StanJames.com was a remote gambling operator offering online, on mobile and telephone sports betting, Casino, Games and Poker.
It was a significant part of the Stan James brand which began life in 1973 as a single betting shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
[citation needed] The company was founded by Steve Fisher and James Holder, and is now owned by Unibet Group plc.
[2] StanJames.com was the trading name of SJU Limited and was licensed and regulated by the Government of Gibraltar and the Gambling Commission of Great Britain.
[10] These included 'Goldenpark.com' in Spain, where StanJames.com partnered with the Spanish land-based casino Group MGA; 'Racing2Day' in the United States, where they were part of a limited partnership licensed by the Oregon Racing Commission; and 'Betpack' in Ireland, which was created in 2009 to offer online betting and gaming to the betting shop network of the same name.
[citation needed] The company sponsored the 'Stan James Guineas Festival' at Newmarket Racecourse from 2006 to 2010, and the King George Chase at Kempton Park from 2005 to 2008.
Since the six-race sponsorship began, Cheltenham Racecourse footfall and television viewer ratings had increased year-on-year for the Stan James Champion Hurdle.