MGA
Malta Gaming AuthorityCompliance
The Maltese regulator for online gambling. MGA licences are widely held by EU-facing iGaming operators and are accepted by most specialist iGaming acquirers as a baseline regulatory profile. Categorised by class (B2C casino, B2B platform, lotteries, etc.).
In practice.
An MGA licence is one of the stronger anchors for iGaming underwriting in Europe: acquirers with gambling programs know it well and treat it as a serious regulatory baseline. Which licence you hold shapes which acquirers can onboard you and at what tier.