MGA warns against more unauthorised URLs

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has distributed and official release warning against multiple unauthorised gambling sites in the nation.

Indeed, the authority has officially declared to have no connection with: immediate-connect.co.uk, pangagames.com, casino1bet.com, palmsbet1.com, flexiblesport.com and casino-europa.eu. Building on its statement, the MGA has clarified that, should customers observe any reference(s) to Maltese licensure on any of these given websites, that it is to be considered false.

As part of its full statement, the authority underlined its previous advice that consumers avoid interaction with any gambling services should they be unsure whether or not the platform is authorised by the MGA.

Continuing, the statement reads: "The (Maltese) gaming regulatory framework obliges authorised persons to comply with strict legal requirements in the interest of consumers. The activities of unlicensed entities are unregulated and do not provide the necessary safeguards delineated by virtue of the framework, making transactions with such entities risky for consumers."

This latest development comes following the MGA's signing of an official bilateral Memorandum of Understanding with the Malta Financial Services Authority to help boost regulatory cooperation the jurisdiction in July. More recently, the regulator launched a self-assessment tool to help identify behaviours related to problem gambling earlier this month as part of a recent RG-related campaign to reduce gambling harms.

Elsewhere, related regulatory news from the European region today saw Spribe's UK licence suspended by the nation's Gambling Commission for a lack of hosting licensure.