Gibraltar regulates gambling under the Gambling Act 2025, which repealed the Gambling Act 2005 and came into operation on 1 April 2026 (except Part 5 on regulated individuals, ss.55-77). Licences are granted by the Licensing Authority (the Minister responsible for gambling) and supervision is carried out by the Gambling Commissioner, both through the Gambling Division of HM Government of Gibraltar. The Act defines three licence families: B2C Gambling Operator, B2B Gambling Operator (including aggregators, platform suppliers, direct-integration content suppliers and substantially outsourced fraud, CDD, ID-verification and CRM services) and Gambling Operator Support Services (marketing/affiliates, customer-funds handling and relevant company ownership). Licensees must keep a registered office and a sufficient substantive presence in Gibraltar. Businesses newly brought into scope were given a six-month transitional licence from 1 April 2026 to apply, and existing 2005 Act licences are treated as licences under the new Act.
Which verticals are legal in Gibraltar
Status is the position for a licensed operator, not for offshore supply.
Daily Fantasy Sports
Not stated
Esports Betting
Not stated
Horse Racing / Pool Betting
Licensed
Betting, including pool betting, is a licensable gambling activity.
Land-based Casino
Licensed
Non-remote gaming requires a B2C Gambling Operator licence for approved premises; one non-remote B2C licensee is listed.
Online Bingo
Not stated
Online Casino
Licensed
Remote gaming is licensed under a B2C Gambling Operator licence; general gaming duty applies.
Online Lottery
Licensed
B2C lottery operator licences exist alongside Government lotteries; minimum age for lottery is 16.
Online Poker
Licensed
Poker is treated as gaming (a game of chance) and offered under a remote gaming licence.
Online Sports Betting
Licensed
Remote betting is licensed under a B2C Gambling Operator licence; general betting duty applies.
Retail Betting
Licensed
Non-remote betting from approved premises is licensed under a B2C Gambling Operator licence.
Skill Games
Not stated
Social / Sweepstakes Casino
Not stated
Gibraltar licence types and what they cost5
Fees are the published headline figures. Tiered and revenue-banded amounts
are set out in the notes under each licence.
B2B Gambling Operator's licence (remote)
B2B Supplier
Businesses providing remote gambling facilities in or from Gibraltar to licence holders or to overseas operators, e.g. aggregators, platform suppliers, server-based/live content, managed trading, and substantially outsourced fraud, CDD, ID-verification or CRM services.
Application
GBP 10,000
Annual
GBP 20,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Application: aggregator or platform supplier GBP 20000; direct integration 10000; outsourced fraud/risk, CDD/compliance or ID-verification 8000. Annual: aggregator or platform GBP 85000 single vertical + 15000 per extra vertical; direct integration Tier 1 85000, Tier 2 50000, Tier 3 20000; outsourced services 50000.
Conditions to satisfy
Registered office in Gibraltar
Sufficient substantive presence
Commissioner approval of third-party content on aggregation platforms
Prior approval to supply server-based content outside Gibraltar
Businesses carrying on remote gambling with members of the public in or from Gibraltar, plus betting exchanges/intermediaries and betting agents.
Application
GBP 30,000
Annual
GBP 50,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Application: GBP 30000 betting or gaming; GBP 20000 lottery; GBP 15000 betting intermediary/agent. Annual fee per vertical by annual gross yield: GBP 50000 under GBP 20m, 100000 for GBP 20m-300m, 200000 over GBP 300m; intermediary 100000, agent 50000, lottery 100000.
Conditions to satisfy
Registered office in Gibraltar
Sufficient substantive presence in Gibraltar
Fit and proper
Threshold conditions in Schedule 2
Senior managers for responsible gambling and AML
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline LotteryHorse Racing / Pool Betting
Content provider approval
Game / Software Supplier
Game or software developers that supply content to a Gibraltar licence holder only through an aggregation platform and do not hold their own licence for direct supply.
Application
GBP 1,000
Annual
—
Term
—
Processing
—
One-off approval fee of GBP 1000, paid before assessment starts (Schedule 5).
Online Casino
Gambling Operator Support Services licence
Affiliate / Marketing
Gibraltar-based businesses providing gambling marketing/affiliate services, holding or managing customer funds (other than licensed banks), or owning more than 25% of a relevant gambling company.
