How MGL Solutions Helped Our Singapore Client Launch a Game of Skills Project Without a License

Some online gambling projects are so unique that it isn’t immediately clear whether they need a license. Our client with a Game of Skills project faced this exact problem — their idea had no direct equivalent on the market.

To figure out if a license was required, the client talked to several agents, but none gave a clear answer. As a result, they ended up wasting time and money on endless consultations.

The situation was even more complicated because the project was targeting the U.S. market, which made the legal side much more complex. Problems kept piling up like a snowball, and that’s when they turned to us.

At MGL Solutions, we carefully analyzed the project. It quickly became clear: no license was needed — only a legal opinion for specific U.S. states. With this clarity, the client saved money and successfully launched. Now, let’s take a closer look at the case.

About the Client

Country: Singapore

Partnership started: December, 2024

What the Client Needed

Our client ran into a few roadblocks that stopped them from going online. You might face it as well, because they are very common:

• Endless and expensive consultations with no clear outcome
• No understanding of whether a license was actually required
• Conflicting advice from different agents
• Complex U.S. regulations that made everything feel riskier and harder than it should be

Those fears make sense. The U.S. market is really complicated and full of challenges. On top of that, new laws and regulations seem to come up almost every day, making it even harder to keep up.

This kind of situation lets slow, clueless agents keep charging way too much without really helping, and it also opens the door for a lot of scammers. It’s nearly impossible to enter the U.S. online gambling market on your own.

Collaboration with someone reliable who knows it inside out can help to avoid these problems. It’s a good thing that this company from Singapore found MGL.

What MGL Solutions Did

As usually we do, we started with the basics and helped bring the project to a stable level where they grow with confidence. Here’s how we did it:

Step 1: Explored the Client’s Needs

It’s our rule to first understand the client’s goals and concerns. During some calls, we found the deep needs of the project and the game mechanics.

Step 2: Found the Solution

Ivan Kiselev shared his expertise in gaming licensing, and it turns out that there is no license required. The USA requires only a legal opinion for projects of that type.

Step 3: Executed the Project

It took us less than a month to make the project fully legal in the U.S. To do this, we not only obtained the legal opinion but also set up offshore and Cyprus companies, connected them to the U.S. operations, and built a corporate structure that works smoothly.

Results That Matter

The legal opinion was delivered in just three weeks — fast, clear, and exactly what the client needed. They avoided unnecessary license costs and saved weeks, if not months, of delays and uncertainty. Within a month, they had a clean business model and a fully built corporate structure aligned with their U.S. strategy, so the client was able to launch quickly and confidently.

They saved money. They launched faster. And most importantly — they finally had peace of mind.

What’s Next

We’re not stopping here. In April 2025, we helped the same client launch a second project. This time, we built a more advanced structure with entities in Costa Rica, Cyprus, and Dubai.

As their business grows, we continue to advise and support them across new jurisdictions.

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