Malta licence evidence

How to verify a Malta Gaming Authority casino licence

A useful MGA check needs two matches: the legal entity and current authorisation in the official licensee register, and the exact website address in the official URL checker. Add the enforcement and unauthorised-URL records before drawing a dated, limited conclusion. A match is not a recommendation, safety guarantee or permission to offer gambling to consumers in Great Britain.

Prepared by the No GamStop Casinos Guide editorial teamPublished 29 September 2026Primary sources checked 29 September 2026Next scheduled source check 28 November 2026Consumer information, not legal advice

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Match the entity, authorisation and exact URL

Copy the hostname from the address bar, not from a logo or search result. Search the official MGA licensee register for the claimed entity, record the current authorisation and services shown, then submit the exact hostname to the separate MGA URL checker. Check the enforcement register and unauthorised-URL notices as independent records. Save the source URLs, displayed result and time because each finding can change.

This page owns the narrow MGA entity-and-URL verification task. For the wider sequence of identifying a site's operator, reading footer claims and selecting an official register, use the complete casino licence-checking guide.

An MGA licence is not a Great Britain operating licence

The UK Gambling Commission states that an operator needs its licence to provide remote gambling to consumers in Great Britain, regardless of where the operator is based. A licence issued in Malta does not replace that British permission. Keep the MGA finding within its own legal and regulatory scope.

Do not transfer protections between jurisdictions: an MGA record does not establish UKGC supervision, GAMSTOP participation, access to a British alternative dispute resolution provider or any other UK licensed-sector protection. Read the Great Britain legality and licensing guide before treating an overseas licence claim as relevant to a UK consumer.

Record the website claim before opening the MGA tools

Copy the exact hostname. Preserve every character, subdomain and top-level domain from the browser address bar.
Record the claimed entity. Save the legal name, licence reference and any trading name exactly as displayed in the site footer or terms.
Record the time. Include local date, time and time zone so a later status change does not overwrite what was observed.
Open official tools independently. Type or use the MGA's official website rather than trusting a badge or link controlled by the casino site.
Keep personal data out. A public licence check needs no password, payment details, identity document or casino account sign-in.

Use the register and URL checker for different questions

The MGA presents a Licensee Register and a separate URL Checker. The Authority's own homepage says the register can be searched by licensee name, authorisation status, URL or gaming service and that further information can appear through a dynamic seal. Treat the two public tools as complementary evidence, not interchangeable shortcuts.

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Questions answered by the MGA register and URL checker
Official record	Question it helps answer	What still needs checking
Licensee Register	Does the named entity appear with the displayed authorisation status and gaming services?	The exact site address still needs the URL check.
URL Checker	Does the exact submitted website address appear in the MGA's URL tool?	Match the returned relationship to the entity and current authorisation.
Enforcement Register	Has the MGA published an enforcement action concerning the entity or authorisation?	Read the action date, measure, appeal or update rather than reducing it to a yes or no label.
Unauthorised URLs	Has the MGA expressly said it has no connection with a listed URL?	Absence from the list is not positive proof of authorisation.

Check the legal entity and current authorisation

Start with the legal entity from the site's terms or footer. Search the official register and preserve the result that the MGA displays, including the entity name, authorisation reference, status and relevant gaming service. If a trading name appears, keep it separate from the legal entity rather than assuming that similar names identify the same business.

A register entry supports only what was displayed at the check time. It does not prove that every site using the brand name belongs to the licensee, that the authorisation will remain unchanged, or that the operator will handle a particular withdrawal or complaint fairly. The UKGC public-register evidence guide shows why official datasets must be interpreted within their own fields and jurisdiction.

Submit and compare the exact website address

Open the MGA URL Checker from the Authority's own Licensee Register page. Submit the exact hostname under review and compare the returned result with the entity and authorisation already recorded. Do not substitute a parent domain, omit a meaningful subdomain or accept a spelling that merely looks close.

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Exact URL checks for an MGA licence claim
Check	Evidence to preserve	Stop condition
Observed site	Exact hostname and complete page URL from the address bar.	The address differs from the one being claimed or checked.
Official tool	The final `mgaurlchecker.mga.org.mt` hostname and check time.	The tool was reached through an unverified lookalike domain.
Returned relationship	The URL, entity and authorisation information displayed by the MGA.	The exact address is absent, belongs to another entity or cannot be reconciled.
Result capture	A redacted screenshot or saved result plus the source URL and timestamp.	Only a casino-controlled badge or screenshot is available.

A working dynamic seal can provide another route to an MGA record, but its image is not the conclusion. Check the destination hostname and the returned entity, URL and status. A copied image, licence number or company name cannot replace an official exact-URL match.

