A company which allows people to bet on lotteries from around the world has celebrated its office move to the Fort Anne development overlooking Douglas Bay.

Annexio Limited, which employs around 40 people in the island, was also launching its new LottoGo.com consumer brand.

Tom Brodie, founder of Annexio and host of the event, was delighted to welcome around 80 guests to enjoy champagne, canapes, and the beautiful sound of live music from local harpist and BBC2 Young Folk Musician of the Year Mera Royle.

As Business News exclusively revealed in May the expanding island eGaming company is enlisting cheeky comic Keith Lemon to advertise its services.

The business is what is known as a secondary lottery company, which means online customers can, in effect, bet on the results of lottery draws around the world including the American Powerball.

The launch event took place on a gloriously sunny evening with attendees including Lieutenant Governor, Sir Richard Gozney and Alfred Cannan, Treasury Minister.

Sir Richard, who had previously toured Annexio’s former offices in Anglo International House in Lord Street, Douglas, and witnessed the company’s growth first-hand, spoke at the event and congratulated the business on moving on to the next stage of its development.

The headquarters of Annexio now boasts a ‘contemporary new office environment offering panoramic views of Douglas Bay’ as explained by Mr Brodie, who was ‘delighted with the results.’

Mr Brodie added: ‘We also have room to expand further and our staff can enjoy additional benefits such as the onsite pool, gym and easy parking.’

In addition, Mr Brodie gave particular thanks to project co-ordinator Shelby Sandyford-Sykes and project manager Niamh Jeanneau for the move and enabling ‘everything that he had been told was impossible to happen’.

Annexio is now licensed in UK, Australia, Jersey, Eire and, of course, the Isle of Man and offers millions of people the opportunity to bet on the outcome of the biggest lotteries on the planet.

Big plans for the new leading brand LottoGo.com, include a celebrity-led promotional campaign, is being unveiled in the next few months.