Review the current scope of Gibraltar regulation
Gibraltar's Gambling Division describes a widened scope under the Gambling Act 2025, including specified B2C, B2B, key management, marketing and ownership-related activities. Its current licensing guidance also addresses transitional arrangements. Businesses should check the current position directly rather than use older guidance based solely on the 2005 Act.
iGaming Firm can help map the activities of a proposed business or group and identify the questions that need local regulatory review. The analysis should consider what each entity does, where it is managed and which services it supplies or receives.
Look beyond the player-facing company
A group may include an operating company, technology supplier, marketing business and holding entities. The licensing assessment should examine each relevant role rather than assume that only the company named in the customer terms matters.
We can support a group activity chart, an ownership summary and a schedule of commercial relationships. That provides a clearer basis for specialist advice and application preparation. It also helps identify where a proposed reorganisation or acquisition may change the regulatory analysis.
Align contracts, governance and the application
The documents should accurately describe management responsibilities, access to information, supplier services and control over the business. Internal approval rules should work alongside director duties and the requirements of the applicable regime.
Our corporate advisory and commercial legal services can support the documentation. A consistent structure is useful both at application stage and later when the business introduces a new provider, brand or investor.
Prepare for ongoing operation
Licensing preparation should connect to financial crime controls, customer protection, reporting and supplier oversight. Where activity is outsourced, the responsible team needs information access and a process for testing whether the arrangement works as intended.
Our AML and compliance service can help organise policies and responsibilities. Privacy support can address the data flows between group companies and suppliers. The final scope should reflect the particular activities and jurisdictions involved.
Market access and commercial dependencies
A Gibraltar permission should be assessed alongside the rules of the markets the business intends to serve. Platform, banking, payments and game supply arrangements also need to support the proposed structure. These dependencies should be confirmed before a project treats launch as merely a matter of receiving a licence.
We can help compare platform proposals and identify contract terms that affect implementation or future migration. For an acquisition, the review should include licence status, ownership requirements and the continuity of essential services.
How should we use this guide?
Use it to organise the business questions and preparation work. The applicable categories, transition position, fees and formal requirements should be checked against current official materials and local advice when the project is scoped.
Official sources & further reading
Sources checked on 29 September 2026. Requirements and regulatory positions can change; confirm the current position for your project.
This page provides general information and describes potential advisory support. It is not a legal opinion on a particular business, product or market. Scope and any specialist local advice are agreed for each engagement.