Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner Licensing Guide 2026

Short answer

Gibraltar licenses gambling under the Gambling Act 2025, most of which commenced on 1 April 2026. Newly in-scope businesses received a six-month transition beginning on that date. The official register lists legal entities, licence categories and approved brands. Verify a Gibraltar claim against that register; a brand logo alone does not establish the licence holder or approved scope. [4] [5] [6] [8]

Data freshness: fresh. Content as of .

Evidence set: 12 sources.

Source review
verified [1]
Published
2026-05-10 [1]
Updated
2026-08-09 [1]
Article snapshot retrieved
2026-07-25 [2]

Introduction

Gibraltar licenses gambling under the Gambling Act 2025, most of which commenced on 1 April 2026. Newly in-scope businesses received a six-month transition beginning on that date. The official register lists legal entities, licence categories and approved brands. Verify a Gibraltar claim against that register; a brand logo alone does not establish the licence holder or approved scope. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Legal Framework

The Gambling Act 2025 is the current primary statute. Notice LN.2026/064 appointed 1 April 2026 as its commencement date, except for sections 55 to 77. The Gambling Division also states that holders licensed under the 2005 Act are deemed licensed under the 2025 Act. [1, 2]

Licence Scope

The Division describes a widened framework covering B2C operators, B2B suppliers, regulated individuals, specified marketing activity and certain ownership or support-service functions. Its register and fee regulations distinguish the categories used for current licensing. [1, 2, 3]

Category Examples shown in official materials
B2C Betting operator, gaming operator, lottery operator, betting intermediary or agent
B2B Gaming aggregator, platform supplier, direct integration and specified outsourced services
Support services Marketing or affiliate services, relevant-company ownership and certain customer-funds services

Application and Transition

The official application page links to the licensing entry point and states that a six-month transition runs from 1 April 2026 for businesses newly brought within scope. During that period, an affected business must notify the Gambling Division and apply for a licence. [1]

Fees and Duties

The figures below come from the regulations effective from 1 April 2026. [1]

Item Amount
New B2C betting or gaming operator application GBP 30,000
B2C lottery operator application GBP 20,000
Gaming aggregator or platform supplier application GBP 20,000
Direct-integration application GBP 10,000
Specified outsourced B2B or support-service application GBP 8,000
B2C annual fee below GBP 20 million annual gross yield GBP 50,000 per betting or gaming vertical
B2C annual fee from GBP 20 million to GBP 300 million GBP 100,000 per vertical
B2C annual fee above GBP 300 million GBP 200,000 per vertical
Change-of-control notice GBP 3,000 base, up to GBP 30,000

General betting, gaming and intermediary duties are each 0.15% of the relevant gross profit. The first GBP 100,000 is exempt for general betting and general gaming duty; the regulations show no equivalent exemption for intermediary duty. [1]

Compliance and Complaints

The Gambling Division's AML/CFT/CPF page links its codes, sector risk material and enforcement policy. Its complaints page tells users to exhaust the operator's complaint procedure and explains when the Division may consider a regulatory complaint. [1, 2]

Enforcement

On 29 April 2026, the Commissioner published a GBP 100,000 regulatory settlement with a Gibraltar-licensed B2C operator concerning sanctions-screening deficiencies. The guide does not infer any current status beyond that statement. [1]

Verifying a Licence

Search the official section 14 register for the legal entity. Check the licence category and open the approved-brands link where available. A brand should not be treated as licensed merely because its parent group or a similarly named entity appears elsewhere. [1]

Limitations

This guide reports the official material retrieved for the review date below. It is not legal advice. Fees, scope and current status should be checked again in the live law database and register before a filing or commercial decision.

Sources

This article was checked against the official sources above. Content as of: 2026-08-09. Fact check completed: 2026-08-09 (Europe/Warsaw).

Evidence details and source provenance (12 sources)

Additional facts

Category
Guide [1]
Reading time
10 minutes [1]
Content as of
2026-08-09 [1]
Fact checked
2026-08-08T23:31:01.000Z [1]
Dataset release
registry-2026-07-27-baseline-v2 [3]

Sources and provenance

  1. Versioned article snapshot: Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner Licensing Guide 2026 — Gambling License Register Published . Source updated . Evidence: content/articles.snapshot.json entry slug=gibraltar-gambling-commissioner-complete-licensing-guide; schema 2; generator 2; SHA-256 covers the serialized entry. SHA-256 7f310eb8e1183ad47bc5d39413a1e0ca3ad499fb2c2811e7d968c9d513ee6649.
  2. Pinned source article snapshot registry-2026-07-31-build-static-baseline-v2 — Gambling License Register Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: articles snapshot; upstream baseline for article slug gibraltar-gambling-commissioner-complete-licensing-guide. SHA-256 56dc106f083f632b822d87a272739ca359f4fa61ba056bc30d9616e01ccdc165.
  3. Pinned registry release registry-2026-07-27-baseline-v2 — Gambling License Register Evidence: Release manifest identified by datasetReleaseId registry-2026-07-27-baseline-v2. SHA-256 a4e321707c5fb61680af979ec10093890aa8c8cc9285f03d05b5adbd94e15fda.
  4. Gambling Act 2025 — Gibraltar Laws (official regulator source) Published . Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: Gambling Act 2025.
  5. Notice of Commencement LN.2026/064 — Gibraltar Laws (official regulator source) Published . Source updated . Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: Notice appointing 1 April 2026.
  6. Gambling Division Getting Licensed — Gibraltar Gambling Division (official regulator source) Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: 2025 Act scope and six-month transition from 1 April 2026.
  7. Gambling (Duties and Licence Fees) Regulations 2026 — Gibraltar Laws (official regulator source) Published . Source updated . Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: Schedules 1–4.
  8. Gambling Division Licence Holders — Gibraltar Gambling Division (official regulator source) Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: Register under section 14; approved brands.
  9. Gambling Division AML/CFT/CPF — Gibraltar Gambling Division (official regulator source) Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: AML/CFT/CPF codes, guidance and policies.
  10. Gambling Division Complaints — Gibraltar Gambling Division (official regulator source) Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: Operator complaint process and escalation.
  11. Public Statement dated 29 April 2026 — Gibraltar Gambling Division (official regulator source) Published . Snapshot retrieved . Evidence: GBP 100,000 regulatory settlement.
  12. Editorial and Evidence Policy — Gambling License Register Source updated . Evidence: Repository trust content /editorial-policy; lastUpdated 2026-08-09; SHA-256 covers the serialized page model. SHA-256 53427f6134a3a6b1ea323f0c87d3636d6fdea95d2751ae2a64fa16ddb6a6cc27.

Changelog

  1. — Rechecked the Act, commencement notice, transition, fees, register, AML, complaints and April 2026 settlement; corrected the transition start from 1 November 2025 to 1 April 2026 and removed an unsupported settlement claim.