yes, that’s right. We followed the money, and as it turns out, it was a very short walk. You want to take bets? Prove you’re at least legitimate enough to have a license from some governmental agency.

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So that’s it — just get some government to sell us a license in exchange for some money, and we’re good to go? Well, no. If it were as simple as that, we’d all have an online casino or betting site, and the world would be a very different place.

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While it is true that the early Gold Rush days of internet gambling were exciting, dangerous, lawless days indeed, today’s online gambling operators will find that even the mildest and most indulgent licensing governments are not simply rubber stamps for their license to print money.

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Below we explain exactly what the online gambling licensing authorities do. We then look at the regulatory requirements that each licensing authority puts in place.