The Tribune

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Business Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

One gaming house operator is seeking to distance itself from the ‘web shop’ label and perceived stigma associated with it, explaining that it has been certified as a casino with a full suite of products.

Gavin Newball, co-founder of GLK Ltd, which trades as A Sure Win with 42 locations throughout the Bahamas, told Tribune Business the firm had “made history” with its recent Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) certification.

“We want to move away from the stigma of a web shop. We are no longer a web shop,” he said. “We made history and now we are certified like every other casino, and we should be known as casinos and move away from the stigma of web shops.

“We are the first gaming house operator to complete the full testing and certification process with GLI, and to have our gaming system authorised by the Gaming Board.”

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), the online systems and iGaming tester, serves more than 475 jurisdictions worldwide, fulfilling their testing and certification needs.

“Being the first operator in the Bahamas to have been certified by them is  a major accomplishment for us,” said Leander Brice, GLK co-founder.

“It was a long and tedious process, but it is great to be named among the likes of MGM and Caesars. These are companies that they work for and certify, and now we are on the international level in terms of the quality of products we offer.”