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Recently there has been news that the number of gaming companies increased by 8%.

These Guidelines clarify which gambling and betting products qualify as (i) electronically supplied services (ESS) and (ii) streamed and virtual activities.

Roger A. Strickland Jr., CSB Group Director for online gaming and business development, speaks to Malta Focus about why the region is the hub of online gaming and how it adapted successfully to the challenges presented by the coronavirus.

On 28 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), in delivering a ruling in the case of Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. ("Meta") vs Federation of German Consumer Organisations...

The Malta Gaming Authority ("MGA") has published the Capital Requirements Policy ("Policy"). It shall be applicable to all Licensees and Licence Applicants and is meant to provide a foundation to financial soundness...

Malta has been the first European Union member state to regulate online gaming, and from its inception, Malta has proven to be a jurisdiction of choice for companies looking into establishing their ...

Nicholas Curmi highlights the synergies between and opportunities available to Malta's iGaming and Capital Markets industries.

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Clearly, the importance of the igaming industry to Malta's economy shouldn't be underestimated. The corollary, of course, is that neither can it be taken for granted.

In the rapidly evolving B2B gaming industry, intellectual property rights (IPR) have emerged as one of the most valuable and even more notably...

Earlier today, the Maltese Civil Court in its Superior Jurisdiction issued a landmark decision by refusing to enforce two Austrian judgments which awarded a refund of gambling losses to Austrians playing...

Following the announcement of the signature of a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding between Malta and Alderney between the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission on the 9th October 2013, several operators await further details about the MoU with some anticipation.

n Malta, one gaming license can cover a number of companies (minimum 2 operational entities and one holding company as the parent)...

Clearly, the importance of the igaming industry to Malta's economy shouldn't be underestimated. The corollary, of course, is that neither can it be taken for granted.

When the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry approached us to partner with it to organise an event marking 20 years of iGaming in Malta, we jumped at the opportunity.

Gaming operators have an obligation at law to segregate and protect their players'/customers' funds. This obligation is not only locally imposed but it has also achieved international standing around the globe.

The principle of fiscal neutrality is not violated unless goods or services are nearly identical and can be readily substituted for each other from the perspective of the average consumer.

Governments are often encouraged to explore the option of prohibition of gaming because they are lobbied by monopolies that wish to avoid competition, or by those who are opposed, in principle, to any form of legalized gambling.