Home	Tutorial	Online Casino Reviews	Best Online Casinos	Casino Software	Casino News

Online Casino Gambling --- Casino News

Micro-Nation Operates Online Casino

It may seem more like news of the weird rather than legitimate news, but the Principality of Sealand has announced the grand opening of its very own online casino gambling site, SealandCasino.com. What’s interesting in this case is that the tiny Island off the coast of Great Britain actively proclaims itself as its own state – even though no other country in the world recognizes it as such. But in going with the flow the “world’s smallest state” has announced the release of a completely legitimate online casinos site operating on the Microgaming platform.

Interestingly, the online casinos site is a new development for the small state, before that Sealand was a military fort which now is owned by a former British Army Major, Paddy Roy Bates. Bates is adamant that Sealand is its own sovereign jurisdiction though both the U.S. and Germany have ruled that it is actually territory belonging to Great Britain.

Perhaps the best part about the new Sealand online casino is that the owners of the site have a sense of humor. As the site is brand new and just beginning to accept players, a message announced to gamblers: "The Royal Family of Sealand’s high regard for the loyalty of its subjects is extended towards all Sealand Casino users, with players gaining Loyalty Points each time they place a bet," says a tongue-in-cheek statement from the Principality. These can then be redeemed for credits in the casino or cashed out as required. Tax-free winnings will be privately transferred in any currency to any account in the world." And by “Royal Family” the online casinos site means the maximum of ten island occupants that exist in the state of Sealand.

Sealand’s new site is not expected to cause any major waves in the online casino industry because Great Britain does allow internet gambling so there is no reason for it to come to a territorial dispute…because at that point perhaps Bates would be taking the whole situation a tad far. As it stands, Sealand Casino is a celebration of the 40th anniversary of sovereignty.