The Malta Gaming Authority has defended its regulatory framework following questions from The Shift about an investigation linking Maltese companies to Platincasino and an estimated €250 million in allegedly unpaid German gambling taxes. In its response, the authority challenged the general description of cross-border activity by its licensees as “illegal
The Malta Gaming Authority has not answered questions from The Shift about an investigation linking Maltese companies to Platincasino and an estimated €250 million in allegedly unpaid German gambling taxes. The Shift sought the regulator’s reaction, particularly to claims concerning files reportedly obtained from its systems. No response had been received
Six months after a hacker breached the Malta Gaming Authority, the first major story from the stolen files points to Ta’ Xbiex, a web of Maltese companies, and an arrest in Frankfurt. A Malta-based iGaming group has been linked to Platincasino, the online casino at the centre of one of Germany’s largest illegal gambling investigations. The link comes
