The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission, whose gaming regulatory jurisdiction was recently admitted to the UK online casino "white list" of responsible and premiere online gambling jurisdictions outside of the European Economic Area, has appointed a new chairperson and additional Commission member. Isle of Man's Chief Minister announced the appointments in a recent conference.

Appointed to help oversee the increasing load of regulatory duties and responsibilities taken upon the Commission, local advocate, Jerry Carter will take up a member seat on the commission, while Manx solicitor and advocate, Claire Milne, will replace outgoing chairperson, Jane O'Rourke. Milne has a background in the intellectual property fields, including IT Law, and data protection in the areas of e-commerce and online gaming.

Isle of Man's Chief Minister made it clear the online casino and gaming sector is important to the Isle of Man economy, and that the recent inclusion of the Gambling Supervision Commission is a testament to the great steps the Commission has taken to ensure its licensees have the freedom to market in the UK, while still keeping to strict regulatory provisions and best practices.

The Chief Minister also stated how important the role of the Gambling Supervision Commission is to continued, effective regulation of offshore online casino companies. The appointments of Milne and Carter have therefore been made with due consideration in keeping with the high standards governing the Commission itself. Milne and Carter will take up their new positions at a time in which the European online gambling industry is expanding under increasingly uniform regulation standards.