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Malta Gaming Authority sets supervisory priorities for coming year

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The Malta Gaming Authority published a supervisory engagement strategy setting out three enforcement priorities for the coming calendar year: corporate compliance, player protection and sports-betting integrity. The source also says the authority plans thematic reviews of financial controls, cryptocurrency controls, sports-market manipulation and esports betting.

Operators can prepare for supervisory attention to corporate compliance, player protection, and sports-betting integrity.

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Story date27 January 202627 April 2026

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Betsson counsel warns Rome summit restrictions may benefit offshore operators

Betsson Group Deputy General Counsel Dario Evangelista told a panel at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit in Rome that restrictive online gambling policies could favour offshore operators. He said consumers may continue seeking the same services through channels that national authorities have less ability to control.

Dario Evangelista, Deputy General Counsel of Betsson Group, spoke at the SiGMA Central Europe Summit in Rome on 3 November 2026. One of the themes he addressed was that restrictive policies on online gambling risk working against authorities' own aims by indirectly favouring offshore operators. He also pointed to a resulting difficulty in steering consumers towards the regulated offer.

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