The Malta Gaming Authority (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’) hereby notifies Uniq Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authorised Person’) of its decision to proceed with the cancellation of the Authorisation in terms of Regulation 10(2) of the Gaming Compliance and Enforcement Regulations (S.L. 583.06). The Authorised Person is hereby being directed (where and if applicable) to:
1. Suspend all gaming operations with immediate effect and cease to register any new players in terms of the Authorisation;
2. Retain and provide continuous accessibility to all registered players to their player accounts and to effect all player refunds accordingly;
3. Refund all player monies to the legitimate players accordingly and in line with the Applicab Total number of pages PDF Legislation;
4. Cause a Notice to be displayed, with immediate effect, on the Authorised Person’s website/s informing all players that the Authorisation has been cancelled. Such notice should also contain all the information listed under points 1 to 3 above. The Authorised Person shall, in addition to the above, send an email to all its registered players duly informing them of the above-listed directions;
5. Submit to the Authority a transaction report extracted from the back-end system together with the supporting bank statements, attesting that all player funds have been duly remitted to the legitimate players;
6. Settle all pending gaming tax;
7. Settle all pending Authorisation fees and any other outstanding fees;
8. Submit, if any, outstanding monthly financial statements; and Total number of page
9. Remove, with immediate effect, any reference to the Authority and the Authorisation from an, PDF unapproved websites/URLs and also remove the Authority’s logo/kite-mark from such URLs/websites.
Without prejudice to the actions which must be executed with immediate effect, the Authorised person shall comply with the above listed actions by not later than Friday, 13* September 2019.
The Authority reserves the right to issue further directions to the Authorised Person.
The Authorised Person shall remain liable for all its obligations emanating from the Gaming Act (Chapter 583 of the Laws of Malta) and any other applicable legislation.
In terms of Article 43(1) of the Act, if the Authorised Person feels aggrieved by the decision of the Authority, such person shall have the right to file an appeal to the Administrative Review Tribunal within twenty (20) days after the date of this Notice.
The Authority reserves the right to take any other measures pertinent to it at law to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations.