Malta B2B Gaming Licence

What are the Malta B2B licence fees and capital requirements?

The standard B2B annual licence fee uses revenue bands. The MGA's published schedule lists €25,000 up to €5 million annual revenue, €30,000 above €5 million up to €10 million, and €35,000 above €10 million.

A €5,000 non-refundable application fee is separate.

Two categories carry lower fees. The MGA's B2B application page lists €10,000 for suppliers providing solely Type 4 gaming supplies, and the fee guidance lists €3,000 or €5,000 for the back-office category, depending on revenue. They are different categories, so confirm your scope before budgeting either one.

The Malta gaming licence fee tables explain the category differences, recurring costs and studio levy. They also separate fees from taxation: a B2B route still carries corporate tax, possible VAT and, for live studios, a studio levy.

The MGA Capital Requirements Policy specifies €40,000 minimum capital for critical gaming supply. Capital is company funding, not a fee. The MGA does not require it to be locked away, but a licensee with negative equity must restore it, and the policy has specific rules for B2B licensees.

Build a technical scope file before applying

A useful B2B file shows the connection between the supplied function and the supporting evidence. Prepare a working register with one row for each important component:

• component or service name and legal owner;

• game function or essential record handled;

• customers, contracting entity and deployment locations;

• production access, change control and incident responsibility;

• system documentation and testing evidence;

• third parties on which the function depends.

Use the register to reconcile the contracts with the system diagram: if the contract says the operator controls a record but production access sits with the supplier, resolve the inconsistency before submission.

The MGA directs B2B applicants to its System Documentation Checklist and the Licensee Portal. Keep the checklist version with the application record, identify the owner of each response and distinguish material already implemented from work still planned.

People and audit arrangements must match the supply

The nominated people need enough access and knowledge to carry out their responsibilities for the actual business. A technical supplier should be able to explain who controls production releases, access permissions, security incidents and regulatory evidence.

Use the MGA key function appointment requirements to review role eligibility, compatibility and individual applications. An outsourcing contract should name the person, their authority and their operational access. The MGA approves the individual, not the service contract.

Before arranging a system audit, reconcile the environment being demonstrated with the application documents. Record which version is being tested and who can respond if the auditor finds a difference. Avoid planning a launch around an audit date while the material system scope is still changing.

Could recognition be an alternative to a new B2B licence?

An existing foreign authorisation may justify assessing the MGA Recognition Notice requirements. The review concerns the licence, its territorial and product scope, regulatory safeguards and the proposed activity in or from Malta.

The MGA recognises only authorisations it deems largely equivalent, so a gap in the foreign licence may mean a full application instead. Keep the foreign licence and the proposed Malta scope side by side before choosing between recognition and a full application.

Plan changes after approval

Maintain the same responsibility map after launch. Before adding a product, moving a critical system or changing a material supplier, check the effect on the approved scope and the applicable notification or approval process.

A practical change record identifies the old arrangement, proposed arrangement, affected systems, responsible person, customer impact and regulatory action needed. This helps avoid a system release silently expanding the activity beyond what the application described.

For an initial review, send MGL the product description, system diagram, key contracts, existing licences and expected revenue by supply activity. Discuss the Malta B2B application scope before treating any quoted fee as the complete cost of authorisation.