Consumer protection
Consumer-facing responsibilities sit with the B2C approval and its applicable directives, reporting and player-fund controls. B2B approval should not be presented as a consumer-facing casino licence.
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RegulatedMalta
Malta separates consumer-facing Gaming Service licences from business-to-business Critical Gaming Supply licences under the Malta Gaming Authority framework.
Market brief
CountryMalta is both a domestic regulated market and a licensing base used by international gaming groups. Those two roles must not be collapsed: gaming tax tied to players located in Malta is different from licence fees and compliance contributions attached to an MGA approval.
The B2C and B2B split is central to entity resolution. A platform, game host or critical supplier may hold a supply permission while another entity owns the customer relationship and needs the relevant consumer-facing authorisation.
Open official operator registerCompliance watch
3 monitoring pointsMarket access
This profile verifies Malta authorisation only. BETTIMES does not treat an MGA licence as proof that a brand may target consumers in every destination market.
Review the VAT and gaming-tax reform when it enters into force on 1 October 2026.
Resolve licence status and approved game types against the current Licensee Hub record.
Keep B2C service and B2B supply permissions separate in company profiles and reporting.
Market relationships
1 linked recordCompanies
No linked records in the current dataset.
Licences
No linked records in the current dataset.
Authority
- Malta Gaming AuthorityNamed regulator in this market record