Fixed-scope research for B2B teams
Malta Market Entry Snapshot
For game suppliers, platforms and advisers weighing a Malta licensing route. Distinguish B2B critical supply from B2C gaming services, then compare the relevant requirements with two other markets.
Three-market comparison
From €690 (3 markets)
excl. VAT
Delivery
5 business days after scope confirmation and the 50% order payment
Format
PDF + Excel + source register
Use the Snapshot request form. We reply by email within 1 business day and confirm the scope in writing before work starts. Scope, delivery and clarification are handled by email.
Public starting point
Malta: scope the market question
Does your service fall within B2B critical supply, and what remains a separate customer or local-market obligation?
Country profile reviewed: . This is the existing country-profile date, not a new full review of its linked guide or individual records.
- Licensing route
The MGA issues B2C gaming-service and B2B critical-supply licences. A software-supply authorisation is not a consumer operator licence. B2C applications use the MGA Licensee Portal with the required system documentation and enclosures.
- Regulator
The Malta Gaming Authority publishes the licence register, dynamic seals and enforcement register. Read the entity, current status, relevant gaming service and exact website separately. A Malta authorisation does not replace a required local licence in another market.
- Tax
From 1 October 2026 (L.N. 84 of 2026), gaming tax is 15% of gaming revenue from Type 1 gaming services and 10% from Type 2, Type 3 and/or Type 4 gaming services provided to players physically present in Malta; for services offered solely by distance communication, taxability depends on whether the player is established, has a permanent address and/or usually resides in Malta. A 5% rate applies only to activity in controlled gaming premises and to junkets. A separate compliance contribution applies.
- Gaming Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- MGA compliance contribution
- Key requirements
The B2C framework separates four service types. Licensed remote operators must provide self-exclusion, either deposit or wagering limits, and reality checks. Keep a supplier’s scope, its customer’s permission and each player-facing market separate.
Turn the starting point into a three-market comparison
Include Malta and choose up to two other markets. The written scope follows your product and decision, with confirmed findings and unresolved gaps kept separate.
- Supplier licensing or registration routes, testing and certification requirements.
- Published official fees, timelines, advertising and responsible gambling requirements.
- The relevant licensed-operator landscape where an official public register can be read.
- Dated official sources, conflicting evidence and questions the public record does not answer.
Written scope, delivery and clarification
You receive a PDF report, an Excel workbook and a source register. Delivery is 5 business days after scope confirmation and the 50% order payment. The remaining 50% is due on delivery.
One consolidated clarification round of up to 5 questions is handled by email. This is B2B research information, not legal advice or a guarantee of licensing or future regulatory status.
Request a Snapshot by emailContinue to the request form; Malta is preselected. Scope and replies stay in email.