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Cross BorderLicensing

Guides

Practical guides to getting and keeping a gambling licence

Plain-language answers to the questions operators ask before they apply, written by the advisors who handle these files.

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How to get an online gambling licence

The decisions to make, the eight steps of an application, the documents regulators ask for, and where operators lose time.

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How much does an online gambling licence cost?

The four cost layers, what we can say about Curaçao, Malta and the UK, the costs that are easy to miss, and how to budget.

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How long does it take to get a gambling licence?

Where the time goes, what slows files down, and how to shorten the process.

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B2C or B2B: which gambling licence do you need?

The difference, how to decide, and the mistakes operators and suppliers make.

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UBO, source of funds and source of wealth

What regulators actually ask for, what a good file looks like, and where files go wrong.

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Gambling licensing glossary

Plain-language definitions of the terms you will meet: LOK, MGA, UKGC, UBO, MLRO, PML and more.

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Adding a second gambling licence

What carries over from your first licence, what does not, and how to plan the second so the work is not repeated.

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Moving from a Curaçao sub-licence to the LOK

What the move involves, step by step, and how to avoid treating it as paperwork your former master licensee has handled.

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What to do when your application is queried or returned

The first ten working days, who should answer, and what not to say.

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Comparison

Compare Curaçao, Malta and the UK

Licence types, fees, timelines and local presence, side by side.

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Pricing

How we work and what it costs

A retainer for ongoing work and a fixed-fee project for straightforward licences.

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