Gibraltar B2C Gambling Licence

Not an entry-level licence and not pretending to be: Gibraltar admits substantial, proven operators and offers them a near-token gaming duty inside a first-rank regulatory reputation.

The 2025 framework

Under the Gambling Act 2025 (in force October 1, 2025), licensing splits into B2C, B2B and Support Services categories. Fees are tiered by GGY per vertical — £50,000 up to £20m, £100,000 to £300m, £200,000 above — with a £10,000 application fee per licence type. Gaming duty is 0.15% of GGY, first £100,000 exempt, paid quarterly.

Admission expectations are unwritten but unambiguous: demonstrated operating history, financial substance, and a genuine local presence — staff and infrastructure on the Rock, not a brass plate. Compliance expectations track UK-grade practice, unsurprising given most licensees also hold UKGC licences.

The trade

Six-figure fees buy a near-zero marginal tax on revenue: for a large operator the arithmetic is decisively favourable versus any GGR-taxed regime. The licence signals tier-one standing to banks and counterparties, and the jurisdiction’s post-Brexit UK access arrangements have held. The catch is simply getting in — and that is the design.

The 2025 Act also formalised what was previously convention: the B2B and Support Services categories bring platform providers and service companies inside the licensing perimeter, mirroring the supplier-licensing trend in Sweden and the Netherlands. For groups already running Gibraltar infrastructure, the new categories regularise existing arrangements rather than adding burden.

Key requirements

• Established operator with proven financials
• Real local presence (staff, infrastructure) in Gibraltar
• UK-grade compliance expectations
• Gaming duty 0.15% of GGY (first £100k exempt), paid quarterly

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