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22 Gibraltar International www.gibraltarinternational.comThis year%u2019s annual KPMG Gibraltar eSummit was held with exceptional timing on Thursday 12th June, the day after the announcement that the UK and and EU had agreed the core terms of a treaty in respect of Gibraltar.It meant that delegates at the event were among the first to hear what this meant for Gibraltar - and the eGaming industry in particular - from Chief Minister Fabian Picardo who rearranged his schedule to make a surprise appearance and talk directly to the capacity audience at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel.Border fluidityDeclaring that the sovereignty of Gibraltar had not %u201cIn any way been compromised%u201d, the Chief Minister said the agreement offered %u201ccomplete fluidity across the frontier%u201d, for the two key elements that move across frontiers: people and goods. The agreement achieved what the government had set out to do, he said: %u201cTo give you and your industry the ability to have people live on the other side of the frontier and come in and out of Gibraltar every day without having so much as to flash an ID card, let alone a passport.Brexit chaos%u201cTo give you the ability to recruit and retain the people you need not just to stay the way you are but to make you more successful in the future. To grow the business that you do GamingTimely eSummit assesses risks and opportunities for Gibraltar%u2019seGaming sectorTony Alan reports on the latest updatesContinued p24