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Question Best Country for Online Gambling site LTD
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Good topic.
I would start with a license that gives you the most bang for your buck, i.e., lets you target as many people as possible and is easy to get and maintain.
Note that nowadays gambling structures usually go hand in hand with "getting your money in and out of gambling businesses" such as selling some kind of vouchers, anonymous prepaid cards, crypto-exchanges, crypto atm-s, etc.
I would start with a license that gives you the most bang for your buck, i.e., lets you target as many people as possible and is easy to get and maintain.
Note that nowadays gambling structures usually go hand in hand with "getting your money in and out of gambling businesses" such as selling some kind of vouchers, anonymous prepaid cards, crypto-exchanges, crypto atm-s, etc.
It depends on many factors. Gambling site is not very specific. Are you going to have onlince casino, or gambling affliate only? Where will be your customers from? If you are going to be a gambling affiliate, where will be gamblers from?
For exemple: If you are a gambling affliate fro online casino from Curacao and you are affliating gamblers from EU, you have to have a company in EU and have a license. Gambling affliation activity is regulated activity all around EU. The easiest conditions fro gambling affiliate license has a Malta.
If you want to have own online casino, the best is Curacao.
If you're looking to launch an online casino, obtaining a valid online gambling license is absolutely essential,especially from a banking and payment processing standpoint. Due to the high-risk nature of i-gaming businesses, most financial institutions and payment processors will refuse to work with you unless you're operating under a recognized license.
There is no universal solution. In general, you need to secure a gaming license for each jurisdiction where you intend to actively promote your services and acquire customers,assuming that gambling is legal in that country.
In many countries, you must obtain a national gambling license to operate legally. This includes regulated markets such as the United States (on a state-by-state basis), Italy, France, and The Netherlands. On the other hand, in regions where gambling laws are loosely enforced,or where the activity is technically prohibited but not actively prosecuted,operators often rely on international licenses to enter the market. This is common in parts of Latin America, Africa, and certain areas of Asia.
If your goal is to target European customers, Malta is the premier licensing jurisdiction. A Maltese i-gaming company offers access to a robust and well-recognized regulatory framework, allowing you to register locally in other European countries that require domestic presence (for example, in Italy, a MaltaCo can register with the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli and obtain authorization to offer services to Italian residents). This is not possible with a company registered outside the EU.
However, even with an EU license, you're generally not permitted to "passport" your gaming license across member states. Most European countries impose their own gambling-specific taxes in addition to corporate income tax, and local licensing or registration is always required. That said, operating from Malta provides other advantages: you'll find a supportive ecosystem, including access to banks and payment service providers familiar with and open to working with licensed i-gaming businesses.
If you do not intend to target customers in the EU or the U.S., you might consider establishing a business in Costa Rica. Gambling there is not formally regulated; the only requirement is a local data processing permit issued by the municipality where your business is based. It's one of the most affordable routes to start an online casino,but with a major caveat: traditional banking is out of the question. Costa Rican operators are usually restricted to cryptocurrency-based operations, as banks and processors will not engage with such businesses. Nevertheless, a Costa Rican setup is often used as a low-cost testing ground for new platforms and games, especially in early-stage ventures.
Recently, I came across the increasingly advertised “Anjouan gambling license.” After conducting extensive research, my conclusion is that it appears to be highly questionable,if not an outright scam. Despite being marketed as a fast and inexpensive solution, it lacks credible regulatory backing and raises significant concerns about its legitimacy.
There is no universal solution. In general, you need to secure a gaming license for each jurisdiction where you intend to actively promote your services and acquire customers,assuming that gambling is legal in that country.
In many countries, you must obtain a national gambling license to operate legally. This includes regulated markets such as the United States (on a state-by-state basis), Italy, France, and The Netherlands. On the other hand, in regions where gambling laws are loosely enforced,or where the activity is technically prohibited but not actively prosecuted,operators often rely on international licenses to enter the market. This is common in parts of Latin America, Africa, and certain areas of Asia.
If your goal is to target European customers, Malta is the premier licensing jurisdiction. A Maltese i-gaming company offers access to a robust and well-recognized regulatory framework, allowing you to register locally in other European countries that require domestic presence (for example, in Italy, a MaltaCo can register with the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli and obtain authorization to offer services to Italian residents). This is not possible with a company registered outside the EU.
However, even with an EU license, you're generally not permitted to "passport" your gaming license across member states. Most European countries impose their own gambling-specific taxes in addition to corporate income tax, and local licensing or registration is always required. That said, operating from Malta provides other advantages: you'll find a supportive ecosystem, including access to banks and payment service providers familiar with and open to working with licensed i-gaming businesses.
If you do not intend to target customers in the EU or the U.S., you might consider establishing a business in Costa Rica. Gambling there is not formally regulated; the only requirement is a local data processing permit issued by the municipality where your business is based. It's one of the most affordable routes to start an online casino,but with a major caveat: traditional banking is out of the question. Costa Rican operators are usually restricted to cryptocurrency-based operations, as banks and processors will not engage with such businesses. Nevertheless, a Costa Rican setup is often used as a low-cost testing ground for new platforms and games, especially in early-stage ventures.
Recently, I came across the increasingly advertised “Anjouan gambling license.” After conducting extensive research, my conclusion is that it appears to be highly questionable,if not an outright scam. Despite being marketed as a fast and inexpensive solution, it lacks credible regulatory backing and raises significant concerns about its legitimacy.
Its a separatist autonomous region that got annexed, the whole Union of Comoros is questionable. The authority is legit in the fact that it exists and it has some recognition and it does some scrutiny on those it licenses, but it is not recognised by the Central Bank of Comoros. Regardless many people do business with Anjouan iGaming because you can get some PSPs, you can use payment agents, if the bank accepted Curacao sublicense then Anjouan is gonna be like the same.
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