Read status, enforcement and unauthorised records separately

Record the exact status displayed in the licensee register without inventing a broader meaning. Then search the enforcement register using the entity and authorisation reference. An enforcement notice can contain an effective date, a measure such as suspension or cancellation, directions concerning player funds, and later appeal or update information. Preserve the complete notice needed for the conclusion.

The MGA's unauthorised-URL page states that it has no connection with the URLs it lists and that licence references on those domains are false and misleading. A listed exact URL is therefore important negative evidence. A URL not appearing on that warning list is merely absent from that list and is not thereby authorised.

What an MGA match proves and does not prove

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What MGA licence and URL evidence can and cannot prove
Finding	What it can support	What it does not prove
Entity in the official register	The named legal entity and displayed authorisation data existed in the MGA record at the check time.	That every similar brand or domain belongs to that entity.
Exact URL match	The submitted website address appeared in the official MGA URL tool with the returned relationship.	Permission to serve Great Britain, future status or good conduct.
No enforcement result found	No matching item was located using the recorded search at that time.	A clean history, absence of complaints or regulator endorsement.
Complaint channel available	The MGA provides a formal route for complaints concerning MGA-licensed operators.	Acceptance, investigation, a decision, recovery of money or a particular outcome.
Current MGA evidence	The Maltese authorisation and URL evidence within its stated scope.	A UKGC operating licence, British ADR access, GAMSTOP coverage or a safety guarantee.

The MGA complaint form is a channel, not a promised remedy

The MGA describes its form as the formal channel for complaints against MGA-licensed operators and strongly recommends trying to resolve the dispute directly with the operator first. The form asks for incident and account information and gives the Authority consent to investigate with relevant third parties. Read any current service notice on the official form before submitting.

The existence of the form does not guarantee that a complaint is within scope, will be accepted, will produce a decision or will recover money. Preserve a concise chronology, disputed amount and redacted evidence using the casino complaint evidence pack. Do not transfer the UKGC complaint process to an MGA case.

Fictional MGA verification record

This example uses the reserved .test domain and invented names. It is a method demonstration, not a real operator finding or endorsement.

Observed website: play.example.test, captured at 15:10 UK time on the check date.
Claimed entity: Example Interactive Limited, an invented company, with fictional reference MGA/B2C/000/2099.
Register result: the fictional entity and reference are recorded exactly as displayed, including the status and service.
URL result: play.example.test is compared character for character with the official tool's fictional output.
Other records: the entity, reference and exact URL are searched separately in the enforcement and unauthorised-URL records.
Bounded conclusion: a successful fictional match would support only the dated MGA entity, authorisation and URL relationship. It would not prove UK permission, payout reliability, solvency, safety or future conduct.

Stop when the entity, URL or status does not reconcile

Do not deposit, send identity documents or rely on the licence claim while a material mismatch remains. Preserve the site claim, exact address, official result and check time. Do not accuse a business of fraud solely because a tool is unavailable or a search is inconclusive. A spelling error, technical interruption or recently changed record may need a neutral follow-up with the regulator.

If the evidence suggests a copied badge, false licence claim or lookalike domain, use the copied-licence and suspected fake-site reporting guide. It keeps evidence preservation separate from unsupported accusation.

Licence research is not a reason to resume gambling, bypass self-exclusion or increase spending. If the checking process is becoming part of harmful gambling behaviour, stop and use the safer-gambling support area.

Copyable MGA licence and URL evidence record

Keep only evidence needed for the public-record check. Do not store passwords, complete payment details, identity documents or unredacted account records in this worksheet.

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Fields for recording an MGA licence and URL check
Field	What to record
Website evidence	Exact hostname, complete page URL, page title and location of the licence claim or seal.
Claimed relationship	Legal entity, trading name, licence reference and wording used by the website.
Register result	Entity, reference, authorisation status, relevant service, official result URL and check time.
URL result	Exact submitted hostname, returned relationship, official tool hostname and check time.
Enforcement check	Search inputs, notice title, measure, effective date, update or appeal information, or a carefully worded non-finding.
Unauthorised-URL check	Exact address searched, any matching notice and notice date, or absence from the list without treating it as approval.
Mismatch or limit	Missing entry, different entity, status concern, tool failure, unresolved spelling or other evidence limit.
Bounded conclusion	What the dated official evidence supports and every material point it cannot establish.

Primary sources and method

The editorial team reopened every controlling source on 29 September 2026 immediately before publication preparation. MGA sources control the Maltese register, URL, enforcement, unauthorised-URL and complaint statements. UKGC guidance controls the Great Britain permission boundary. No casino website, affiliate source or operator list was used as factual authority. Submit corrections through our editorial corrections process.