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These types of agreements use tax residency - not citizenship. Tax residency is usually where you live. If you travel a lot (for example, more than 50% of all days in a year), it may become more difficult to determine where you are tax resident. Banks must know who the ultimate beneficial owner...

No, that is not likely to happen.

Safe, how?

It's a young bank based in a jurisdiction which does not publish financial statements of banks. The bank does not yet have a credit rating by any of the major credit rating firms. It is as such difficult to gauge how trustworthy and reliable it is. With that said - it's a perfectly adequate...

They certainly do open accounts directly; at least in some cases. Just because a bank tells you something doesn't mean they'll turn around and do the complete opposite for someone else. They take a risk-based approach and might have deemed you high-risk if they tell you to go via an intermediary.

Yes. For all intents and purposes - yes. Technically - no, they can be tracked. If the authorities pressure the issuer to reveal information about the card holder, your details may be released. This is a tall order, though.

Your options will depend on what tax legislation is applicable to you, but generally speaking, income from offshore companies must be declared and are usually subject to some form of taxation. Some choose to pay themselves dividends, while others opt for salary. There are many ways of doing it...

Maybe. It depends on what the laws are in countries A, B, and C. C is most important.Tax laws vary a lot between countries. Speak to a qualified professional/accountant/lawyer.

So the purpose of the UK company is to hide the supplier's name from the customer? Why not a UK bank account? You might need to travel there, but if you can convince the banks to accept you (and they do sometimes accept non-resident UK companies) that's going to be the best-looking structure. I...

Can you please elaborate on this? What exactly do you mean?

Country for establishment depends on what the laws state where you plan to operate. It's a bit of a Catch-22. The easiest start would probably be to consult a local lawyer and get an opinion on whether the game is considered gambling in your jurisdiction, since you will be operating from there...

This is incorrect. Except for a limited number of jurisdictions, operation is key to determining where a company is legally resident and, thus, to which jurisdiction's law it must answer. If things were as easy as you describe, there wouldn't be hundreds of gambling operators in Malta. By...

Consult a lawyer about this. Laws vary greatly from one country to another. It's irrelevant where you incorporate such a structure, as you will most likely be considered to be operating from wherever you live, so you have to answer to local laws.

I mentioned white labels earlier: "The problem is that you are developing your own game with nothing behind it. There are many whitelabel solutions out there, where someone supplies you with a technical platform (including games), customer service, anti-fraud, payments, and so on. This won't...

I know a couple of gambling operators that started out on Tain and similar platforms. They are fine.

I wouldn't recommend any bank. Bank recommendation is a complex procedure. It requires a complete understanding of your business and what banking services you need. That said - FBME is a good bank. There are a lot of banks that open accounts remotely for under $10,000. Virtually all banks in...

Rietumu is a reputable bank. Latvia does have banking secrecy, though it is unclear for how much longer, since the EU is more and more moving towards automatic exchange of information. It is unclear if this development will also include bank accounts held by offshore entities which in turn are...

The same process will apply if you offer your game as a gambling operator. Licensing authorities will audit your game, even in places like Curaçao. You must have operations in Curaçao, but you can have foreign ownership. In theory, everything can be set up remotely.

There is a TIEA between the Netherlands and the Seychelles. What do you do if the tax authority asks you about the source of your wage? Most jurisdictions apply reverse burden of proof in money-laundering cases and many jurisdictions consider tax evasion a predicate crime to money-laundering...

There are banks that accept bearer shares companies. I can't really give you a list of banks, since in my experience bank tend to take a very case-by-case approach to this. That said, you can try in the Caribbean region, Mauritius, Seychelles, and throughout Europe. Some banks will require that...