Day: 21 October 2026

Key Moments: Flutter has revealed plans to close Sky Bet’s Malta office, less than a year after relocating its commercial headquarters from the UK to Malta. Approximately 50 positions in Malta are at risk, with remaining staff members expected to transfer to Gibraltar as part of wider restructuring efforts. The Machine Games Duty (MGD) rate, previously feared to double, is now anticipated to increase from 20% to 25% in the upcoming Budget, offering some relief to industry operators. Sky Bet’s Malta Operations Face Closure Flutter has disclosed its intention to…

Key Moments: The joint deposit limit system entered the testing phase on 21 October 2026 and will become fully operational in March 2027 The Player Portal now enables users to view activity across all licensed operators in one platform Default joint deposit limits apply daily, weekly, and every four weeks, with real-time tracking across operators Joint Deposit Limits: How the New System Works Spain has activated its unified deposit limit system for online gambling, an initiative that tallies each player’s deposits across all licensed platforms against a single set ceiling.…