MGA, in collaboration with MDIA, hosted AI literacy sessions for gaming licensees as part of the AI Gaming Charter.
Focused on fundamentals, risks, and governance, the initiative supports ethical and transparent AI adoption in gaming.
We are pleased to announce that enrolment is now open for the third cycle of ESG Code reporting, covering ESG data for the 2025 reporting period.
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Head of AML Rachel Bezzina and Senior Executive - BI & Data Analytics Erika Spiteri Bailey participated in GREF's Annual Conference in Sofia last week.
We are delighted to present a €20,000 donation to Puttinu Cares Foundation, raised through our Annual Good Friday Football Tournament.
Our sincere thanks go to our participating licensees for their generosity and continued support, which made this contribution possible.
Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, we are calling on licensees to ensure heightened vigilance and the timely reporting of suspicious betting activity.
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"Measuring Malta’s gaming industry success going forward means looking at the strength and resilience of its companies, the depth of the sector’s integration within the economy, and how effectively the ecosystem sustains itself even in the face of external pressures."
“Education is definitely a tool that we need to invest in to disrupt the black market. However, unless we as regulators take a sensible approach to regulating the market in a way that maintains or improves the attractiveness of regulated products, its effect will be marginal.”
The Malta Gaming Authority will be represented at the GREF Conference 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria, with two contributions to the agenda on Tuesday, 2 June.
Prediction markets already fit within the MGA’s technology-neutral framework.
The focus is how that framework is applied in practice and how it adapts as new models keep evolving.
This was the focus of the NEXT Focus: Prediction Markets session by Charles Mizzi & Martha Brincat
Erika Spiteri Bailey, Senior Executive - BI & Data Analytics, has been appointed Co-Chair of the InfoStat Working Group within the Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF).
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Our General Counsel, James Baldacchino, will be participating in NEXT Summit Valletta on Wednesday, 27 May at 14:00 CEST as part of the session 'The Black Market Problem: Who Is Really Being Protected?'.
CEO Charles Mizzi, and CRO Martha Brincat will be speaking at NEXT Focus: Prediction Markets on 25 May. Charles will deliver the opening address on Malta’s vision for a regulated future, followed by Martha with an overview of the MGA licensing framework for prediction markets.
Earlier today we hosted an information session for MCAST’s Diploma in iGaming students at the MGA.
The session brought together industry and regulatory perspectives, giving students a clearer understanding of Malta’s gaming ecosystem, career pathways and how the sector operates.
We've launched a targeted consultation on a proposed AI Gaming Charter on the Ethical and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence.
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The discussion around AI is no longer about whether it should be used, but how it is governed, monitored and explained.
This was the focus of the workshop AI in Gaming: Shaping the Industry’s First AI Charter at SBC Summit Malta.
"When AI first emerged, it was largely a buzzword. We chose to act before it reached full scale, which is how the AI Charter was born."
Kinga Warda, emphasised this during the 'IMGL Masterclass: AI Under the Microscope - Regulation, Responsibility and the Next Frontier' panel
"Silence in a crisis is erodes trust. The real challenge is moving fast with accuracy under pressure."
Head of PR & Communications Kim Dalli shared this perspective during her panel 'Crisis Comms Masterclass: Who Got It Right?' at SBC Summit Malta
Earlier today, we organised an information session in collaboration with the Malta Tax and Customs Administration to provide clarity on recent legislative amendments to Malta’s VAT and gaming tax frameworks.
Kim Dalli, Head of PR and Communications, will be participating in SBC Malta as part of the panel Crisis Comms Masterclass: Who Got It Right?
The session will examine best practices in crisis communications, drawing on real case studies strategies within regulated environments.
The 1st edition in our 2026 quarterly reporting series is now available: the SBI Q1 Report. It highlights key developments in suspicious betting activity, alerting processes, & the Authority’s participation in investigations during the first quarter of the year.
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