Application
GBP 8,000
Annual
GBP 5,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Application GBP 8000 for each service type. Annual: marketing/affiliate 50000 (25000 if annual sales under GBP 200000); customer funds 50000; relevant company ownership 5000.
Conditions to satisfy
Marketing licences only for marketing of licence holders' businesses unless Minister consents
Intra-group services exempt
Prediction market authorisation
Ancillary / Other
Businesses carrying on prediction market activity in or from Gibraltar.
Application
GBP 30,000
Annual
GBP 100,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Plus general prediction market duty of 0.15% of commission charged.
B2B Gambling Operator's licence (remote)
B2B Supplier
Businesses providing remote gambling facilities in or from Gibraltar to licence holders or to overseas operators, e.g. aggregators, platform suppliers, server-based/live content, managed trading, and substantially outsourced fraud, CDD, ID-verification or CRM services.
Application
GBP 10,000
Annual
GBP 20,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Application: aggregator or platform supplier GBP 20000; direct integration 10000; outsourced fraud/risk, CDD/compliance or ID-verification 8000. Annual: aggregator or platform GBP 85000 single vertical + 15000 per extra vertical; direct integration Tier 1 85000, Tier 2 50000, Tier 3 20000; outsourced services 50000.
Conditions to satisfy
Registered office in Gibraltar
Sufficient substantive presence
Commissioner approval of third-party content on aggregation platforms
Prior approval to supply server-based content outside Gibraltar
Game or software developers that supply content to a Gibraltar licence holder only through an aggregation platform and do not hold their own licence for direct supply.
Application
GBP 1,000
Annual
—
Term
—
Processing
—
One-off approval fee of GBP 1000, paid before assessment starts (Schedule 5).
Online Casino
B2C Gambling Operator's licence (remote)
B2C Operator
Businesses carrying on remote gambling with members of the public in or from Gibraltar, plus betting exchanges/intermediaries and betting agents.
Application
GBP 30,000
Annual
GBP 50,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Application: GBP 30000 betting or gaming; GBP 20000 lottery; GBP 15000 betting intermediary/agent. Annual fee per vertical by annual gross yield: GBP 50000 under GBP 20m, 100000 for GBP 20m-300m, 200000 over GBP 300m; intermediary 100000, agent 50000, lottery 100000.
Conditions to satisfy
Registered office in Gibraltar
Sufficient substantive presence in Gibraltar
Fit and proper
Threshold conditions in Schedule 2
Senior managers for responsible gambling and AML
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline LotteryHorse Racing / Pool Betting
Gambling Operator Support Services licence
Affiliate / Marketing
Gibraltar-based businesses providing gambling marketing/affiliate services, holding or managing customer funds (other than licensed banks), or owning more than 25% of a relevant gambling company.
Application
GBP 8,000
Annual
GBP 5,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Application GBP 8000 for each service type. Annual: marketing/affiliate 50000 (25000 if annual sales under GBP 200000); customer funds 50000; relevant company ownership 5000.
Conditions to satisfy
Marketing licences only for marketing of licence holders' businesses unless Minister consents
Intra-group services exempt
Prediction market authorisation
Ancillary / Other
Businesses carrying on prediction market activity in or from Gibraltar.
Application
GBP 30,000
Annual
GBP 100,000
Term
—
Processing
—
Plus general prediction market duty of 0.15% of commission charged.
Gaming tax and regulatory charges
Everything a licensee pays in Gibraltar on top of the licence fee.
