Malta: Licenses for Remote and Online Gaming

Malta has recently introduced regulations for the licensing of gaming companies running remote or online gambling operations. The licensing procedure is not expensive and coupled with the favourable taxation, this explains why major European gaming operators have moved their operations to Malta in recent months.

Malta is a member of the European Union since May 2004 and licences issued by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority are valid and recognized throughout the 25 member states of the Union.

The three key elements required by the LGA for licensing of companies are:

• That the applicant is an International Trading Company registered in Malta; there is no restriction on the nationality or residence of the shareholders or the directors of the company.