Compare gaming license jurisdictions

Gaming licenses jurisdictions comparison

There are about fifty countries and territories all over the world that are now authorizing online gambling operations to be run from their jurisdictions. If you are seriously interested in starting your own profitable gaming company, then you should compare gaming license conditions and stipulations, because they can have a big impact on your initial costs and the final bottom-line profit margin.

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    In the table below, we have picked out the most attractive countries and territories from which online gaming services can be sold and we compare gaming license costs, terms and conditions:

    Country Gaming License Comparison
    Curacao Only sub-licenses are available from holders of a Master license. One license covers all types of casino games – slots, poker and other games of chance.
    License fee is negotiable – let GBO get you the best deal!
    Zero GGR.
    Malta Malta gaming license Issued by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), for a period of 10 years.
    Provides for slots, poker, roulettes, lotteries, etc.
    You must declare which types of games the license is issued for your company registered in Malta.
    License costs €25k, plus minimum paid-up capital €100k
    5% GGR
    UK Issued by United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC).
    Regardless of where you are based in the world, you need a licence from UKGC if you are providing facilities for gambling to consumers in Great Britain online (or through any other means of remote communication) or any part of your remote gambling equipment is based in Great Britain.
    Requires 3 separate licenses:
    Remote betting host real events licence – AKA SportsBetting
    Application Fees £2,200 – £19,333 based on turnover
    Annual license £2,556 – £471,142 based on turnover
    Remote betting host virtual events licence
    Application Fees £1,980 – £42,978 based on turnover
    Annual license £2,027 – £389,652 based on turnover
    Remote betting intermediary operating licence
    Application Fees £5,711 – £25,777 based on turnover
    Annual license £3,408 – £694,856 based on turnover
    Tax is 21% GGR
    Kahnawake Kahnawake Gaming License issued by Kahnawake Gaming Commission – authority for gaming activity within and from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, CA.
    Application fee US$40K includes first year license. A temporary permit is granted, subject to granting of license (which takes 1 year), plus $5K per nominated Key Person.
    Annual License $10K
    Only Mohawk Internet Technologies permitted to host the systems
    Zero tax
    Romania License issued by the Ministry of Finance’s Gambling Commission,
    Romania allows gambling (Internet) rooms to permit ground betting, slot machines, sweepstakes, poker, roulette, bingo, blackjack online in the Romanian market.
    License issued only if products and services are used from a B2B provider that has a class 2 Romanian license. Operator must install secure mirror servers in Romania.
    Application fee €11K
    License fee annually €6K – €120K based on turnover
    GGR 16% minimum €100K
    Greece License issued by Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC).
    Licenses are granted for 7 years.
    Online sports betting license costs €3 million. Casino games license costs €2 million.
    No application fee
    Tax is 13% GGR
    Antigua Issued by Financial Services Regulatory Commission’s Division of Gambling. Licenses for land-based casinos extend to online casinos, poker, roulettes, slot machines, video slots, lotteries and other kinds of gambling.
    License fee is $100K
    Tax is 3% GGR

    Further details about the licenses in othert popular jurisdictions are in the following table:

    Country Model Gaming types Reach License cost Revenue tax rate Corporate structure
    Alderney / Guernsey GGR Open Unrestricted B2C local company £17.5k year 1, then  min £35k on GGR to max £400k local company / directors
    Isle of Man Free market open Unrestricted Main license £35K per year/5 years

    Sublicense

    Network license 50K 

    1.5% up to £20m

    0.5% next £20m

    0.1% over £40m

    Local company + 2 local directors
    Spain Hybrid no Lotto Unrestricted €50.5K initial + €10K / game 25% GGR EU company with local .es domain
    Gibraltar Hybrid open Unrestricted £30K per gaming type 0.15% GGR Local company
    Montenegro GGR Open Unrestricted €25K year 1 / 15K annual 9% GGR local company
    Cyprus Turnover tax Open restricted to specific sites & jurisdictions €30K  10% EU company
    Panama Free market open unrestricted $40k then $20K per year 5.5% GGR local company / directors


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