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Recognition Notices

Annual Maintenance Changes to the Original B2C Licence Changes to the Original B2B Licence

A Recognition Notice is a notice issued by the Authority whereby an authorisation issued by another Member State of the EU or the EEA, or a State which is deemed by the MGA to offer safeguards largely equivalent to those offered by Maltese law, is recognised as having the same effect as an authorisation issued by the Authority for the purpose of providing a gaming service or gaming supply in or from Malta.

Recognition Notices may be renewed on an annual basis, whereby a ‘Recognition Notice’ application is to be submitted through the Licensee Portal, prior to the annual anniversary of the Recognition Notice. The application shall include the following information:

Proof of payment with respect to the annual maintenance fee amounting to €5,000 within the ‘Other Documents’ Enclosures section;
A signed Entity Declaration Form which can be downloaded from the Enclosures section and submitted to the Authority as a hard copy;
A soft-copy Certified True Copy (‘signed by one of the Company’s director/s confirming no changes to the original Licence within the ‘Operational Declaration’ Enclosures section;
A soft-copy CTC signed by one of the Company’s director/s confirming the current list of directors, including their full name and surname, email and phone number within the ‘Other Documents’ Enclosures section; and
(In case of B2Cs) The latest list of domains through which the Gaming Service is offered to players within the ‘Domains’

In case of any pertinent changes to Recognition Notice holders are requested to submit a ‘Recognition Notice’ application through the Licensee Portal, whereby the following would be required:

The latest list of domains through which the Gaming Service is offered to players within the ‘Domains’ section;
Changes to the gaming services offered to players within the ‘Changes Made Summary’ section;
A soft-copy Certified True Copy (‘CTC’) of the Gaming Licence recognised by the MGA within the ‘Copy of Licence’ Enclosures section;
A soft-copy CTC of the English translation of the Gaming Licence recognised by the MGA within the ‘English Translation of Licence’ Enclosures section;
A soft-copy signed legal letter in CTC within the ‘Legal Letter’ Enclosures section; and
In case of pertinent changes to the details of the Company in possession of the Gaming Licence/s recognised by the MGA, the changes should be reflected within the Entity Declaration Form found under the ‘Entity Details’

In case of any pertinent changes to the Licence recognised by the MGA, Recognition Notice holders are requested to submit a ‘Recognition Notice’ application through the Licensee Portal, whereby the following would be required:

Changes to the provision of Critical Gaming Supply services within the ‘Changes Made Summary’ section;
A soft-copy Certified True Copy (‘CTC’) of the Gaming Licence recognised by the MGA within the ‘Copy of Licence’ Enclosures section;
A soft-copy CTC of the English translation of the Gaming Licence recognised by the MGA within the ‘English Translation of Licence’ Enclosures section;
A soft-copy signed legal letter in CTC within the ‘Legal Letter’ Enclosures section; and
In case of pertinent changes to the details of the Company in possession of the Gaming Licence/s recognised by the MGA, the changes should be reflected within the Entity Declaration Form found under the ‘Entity Details’