Malta’s MGA received 38 new licence applications and granted 19 licences in 2025, according to its annual report. The regulator also renewed eight licences and reported 7,903 inspections across casinos, bingo halls, gambling premises, National Lottery outlets and charitable lotteries during the year.
The figures give operators and investors a view of Malta’s licensing activity and supervisory workload in 2025.
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Spain’s DGOJ provisionally granted Giga Game Online licences for sports and other counterparty betting, and DZBT Deportes a poker licence. The licences run for five years but depend on final technical-system approval within six months; otherwise, they expire.
Aristocrat said it granted Ainsworth Game Technology a royalty-bearing licence to use its game-play patents in Australia, including the Hold & Spin patent family. The parties did not disclose the commercial terms. Aristocrat also granted Ainsworth a separate royalty-free licence covering responsible-gambling patents.
El Salvador’s National Charity Lottery (LNB) reported that it granted three licences for online games and sports betting between June 2025 and May 2026, bringing the total number of authorised operators to 12. The LNB said it received USD 300,000 in initial licence fees. It also reported USD 38.2 million in prizes paid to 6,010 winners during the period.
Portugal’s Gaming Regulation and Inspection Service (SRIJ) granted Retabet and Vincino licences to operate online gambling in the country, according to the regulator. Retabet received authorisations for sports betting and slots, while Vincino was approved for slots, blackjack and roulette; its site is expected to open soon.
iGamingToday reported that Rwanda approved three international betting operators under its stricter licensing system. The Rwanda Development Board acted through the National Lottery and Gambling Commission, with Betway and ElephantBet among the recipients.