Amendments Made To The Gaming Premises Directive

On Monday the 27^th of April, the Malta Gaming Authority (the 'MGA') through their website, notified stakeholders about amendments which had been made to the Gaming Premises Directive (the 'Directive'). This Directive deals with requirements which must be followed by the licenced operators of Gaming Premises.

Gaming Premises are defined under the Gaming Act as being "any premises accessible to the public, which is used or intended to be used for players to participate in a Gaming Service", whilst a Gaming Service is detailed as "making  a  game  available  for participation by players, whether directly or indirectly, and whether alone or with others, as an economic activity".

The below changes should therefore be noted by anyone operating any premises in Malta under an MGA licence with the main scope of making specific games available as part of their business activities.