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BF Games awarded Malta license

25 Jan 2019

Creative game development studio BeeFee has been awarded a B2B license by the MGA enabling its BF Games products to be available to Malta-licensed operators for the first time. BeeFee’s own Remote Gaming Server will allow BF Games’ comprehensive portfolio to be distributed directly to operators, ensuring ease of integration and speed to market. Wiktor Grabarczyk, Head of Legal at BeeFee, …

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MGA suspends bet service group license

24 Jan 2019

The Malta Gaming Authority has suspended Bet Service Group Limited’s B2C Service license MGA/B2C/344/2016 with immediate effect. Bet Service Group Limited operates gamebet.com. The group has 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 and documentation requested by the Authority. “Furthermore the Authority hereby notifies …

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MGA distances itself from numerous online operations

19 Jan 2019

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has distanced itself from sunny-casino.net, lucky-casino.co, white-casino.net and malta-casino.com saying it has no connection with these operators and any reference to the MGA are false and misleading. Two of the operators, White-Casino and Sunny-Casino are listed as being operated by MT SuperPlay Limited with ownership by SuperPlay Limited.  The other two, lucky-casino and malta-casino, are listed as being owned by TEM …

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MGA publishes gaming industry performance report

17 Dec 2018

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) published its interim performance report Monday covering the January to June 2018 period. Performance stats for the remote gaming industry identified during the reporting period include: A total of 121 remote gaming license applications, with 62 awarded, an increase of 18.5 percent. The termination of nine licenses on operator request, while five …

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Playson awarded MGA license

12 Dec 2018

Content developer Playson has expanded its jurisdictional reach with a successful application for  Type 1 Gaming Supplier licensing from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). “To say this is an important moment for the company is really an understatement,” Ivan Farrugia, managing director for Playson, said.  “The green-light from the MGA is like a turbo boost for our already fully-geared engines and we …

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Alternative dispute resolution directive from MGA

5 Dec 2018

The Malta Gaming Authority has published an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) directive which all licensees are required to adopt with immediate effect. The directive compels B2C licensees to make applicable alternative dispute procedures readily available to players while ensuring ADR reports are submitted to the MGA’s Player Support Unit (PSU) on a monthly basis. As of 1 April 2019, the PSU …

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Malta Gaming Awards recognise Microgaming Slot Platform

28 Nov 2018

The Third edition of the Malta Gaming Awards took place this week at the MFCC, TA’Qali in Malta, one of the main highlights of Malta Gaming Week and coinciding with the SIGMA industry expo. The awards are unique in that nominees must have a strong connection with Malta and all proceeds must go to charity. Before a 1000-strong audience, 28 categories …

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MGA identifies skills gaps in industry

22 Nov 2018

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has released the results of a survey undertaken to identify and understand the existing skills gap in the gaming industry in Malta. The survey was conducted by the MGA’s Information Unit during the first quarter of 2018 and run amongst its remote gaming licensees. Key highlights from the survey include: …

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Ecogra to provide dispute resolution service to Malta operators

12 Nov 2018

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has authorised eCOGRA, the independent testing laboratory, to make available its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service to players at certain MGA licensed online gambling operators. eCOGRA’s fast and impartial dispute resolution service has been available free of charge to players for over 15 years as part of the organisation’s self-regulation …

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MGA distances itself from 1Club1Way

17 Oct 2018

In a public advisory this week, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has denied any connection to 1club1way.com, saying claims of a MGA gambling license are false and misleading.

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MGA distances itself from 1Club1Way

17 Oct 2018

In a public advisory this week, the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has denied any connection to 1club1way.com, saying claims of a MGA gambling license are false and misleading.

