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candour. A true gentleman. General behaviour is excellent. Well-mannered and polite to all our clients. I have never seen Bart angry or upset, even when trying to solve an unexpected problem. Very calm and professional. Bart has been working freelance, so he has never truly left, as he only works when we require his services and if he available to work on the date in question. If you require any further information about Bart kindly contact me at your convenience. Hope you have a good day. Kind regards Martin Nuza Blands Travel DMC 7. I was very happy when I got the job at GVC. Everyone in the company called it bwin, by the way, after its most well known brand. The initial wage of £17,000/year for the first four months of probation was the lowest pay for similar jobs in the gaming sector in Gibraltar. I had seen in the list provided by the ETB that other gaming companies offered much higher wages. I actually had the possibility to start for Lottoland at the same time but my personal preference was for GVC, being the biggest company. The contract also mentioned Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and “flexible benefits”. After the probation period the wages would go up to £20,000/year and there would be a ten percent bonus. That was still lower than the other gaming companies paid, but GVC was one of the biggest players in the field and GVC had a well know aim to grow the business and take over or merge with other gaming companies. That convinced me that there would be more career opportunities in the long term, specifically for a person with my experience and background. I saw the lower initial wage therefore as an “investment” that would afterwards be compensated by making a career much sooner with the associated pay rises than would be possible in smaller gaming companies. 8. On 15th May 2017 I started working at GVC Services Ltd, trading as bwin, premium, partypoker, partycasino, foxy bingo and a few other well known brands in their respective international markets. I was very enthusiastic as at the age of forty-six this was like a second chance to start an entirely brand new career. I strongly believed that the gaming |
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