2018/0104/MT
EC/EFTA
MT Malta
  • H10 - Games of chance
2018-06-15
2018-03-20
Games of Chance
Gaming Licence Fees Regulations, 2017

The Gaming Licence Fees Regulations provides for a fixed licence fee for operators of gaming services in possession of an MGA licence. Licence fees payable per activity have been abolished, in favour of a singular fee made up of a fixed licence fee, and an additional variable compliance contribution. This development is intended to lay down a fiscal structure which reflects the fact that the size of the company affects the costs undertaken by the regulatory Authority to ensure that the said Authorised Person is compliant with the law.

A fixed licence fee of €25,000 is due every twelve months, in advance, while the compliance contribution is calculated according to gaming revenue generated in virtue of the licence itself. Each game type has a sliding scale of fees as a percentage of the total gaming revenue, and for each game type. The compliance contribution is payable monthly, and is calculated throughout the financial year of the operator.

Furthermore, start-ups, fulfilling the criteria considered in the Gaming Licence Fees Regulations, are afforded a moratorium from the compliance contribution for the first twelve months. Providers of critical supplies are also subject to a licence fee, varying according to the service provided.

The Gaming Licence Fees Regulations also prescribe the relevant fees payable for the other licence types, or approvals, including the cruise casino approval, low-risk games approval, recognition notice and the material supply certificate. Furthermore, additional administrative fees for ad hoc approvals, such as the approval of persons performing key functions, junket leaders, changes in qualifying interest, approval of new game types, approval of gaming devices or premises amongst other fees are also contemplated therein.