Gaming

Antigua and Barbuda is an ideal location for the establishment of gaming companies. Global confidence in our jurisdiction is due to the fact that the sector is well regulated. The Financial Services Regulatory Commission - Division of Gaming, provides a comprehensive listing of all of our licensees for public information. A transparent standardized procedure exists for obtaining a license as spelt out in the legislation.

There are other factors which make it advantageous to locate your operations in Antigua and Barbuda including:

Ample supply of gaming trained labor: Over 3,500 persons have experience and specific training in the gaming industry. This helps to lower the start-up cost for your business. Combining this factor with our orientation towards tourism produces a cadre of workers given to excellence in customer care.

Digitally wired population: The country is digitally wired and over 50% of homes have access to broadband. The government established the Antigua and Barbuda Institute of Information Technology in 2001 to focus on building ICT skills on the island and has established community access centres across the island.

Ultra Modern Telecommunication: There are three Internet Service Providers on the island which provide international private leased circuits at any band width for voice and data, T1 connectivity, DSL and High-speed data links. The system also has multiple redundancies via two separate undersea fibre networks: the Eastern Caribbean Fiber System and the South Caribbean Fiber. In addition to redundancy these have provided significant bandwidth capacity. There are three broadband service providers.

Tax Advantages: Gaming firms are classified under the Free Trade Zone and thereby benefit from fiscal incentives such as no payment of corporate income tax and zero duty on capital items required for the business.