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MGA successfully hosts its first Sports Betting Integrity Conference
The Malta Gaming Authority has hosted its first Sports Betting Integrity Conference, further cementing the Authority’s dedication to fostering open…
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MGA and UK Gambling Commission discuss collaboration in responsible gambling, sports betting integrity and AML
The Malta Gaming Authority has recently met with the UK Gambling Commission to discuss collaborative efforts in the fields of…
I (the operator) have received an RFI or an alert from the SBI department regarding a suspicious event that occurred after 01 January 2021. Since the event occurred after 01 January 2021, the obligation to report suspicious betting through the SBRM was already in force. However, we did not report such event through the SBRM as when we evaluated the degree of suspicion, we determined that it was not high enough to report. At the time we received the RFI or alert, and upon re-reviewing the event being queried, we now consider the event as suspicious and we wish to report and inform the SBI department accordingly. What should we do in this case?
Should it be the case that a licensed entity reports an event following a request for information (RFI) by the…
I (the operator) have submitted a report regarding a suspicious event via the SBRM. After such a report, I have received a formal RFI from the SBI department requesting the relevant betting data. How should I correspond the relevant betting data?
When an operator reports a suspicious event via the Suspicious Betting Reporting Mechanism (SBRM) and the Sports Betting Integrity (SBI)…
When the relevant betting data falls under the remit of the MGA, where should we communicate such betting data?
The relevant betting data should be corresponded in the Enclosures section of the report via the Suspicious Betting Reporting Mechanism…
How should betting data be communicated?
Licensees that offer a gaming service (B2C) are to provide betting data in a spreadsheet file format (specifically “.xls”) so…
23/04/2015 – Licences Suspended for Wikibetting Ltd
The Malta Gaming Authority (hereinafter the ‘Authority’) is hereby notifying that Wikibetting Ltd, remote gaming licence LGA/CL4/811/2012, has been suspended…
Sports Integrity Unit
Updated Measures for Sports Betting Integrity
One of the Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) commitments is to take a proactive approach in managing sports betting integrity with the…