Charge
Rate
Charged on
Paid by
Betting Intermediary / Agent DutyGGR Tax
0.15%0.15% of gross intermediary profit; no exemption
Enhanced due diligence for depositing customersB2C Operator
All new depositing remote customers must undergo enhanced due diligence as soon as practicable, with no monetary threshold.Source
POCA compliance and responsible senior managerAll Licensees
Licensees must comply with the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 and related codes and guidance, and name a senior manager responsible for financial crime compliance.Source
Sanctions screeningB2C Operator
Targeted financial sanctions screening applies to all customers with no monetary threshold or risk-based exemption.Source
Suspicious activity reports and record keepingB2C Operator
SARs go to the Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Unit through the Themis portal; CDD records are kept for at least 5 years after the relationship ends.5 yearsSource
Responsible Gambling requirements
Age verification windowB2C Operator
If age cannot be verified within 72 hours of first deposit, the account must be suspended while checks continue, or closed with stakes returned; under-age winnings are forfeited.72 hoursSource
Limits and time-outsB2C Operator
Customers must be able to set deposit, time or gambling limits; RTOS also requires time-out and self-exclusion facilities.Time-out up to 6 months (RTOS)Source
Minimum gambling ageB2C Operator
Licence holders must take all reasonable steps to stop under-age persons gambling.18 (16 for lottery)Source
Responsible gambling duty and senior managerB2C Operator
Licensees must ensure, as far as reasonably practicable, that customers gamble responsibly, follow RG codes of the Commissioner and of comparable jurisdictions served, and name a senior manager responsible.Source
Self-exclusionB2C Operator
Operators must offer a defined self-exclusion process, confirm it to the customer, block existing and new accounts and remove the customer from marketing databases.Source
Technical & Certification requirements
Aggregated content from approved providers onlyB2B Supplier
A licensed aggregator may not supply server-based content unless the content provider has been approved by the Commissioner.Approval fee GBP 1000Source
B2B service information and prohibitionB2C Operator
On request, operators must give the Commissioner details of B2B services and suppliers used; if unsatisfied, the Commissioner can prohibit their use.Source
Independent testing of gambling softwareAll Licensees
Gambling software and equipment must meet the Commissioner's technical standards and be certified by an approved testing facility before commercial use.Source
Supplying content outside GibraltarB2B Supplier
A licensed server-based content supplier needs prior Commissioner approval to supply content to anyone outside Gibraltar.Source
Data & Hosting requirements
Customer data retentionB2C Operator
Customer vetting and registration data must be retained for the customer relationship and at least six years afterwards.6 yearsSource
Player Funds requirements
Customer funds protection disclosureB2C Operator
At registration, customers must be told to what extent their funds are protected on insolvency, and warned in advance of significant changes.Source
Payments requirements
Payment of winningsB2C Operator
Winnings and balances must be paid promptly under agreed arrangements, and the licensee must keep enough funds for current and expected prize liabilities.Source
Advertising & Marketing requirements
Advertising content standardsB2C Operator
Ads must not be indecent or offensive, misleading, aimed at under-age persons or breach copyright, and must respect advertising rules in each target jurisdiction.Source
Affiliates requirements
Licence for marketing and affiliate servicesAffiliate
Gambling marketing, advertising and affiliate services provided in or from Gibraltar need a Gambling Operator Support Services licence, except intra-group services and advertising in media aimed mainly at Gibraltar.Source
Other requirements
Change of controlAll Licensees
Acquisitions or increases of control over a licence holder must be notified to the Commissioner in advance; fee GBP 3000 base, up to GBP 30000.GBP 3000-30000Source
Local presenceAll Licensees
A licensee that is a legal person must have its registered office in Gibraltar and keep a sufficient substantive presence there (equipment, jobs, tax revenue).Source
Recent regulatory changes
Newest first. Each entry links to the notice it came from.
Consultation
Draft Safer Gambling Code for remote B2C operators
The Gambling Division is consulting on a draft Safer Gambling Code of Practice for remote B2C operators, covering limits, reality checks, monitoring for markers of harm and marketing. The draft also contains safer gambling provisions intended for a future RTOS code.
The Prediction Market Regulations 2026 created a separate authorisation for prediction market operators. Fees of GBP 30000 (application) and GBP 100000 (annual) plus 0.15% duty on commission followed on 13 August 2026.
The Gambling Division published guidance and learning points from a thematic review of licensees' sanctions screening. It followed a regulatory settlement over sanctions screening failures in April 2026.
New Act in force with six-month transition for newly regulated businesses
The Minister commenced the Gambling Act 2025 on 1 April 2026, except Part 5 on regulated individuals (ss.55-77). Existing 2005 Act licences are treated as licences under the new Act, and businesses newly in scope hold a six-month transitional licence which continues if they apply in that window.
The Gambling (Duties and Licence Fees) Regulations 2026 keep betting and gaming duty at 0.15% of gross profit with the first GBP 100000 exempt, add a 0.15% betting intermediary duty and introduce yield-tiered B2C fees and tiered B2B fees. The 2018 regulations were revoked.
The Gambling Act 2025 was assented to on 23 March 2026, replacing the Gambling Act 2005. It widens the licensing net to B2B suppliers serving Gibraltar licensees or overseas operators, marketing/affiliate services, customer-funds handling and relevant company ownership.
