Malta Gaming Authority (MGA): online casino licences on file

547 casino brands hold an active MGA licence on the register kept by Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), as of 8 Oct 2026. 566 licence records are on file under Malta (MGA): 504 confirmed, 43 listed, 12 unconfirmed, 7 expired. MGA licences are offshore: the markets an operator excludes are in its own terms, where it publishes them. Official register: mga.org.mt.

Source: MGA register · read 2 Oct 2026

Open on the globe

Regulator

Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)

Official register

mga.org.mt

Scope

Offshore

Continent

Europe

Legal age

18

Licence regime

B2C/B2B licence (types 1 to 4)

Key facts

Tax reform confirmed by the MGA. Legal Notices 84 and 86 of 2026, published on 1 April 2026, enter into force on 1 October 2026. They merge the gaming tax and the levy on devices into a single tax, classified by type of game and by mode of offering, and clarify the VAT exemption (sports betting, certain casino offerings). The tax applies only to services supplied to players in Malta. Rates according to PwC and the press (secondary source, not repeated by the MGA): 15% for Type 1, 10% for Types 2 to 4, plus a fixed levy of €3,000 per broadcasting studio.

Offshore sites

Export licence to unregulated markets; Article 56A of the Maltese act protects licensees against foreign judgments.