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Following the publication of Legal Notices 84 and 86 of 2026 on April 1, the Malta Tax and Customs Administration (MTCA) together with the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has revealed a series of forthcoming changes aimed at refining Malta’s VAT and gaming tax regimes. These reforms are scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2026, marking a significant step in the country’s ongoing efforts to modernize its regulatory framework for the gaming sector. The initiative draws heavily

A Malta-based betting operator has been hit with a €225,000 fine for its “lax” approach to anti-money laundering safeguards, along with daily penalties of €2,000, following a targeted review of its operations by the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU), Malta’s anti-money laundering authority. The sanctions were imposed on Stanleybet Malta Limited, a subsidiary of the Stanleybet Group, after investigators identified systemic weaknesses in the company’s monitoring of cu

A self-styled German security researcher has claimed she infiltrated the systems of the Malta Gaming Authority and is holding a trove of data she says exposes organized crime, prompting an active investigation as authorities scramble to respond. On March 17, the MGA, which licenses and oversees one of the world’s most concentrated online gambling hubs, published a brief statement on its website, acknowledging that it had “identified a breach within one of its systems” and had