About Bowmans

In 1985 American Football Pools was founded by Gary Bowman in Manchester, England. In England sports betting has been legal and regulated since the 1960's. Indeed there is a bookmaker on almost every street corner and to place a wager, whether large or small, is part of the fabric of everyday life. American Football Pools, equipped with a British Government license to accept bets from anywhere in the world, was the world's first offshore book.

Now called Bowmans.com, the company has maintained its place in the world of global gaming with a reputation for integrity, reliability and of course legality. High quality service is all well and good but what if you can't get through? The offshore betting revolution has been built on technology and Bowmans.com has been at the forefront. Over the past decade the company has invested millions into its ultra-modern computer and satellite telecommunication networks not to mention its workforce. Bowmans.com has developed its own training program covering all aspects of gaming and financial transactions. All prospective employees must complete this course before being considered for employment.

So with highly trained staff combined with state-of-the-art telecommunication networks what else could Bowmans.com do to maintain their position as the world's number one offshore book? Expand of course.

Bowmans.com built a major call-center on the island of Mauritius situated in the Indian Ocean, east of South Africa. The Bowmans.com Treasury Department is situated in the Isle of Man, UK.

“Mauritius is perfect for us and our customers,” says Gary Bowman. “The country thrives on enterprise and has a very high standard of education. With our satellite based telecommunication system we could have expanded anywhere but Mauritius had all we could want. Now we have over 150 operators to receive bets, deal with all transactions, management and customer service, all situated in the beautiful Republic of Mauritius. It works very well but then it should, we invested an awful lot of time, money and effort into it.”