Settlement in place of a financial penalty for ineffective sanctions screening systems and controls, including a misconfigured third-party tool and weak oversight.Source
Settlement in place of a financial penalty for AML deficiencies, including a missed internal deposit limit, no recent independent AML audit and slow remediation.Source
13 Nov 2025
Platinum Gaming Ltd
Warning / Reprimand
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Formal caution over historical 2023 AML/CFT failings already penalised in Great Britain; the Commissioner found improvements satisfactory and the company still fit and proper.Source
Settlement paid to the Consolidated Fund for AML/CFT failings with a group of non-UK customers, weak sanctions screening and inadequate third-party audits.Source
Suppliers licensed by the GGC
Companies on Gamitas holding a licence from this regulator.
Licences are granted by the Licensing Authority, which is the Minister responsible for gambling. The Gambling Commissioner is the regulator and AML supervisor. Both work through the Gambling Division of HM Government of Gibraltar.
Which law governs online gambling in Gibraltar?
The Gambling Act 2025 came into force on 1 April 2026 and repealed the Gambling Act 2005. Part 5 on regulated individuals (ss.55-77) has not been commenced yet. Codes of practice issued under the 2005 Act remain in force until new ones replace them.
Do B2B game and platform suppliers need a Gibraltar licence?
Yes. B2B remote gambling services provided in or from Gibraltar need a B2B Gambling Operator licence. This covers aggregators, platform suppliers, direct-integration content suppliers and substantially outsourced fraud, CDD, ID-verification and CRM services. Content providers that reach Gibraltar licensees only through an aggregator need Commissioner approval instead, with a GBP 1000 fee.
What gambling duty applies in Gibraltar?
General betting duty and general gaming duty are each 0.15% of gross profit, and the first GBP 100000 is exempt. Betting intermediaries pay 0.15% of commission income. Duty is paid in quarterly instalments.
How much does a Gibraltar remote gambling licence cost?
A new B2C betting or gaming application costs GBP 30000. The annual fee per vertical is GBP 50000, 100000 or 200000, depending on annual gross yield. B2B applications cost GBP 10000-20000, with annual fees of GBP 20000-85000 depending on the service and tier.
What is the minimum gambling age in Gibraltar?
The minimum age is 18 for gambling and 16 for lotteries. Licensees must take all reasonable steps to prevent under-age play.
Do licensees need a physical presence in Gibraltar?
Yes. A corporate licensee must have its registered office in Gibraltar and keep a sufficient substantive presence there. The Licensing Authority can take into account equipment located in Gibraltar, local jobs and tax revenue.
Do affiliates need a licence in Gibraltar?
Yes, if they provide gambling marketing or affiliate services in or from Gibraltar. They need a Gambling Operator Support Services licence (application GBP 8000; annual GBP 50000, or GBP 25000 with sales under GBP 200000). Intra-group services and advertising in media aimed mainly at Gibraltar are exempt.
Primary legislation and instruments
The statutes, regulations and technical standards this page is built from.
Creates a prediction market authorisation regime under the 2025 Act, treating authorised prediction market activity as a distinct activity rather than betting, gaming or lottery, with contract approval, integrity and client-money requirements.
Sets the general betting, general gaming and betting intermediary duties and the application, annual, change-of-control, content-provider and duplicate-document fees for licences under the 2025 Act.
Repeals the Gambling Act 2005 and sets out regulated activities (B2C, B2B, betting intermediaries, marketing and ownership), licensing, control, supervision, sanctions and appeals for gambling in or from Gibraltar.
Licence Conditions / Codes · In Force · 08 Jan 2026
Commissioner AML/CFT/CPF code for remote licence holders, applying the Proceeds of Crime Act 2015 to gambling: EDD for depositing customers, nominated senior officer, SAR reporting, sanctions screening and record keeping.
Licence Conditions / Codes · In Force · 13 Dec 2008
Commissioner code interpreting licensee duties on responsible gambling, rules display, internal controls, age checks, records, complaints, equipment testing, player registration, website information and advertising.
Technical and operating standards for remote licence holders covering game/RNG testing by approved testing facilities, customer accounts, records, backups, customer balances and player protection tools.
Compiled from official regulator and government sources, most recently on 26 Sept 2026. It is a starting point for commercial research, not legal advice — confirm the current position with the GGC or local counsel before you act on it.