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Malta Gaming Authority warns off illegal operators

12 Oct 2018

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has issued a warning to operators and providers of gaming services and gaming supplies, including those offered by remote means, that only licensed operators will be allowed in the country. MGA officials have again warned that according to article 13 of the Gaming Act, the companies can function in and …

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Malta Gaming Authority warns off illegal operators

12 Oct 2018

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has issued a warning to operators and providers of gaming services and gaming supplies, including those offered by remote means, that only licensed operators will be allowed in the country. MGA officials have again warned that according to article 13 of the Gaming Act, the companies can function in and …

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BOSS. Gaming awarded Malta B2B licence

5 Oct 2018

Online gambling software developer BOSS. Gaming has been awarded a Malta Gaming Authority B2b provider licence that will enhance its efforts to market its fully-equipped and ready to go i-gaming platform. The company claimed in a press release Thursday that it has already signed unidentified top game providers and payment systems to provide content for …

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BOSS. Gaming awarded Malta B2B licence

5 Oct 2018

Online gambling software developer BOSS. Gaming has been awarded a Malta Gaming Authority B2b provider licence that will enhance its efforts to market its fully-equipped and ready to go i-gaming platform. The company claimed in a press release Thursday that it has already signed unidentified top game providers and payment systems to provide content for …

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Booming Games achieves provider licensing from MGA

3 Oct 2018

Booming Games, the Malta-based online gambling games developer, has obtained a Critical Gaming Supply licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). In a statement Tuesday the company said this licence will strengthen Booming’s distribution both globally and within Malta. Company spokesperson Frederik Niehusen said: “The MGA licence opens up a completely new range of opportunities …

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Booming Games achieves provider licensing from MGA

3 Oct 2018

Booming Games, the Malta-based online gambling games developer, has obtained a Critical Gaming Supply licence from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). In a statement Tuesday the company said this licence will strengthen Booming’s distribution both globally and within Malta. Company spokesperson Frederik Niehusen said: “The MGA licence opens up a completely new range of opportunities …

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Relax Gaming and Wazdan team up for Malta games presentation

13 Sep 2018

Online gambling games developers Wazdan Gaming and Relax Gaming are teaming up to present an evening of entertainment and new game information for providers and operators on Malta later this month. The two companies will host providers and operators from major companies like Unibet, GiG, Betsson, Leo Vegas, Mr. Green, Bet365, William Hill, Sky Bet …

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Evolution staffers resist transfers from Malta to Georgia

29 Aug 2018

The publication Malta Today reports that seven Turkish-speaking employees at live dealer provider Evolution Gaming’s offices in Malta are taking the company to court in a bid to resist transfers to the company’s offices in Georgia. The report notes that Evolution has shuttered its tables catering to Turkish-speaking punters, and is proposing to transfer staff …

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EveryMatrix opens new office building in Malta

15 Aug 2018

Online gambling games and platform provider EveryMatrix’s commercial team, led by Ian Freeman, has moved into new offices in Malta along with the company’s compliance and legal staff. “The new Malta office opening was a natural step in our business growth strategy,” said EveryMatrix CEO Ebbe Groes in a statement Tuesday. “Over the last years, …

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Red Rake appoints Barr as MD of Malta operations

7 Aug 2018

Industry veteran Nick Barr, formerly sales director at Genii, has been appointed managing director of the Malta operations of Spanish games developer Red Rake Gaming. Barr will oversee the company’s further rapid growth on an international basis. Red Rake is regulated in Spain and Italy with several license applications in place to further expand its …

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Malta implements new gambling act

2 Aug 2018

The government of Malta announced the implementation of the Mediterranean island jurisdiction’s new Gaming Act on Wednesday (August 1). The act was passed by parliament in March this year and comes into force following the approval of the EU Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) process, in line with European Union Directive 2015/1535. The new framework …

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Malta Gaming Authority reports online self-exclusion requests up 5.3 percent last year

7 Jul 2018

Remote gaming operators licensed under the MGA framework reported that self-exclusion requests in 2017 rose 5.3 percent to just below 790,000. The numbers illustrate the international nature of the online gambling audience using Malta-licensed online casinos compared to Malta land gambling facilities, where over the same period a total of 1,393 self-exclusions were recorded, an …

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MGA delivers growth in 2017

2 Jul 2018

In its latest annual report, the Malta Gambling Authority (MGA) delivered a 6 percent rise in licence fees, gaming tax and other administrative fees and fines for a total revenue of Euro 66.3 million in 2017 (2016: Euro 62.5 million). The direct contribution of the gaming industry to the Maltese economy was valued at Euro 1.1 billion …

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