{"id":9328,"date":"2025-05-01T13:39:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/?p=9328"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:39:37","slug":"mga-identified-instances-of-false-claims-regarding-licensing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbceurasia.com\/en\/2025\/05\/01\/mga-identified-instances-of-false-claims-regarding-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"MGA Identified Instances of False Claims Regarding Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Malta\u2019s gambling regulator, the <strong>Malta Gaming Authority(MGA)<\/strong>, has officially distanced itself from operator <strong>casinowinner.io.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a comment published on the MGA\u2019s website, the authority referred to statements made by the operator that it is a Maltese licence holder.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny reference to the MGA and\/or gaming licence\/s said to be issued by the Maltese Authority, as stated by casinowinner.io\/, is false and misleading,\u201d the authority added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a visit is made to the casinowinner.io website, no affiliation to the MGA can be seen, signalling that the operator has removed the small text. However, there are still a number of other licenses quoted \u2013 Cyprus, Netherlands, and Cura\u00e7ao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick reference with online casino comparison tool <strong>Rotativka<\/strong> suggests that CasinoWinner\u2019s primary license is the Cura\u00e7ao one, but that also confirmation of this \u201ccan be challenging\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlayers should consider this when engaging with the site and be cautious due to the limited and vague details provided in the terms of use,\u201d Rotativka added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One other eye-catching detail is that the operator\u2019s online casino offering is composed of games by well-known licensed suppliers on the UK market, including YGGDRASIL, Playtech, Pragmatic Play, Novomatic, and Evolution Gaming, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A prevalent issue&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offshore operators offering games familiar to UK customers is an issue well-known to the <strong>UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)<\/strong>. At the start of the year, the regulator officially addressed the problem by warning consumers about the dangers of playing such games on the black market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UKGC further called for licensed suppliers and operators to \u201cactively monitor\u201d business relationships to ensure that games do not end up on non-compliant gambling websites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a similar fashion amid the casinowinner.io debacle, the MGA has also advised users to cross-examine an operator\u2019s licence with the regulator\u2019s own database.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, another operator was also caught misleading its customers with its supposed MGA affiliation. This was <strong>GOD55<\/strong>, which brought controversy upon Birmingham City after being announced as its latest sponsor.\u00a0<\/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 gambling regulator, the Malta Gaming Authority(MGA), has officially distanced itself from operator casinowinner.io. In a comment published on the MGA\u2019s website, the authority referred to statements made by the operator that it is a Maltese licence holder.&nbsp; \u201cAny reference to the MGA and\/or gaming licence\/s said to be issued by the Maltese Authority, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,24],"tags":[12420,46,2106,12133,12419,207,340,338,116],"class_list":["post-9328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gambling","category-news","category-regulations","tag-casinowinner","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-industry","tag-god55","tag-illegal-operator","tag-license","tag-malta","tag-mga","tag-regulation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MGA Identified Instances of False Claims Regarding Licensing - 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