The Maltese government is asking the EU for clearance to be allowed to offer cruise ships docking in Maltese waters to keep their casinos open, the cost to cruise ship operators would be €20,000 concession fee and €8,500 for an annual license. Currently cruise ships that have casinos on board must close while entering and docking inside Maltese waters, but under the new plan this will be scrapped. However some operators think the fee is too high for the money they believe they could possibly generate by staying open. Also apart from the concession fee and license there would under […]

At the 6th annual International Gaming Awards on February 4th,  PokerStars received the Online Poker Operater of the Year Award. The event was held in London, and this award category summed up 14 other nominees. ´This has been a year of great achievement for PokerStars and this award is recognition of the hard work and dedication of our employees around the world´ Eric Hollreiser, Head of Corporate Communication at PokerStars, said. In 2012 PokerStars expanded with new regulated licenses in Denmark, Spain and Malta, introduced a number of new functions and features improving the experience of their players, and has […]

Malta voted against an EU attempt to introduce a measure to counter match-fixing, the Times of Malta reported. Malta feared other EU member states would use the measure to block access to their markets, the report said. Malta moved instead to protect its online gambling industry, saying it could not accept the measure without rewording the language and citing free movement of services, the Times of Malta reported.

Domnul avocat Tonio Ellul de la casa de avocatura EMD Advocates a avut amabilitatea de a ne raspunde la mai multe intrebari privind industria gamblingului din Malta. Un excelent material informativ in urma caruia incercam sa raspundem la intrebarea: este Malta pamantul fagaduintei in gambling? What are regulations rules regarding the gambling law in Malta? In 2004, Malta became the first EU Member State introducing remote gaming regulations bringing forward new concepts to the i-Gaming industry. The Remote Gaming Regulations came into force in 2004 and were enacted under the Lotteries and Other Games Act. Malta has become the European […]