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Our winning hand lies in the range of our services. At Chetcuti Cauchi, we do not simply assist clients to obtain a gaming licence. Before we get to this step, we advise clients on the best jurisdiction within which to operate. As a trusted adviser we support clients with all their corporate needs.
Full Project
Regulatory Support
Post-licensing, we remain by our clients’ side to guide and advise on regulatory compliance, and ensure that operators remain ahead of legislative changes covering issues such as player rights or data protection.
Tax Advice
We guide clients to mitigate their tax liability by proposing corporate structures that are operationally and fiscally efficient yet fully compliant with all prevailing laws.
Payment Processing & Banking
Our team of industry advisors are on hand to assist and handhold relationships with Payment Processors, e-wallets and full-license banks and credit institutions.
Intellectual Property
As part of our services we help clients protect their creativity as well as safeguard their intellectual property rights and structures used to commercialise IP and derive royalties. Whether it is in the EU or worldwide, Chetcuti Cauchi understands that your innovative work matters.
WE ARE ALL IN
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has launched a Virtual Financial Assets Sandbox, permitting licensed gaming operators to apply for the use of DLT Assets such as cryptocurrencies and utility tokens, within their operations, in a limited use test environment.
As a firm advising clients in both gaming and fintech, seamlessly blending traditional legislation with emerging technology, we are key players when it comes to guiding businesses interested in expanding their operations to Crypto Gambling.
Raising the Stakes
Do You Want to Operate in Crypto?
Malta VFA Sandbox
Chetcuti Cauchi is a professional services group providing legal, immigration, tax, and fiduciary services to businesses and private clients worldwide. With roots in Malta’s emergence as a prominent offshore financial centre, Chetcuti Cauchi started in the 1990s and has since established a solid name in the legal and financial services industry in Malta. Chetcuti Cauchi enjoys a highly international profile and operates out of offices in Malta's capital city, Valletta.
The Right Licence for Your Business
iGaming Licences
Playing Your Cards Right
Licensing process through the UK Gambling Commission required.
Due diligence documentation in line with Anti-Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism legislation to be provided.
The type of gambling activity determines the type of operating licence.
Operating licences include:
- betting (standard, limited,
intermediary and pool betting),
- bingo,
- casino
- lotteries
- gaming machines
- gambling software
UK
Remote Gambling Licence
A full Malta iGaming licence is approved following the second stage of the licensing process.
The Malta iGaming licence will be issued if operators meet certain conditions.
Licence valid for 10 years.
iGaming licence for 4 types of games.
iGaming licences can be added on to the main licence following approval from the Malta Gaming
Authority.
Malta
iGaming Licence
The ''Master licence'' is granted by virtue of the Ministerial decree granted to individual private entities by the Ministry of Justice.
Ability to sub-licence its rights to run an e-gaming operation to other gambling service providers.
A number of licences allow for a large base of sub-licence operations on which the Curaçao gambling
industry is based and which cover a large variety of game types including betting, casino, poker, software
provision and white-labelling.
Curaçao
e-Gaming Licence
We provide legal advice and solutions to start-ups and established operators alike looking to up the ante.
About Us
Chetcuti Cauchi is a professional services group providing legal, immigration, tax, and fiduciary services to businesses and private clients worldwide. With roots in Malta’s emergence as a prominent offshore financial centre, Chetcuti Cauchi started in the 1990s and has since established a solid name in the legal and financial services industry in Malta. Chetcuti Cauchi enjoys a highly international profile and operates out of offices in Malta's capital city, Valletta.
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has launched a Virtual Financial Assets Sandbox, permitting licensed gaming operators to apply for the use of DLT Assets such as cryptocurrencies and utility tokens, within their operations, in a limited use test environment.
As a firm advising clients in both gaming and fintech, we guide businesses interested in expanding their operations to Crypto Gambling.
Raising the Stakes
Malta VFA Sandbox
Our winning hand lies in the range of our services. At Chetcuti Cauchi, we do not simply assist clients to obtain a gaming licence. Before we get to this step, we advise clients on the best jurisdiction within which to operate.
Full Project
Our years of experience in this field and our strong network enable us to offer clients support throughout the entire project that goes far beyond licensing. This includes setting up relations with collaborators, providing tech infrastructure, cybersecurity, affiliates and more.
Regulatory Support
Post-licensing, we remain by our clients’ side to guide and advise on regulatory compliance, and ensure that operators remain ahead of legislative changes covering issues such as player rights or data protection.
Tax Advice
We guide clients to mitigate their tax liability by proposing corporate structures that are operationally and fiscally efficient yet fully compliant with all prevailing laws.
Payment Processing & Banking
Our team of industry advisors are on hand to assist and handhold relationships with Payment Processors, e-wallets and full-license banks and credit institutions.
Intellectual Property
As part of our services we help clients protect their creativity as well as safeguard their intellectual property rights and structures used to commercialise IP and derive royalties. Whether it is in the EU or worldwide, Chetcuti Cauchi understands that your innovative work matters.
We are All In
The Right Licence for Your Business
To be able to obtain a remote gambling licence in the UK, one needs to undertake a licensing process through the UK Gambling Commission and provide due diligence information and documentation in line with the Anti- Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism legislation. The type of operating licence that is required by an operator depends on the type of gambling activity that the operator intends to offer. The following operating licences may be obtained: betting (standard, limited, intermediary and pool betting), bingo, casino, lotteries, gaming machines and gambling software. A combination of different operating licences can also be applied for.
UK
Remote Gambling Licence
A full Malta iGaming licence is approved following the second stage of the licensing process, allowing service providers the ability to operate in Malta. The Malta iGaming licence will be issued if operators meet certain conditions, and once approved, the license is valid for 10 years. In Malta, an iGaming licence can be issued for 4 types of games which can be added on to the main licence at any point following approval or authorisation from the Malta Gaming Authority.
Malta
iGaming Licence
A Curaçao e-gaming licence or what is commonly referred to as a “Master Licence”, is granted by virtue of the Ministerial decree granted to individual private entities by the Ministry of Justice. A Master Licensee can sub-licence its rights to run an e-gaming operation to other gambling service providers which operate under the auspices of the Master Licence. A number of operative master licences allow for a large base of sub-licence operations on which the Curaçao gambling industry is based and which cover a large variety of game types including betting, casino, poker, software provision and white-labelling.
Curaçao
e-Gaming Licence
© Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates is a civil partnership constituted under the Laws of Malta. A list of partners and associates is available
for inspection at 120, St Ursula Street, Valletta VLT 1236, Malta. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy
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