{"id":11300,"date":"2025-10-30T09:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=11300"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:32:00","slug":"malta-strengthens-support-for-the-high-value-igaming-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2025\/10\/30\/malta-strengthens-support-for-the-high-value-igaming-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta Strengthens Support for the \u201cHigh-Value\u201d iGaming Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Malta\u2019s government <\/strong>has committed to reviewing the tax framework for gaming, with the industry continuing to play a key role in the island\u2019s economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Labour government of Malta regards betting and gaming as one of its core \u2018value adding\u2019\u2019 industries, with various B2C and B2B firms registered and headquartered in Valletta and St Julians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the country\u2019s budget published yesterday, gaming is considered a \u2018value adding industry\u2019 to the economy, with Malta\u2019s economic growth (GDP) standing at 3.1% in 2025, well above the GDP rate of EU member states at 0.9-to-1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government attributed this growth to a combination of strong domestic demand for products and the export of services \u2013 given the prominence of Maltese gaming firms, it can be expected that betting is considered under the latter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has, as always, been translated into tax revenue. Government figures put total gaming taxes from 2024 \u20ac69.5m ($74.4m) , further estimating that 2025 gaming taxes will be \u20ac65m ($69.6m) and 2026 gaming taxes \u20ac67m ($71.7m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prominent operators active internationally under <strong>Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)<\/strong> licences include the likes of Bwin International, <strong>Betfair International, bet-at-home, <\/strong><strong>Clobet<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>and<strong> Betsson Group\u2019s BML Group.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various major B2B companies are also licensed under the MGA, such as <strong>Aspire Global <\/strong>and<strong> Altenar <\/strong>among others. The B2B contracts these firms have with various B2C firms across various markets, like Altenar and <strong>Starcasino<\/strong> in the Netherlands, will further add to gaming\u2019s contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous government estimates have put gaming\u2019s contribution to the Maltese economy at around one-tenth of the island\u2019s gross-value added (GVA). According to the MGA itself, this figure stood at \u20ac1.5bn ($1.61bn) in 2022, around 9.6% of Malta\u2019s GVA that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As stands, the Budget 2026 projects an overall tax income to total \u20ac7.8bn ($8.35bn), driven primarily by revenues from income tax (\u20ac3.5bn\/$3.75bn), social security contributions (\u20ac1.84bn\/$1.97bn) and VAT collections (\u20ac1.69bn\/$1.81bn).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that Malta\u2019s government now wants to take another look at how best to channel revenue from this valuable sector into state coffers, however. The 2026 budget sees a commitment to create a \u2018reliable indirect tax framework\u2019 for \u2018value adding industries\u2019 like gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaming may also benefit from other initiatives planned in the budget for Malta\u2019s wider business ecosystem \u2013 gaming just being one segment of many for the country, with finance and tourism also huge growth drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initiatives include giving start-ups and SMEs greater access to AI technology, an Investment Tax Credit of 60% qualifying investment value over four years, among other initiatives aimed at supporting entertainment and technology companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/sbceurasia\">Telegram channel!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malta\u2019s government has committed to reviewing the tax framework for gaming, with the industry continuing to play a key role in the island\u2019s economic development. 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