The Malta Gaming Authority has launched a free, anonymous online tool for people to assess their gambling habits. Its nine-question questionnaire is available in English and Maltese and can direct users to partner organisations for support.
The tool gives operators and player-protection stakeholders a route to support for users who may need professional help.
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Catalonia's tax authority approved new self-assessment forms for gambling taxes covering raffles, betting, bingo, casinos and gaming machines, according to the report. The order also sets filing and payment schedules, including monthly bingo settlements and quarterly payments for casinos and betting.
Catalonia’s government issued an order consolidating rules and self-assessment forms for gambling taxes administered by the Catalan Tax Agency. Operators and taxpayers must use the unified forms from 1 October 2025, covering raffles, betting, bingo halls, casinos and gaming machines.
Daniela Agnello criticised the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) for not attending SiGMA 2026 in Rome, reportedly saying its presence could have enabled dialogue with licensed businesses. She also questioned whether the regulator gives enough attention to engagement with authorised operators alongside inspections and enforcement.
The Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) did not attend SiGMA 2026 in Rome, a point raised by Daniela Agnello, founder and lawyer at Studio Legale Agnello, during the panel "The Italian Market Compared with International Markets: Key Characteristics, Development and Innovation". Agnello said she visited pavilion 3 and came across the stand of the Malta Gaming Authority, which led her to question the participation of international regulators and, above all, the absence of the Italian one. She said the regulator was not alongside licensees or authorised games, did not take part in panels and did not accept debate.
Betstarters operations director Mauro Miceli called for Italy to consider Malta’s approach of bringing the regulator and operators together for discussions, speaking at SiGMA World 2026. He said 25% of gambling in Italy was illegal and claimed illegal sites in Brazil grew by 70% after online gambling was closed there.
Betstarters operations director Mauro Miceli expressed the hope that Italy could in the future take up Malta's approach, where the Malta Gaming Authority brings all operators together for discussion tables. Statistics put illegal gambling in Italy at 25%, Miceli noted. He warned that overly strict regulation carries a high risk of pushing that share higher.
The MGA reportedly abandoned several proposed amendments to Malta’s Recognition Notice framework after industry pushback, according to a media report. The regulator said its final approach would distinguish B2B and B2C businesses and use targeted, risk-based information gathering; it plans to continue consulting foreign licence holders.
A media report says the regulator has dropped a number of the changes it had put forward for the Recognition Notice framework, following resistance from the industry. Even so, the report added that the authority intends to keep seeking the views of foreign licence holders and to collect further input.