Tag Archives: Malta Gaming Authority
Malta – Malta and Sweden to share online insights
The Malta Gaming Authority and the Spelinspektionen (the Swedish Gambling Authority) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purposes of enhanced cooperation between the two authorities in furtherance of the authorities’ public policy objectives and mutually common values. The aim of this MoU is to facilitate on-going close communications between the two…
Malta – MGA suspends licence for Bet Service Group
The Malta Gaming Authority has told Bet Service Group that its gaming licence has been suspended as of January 23, 2019. The MGA said: “Bet Service Group Limited has thus been directed to indefinitely suspend all gaming operations, cease to register new players or accept any deposits on the Licence and to submit all data…
Malta – Malta Gaming Authority launches Sandbox Framework
As announced earlier in 2018, the Malta Gaming Authority has launched the first of two phases of its Sandbox Framework for the acceptance of Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) and the use of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) within the Gaming Industry on 1 January 2019. During this phase, the Authority will be accepting applications for the…
Malta – BetConstruct gets poker nod in Malta
BetConstruct has continued to sweep up accreditation from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) after securing approval to add poker to its set of licensed products. The developer and provider of online and land-based gaming solutions has confirmed that it has been granted an approval from the MGA to add Poker vertical (type 3) under both…
Malta – Malta Gaming Authority to launch a Unified Self-Exclusion System for its Remote Gaming licensees
Following the recent upgrade of the unified self-exclusion system for land-based operators, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is set to embark on another ambitious project which will lead to the implementation of a unified self-exclusion system for all its Remote Gaming licensees. Currently, remote gaming operators licensed by the MGA are already obliged to offer…
Malta – New gaming law strengthens Malta Gaming Authority’s supervisory role
The Maltese Parliament approved the third and final reading of the new Gaming Act, which shall elevate the jurisdictional profile of Malta from a regulatory perspective by strengthening the Malta Gaming Authority’s supervisory role, specifically the compliance and enforcement functions to better achieve the regulatory objectives, in line with concurrent developments relating to anti-money-laundering and…
Malta – Malta Gaming Authority appoints new CEO
The MGA Board has appointed Heathcliff Farrugia as the new Chief Executive Officer of the MGA with effect from 24 April 2018. Mr. Farrugia succeeds Joseph Cuschieri, who earlier this month was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University…
Malta – Italian police and Malta Gaming Authority kick five companies out of Malta
Five online gaming companies have left or been kicked out of Malta by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) following an investigation into every licensee connected to or owned by Italians in order to avoid links with organised crime. Known as Palermo’s Game Over operation, the investigation resulted in the suspension of one licence and the…
Malta – New regulatory regime to address DLT and cryptocurrencies
The Malta Gaming Authority announces its plans for Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain and Crytocurrencies in an exclusive G3 interview with the Hon. Silvio Schembri of the Maltese Parliament at the ICE show in London. Speaking to the Hon. Silvio Schembri, Parliamentary Secretary within the office of the Prime Minister of Malta at the ICE show…
