License · B2C and B2B remote gaming
Online gaming
Casino, betting and supplier licences, and the banking that gaming needs.
Compare
Statutory minimum capital, side by side.
The legal floor in each jurisdiction. It is a starting point for comparison, not a budget: the regulator sets the capital your bank will actually need.
- MaltaGaming Service Licence (B2C) and Critical Gaming Supply Licence (B2B) USD 45kEUR 40,000
- Antigua and BarbudaInteractive Gaming licence and Interactive Wagering licence USD 100kUSD 100,000
- PolandPermit to organise mutual betting (zezwolenie na urządzanie zakładów wzajemnych), including online USD 511kPLN 2,000,000
- CyprusClass B bookmaker's licence (online betting) USD 559kEUR 500,000
- EstoniaActivity licence and remote gambling operating permit USD 1.1mEUR 1,000,000
- LiechtensteinOnline gambling concession (Konzession fuer Online-Geldspiele) USD 6mCHF 5,000,000
- AustriaLottery concession covering electronic lotteries (the only lawful route for online casino-type games) USD 121.9mEUR 109,000,000
Not charted (no statutory figure, or currency without a reference rate): Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, New Zealand, Philippines, Canada, Curaçao, Seychelles, South Africa. See each jurisdiction page.
Statutory minimums from each regulator. Converted at ECB reference rates or official pegs of 2026-10-08. Log scale. These are legal minimums only: the regulator sets the capital each bank must actually hold, usually far higher, and it must be the shareholders’ own liquid funds.
The path
From plan to licence.
The usual sequence for this licence. Each regulator’s own process and timeline are on its jurisdiction page.
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Markets
Which countries you will serve: many require their own local licence regardless of where you are licensed.
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Licence type
B2C operator or B2B supplier; casino, betting or lottery.
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Application
Corporate and ownership documents, financials, game and platform certification, responsible-gambling and AML policies.
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Approval
Probity checks on owners and managers, system testing, licence grant.
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Payments
Merchant accounts and payment providers willing to serve gaming, often the hardest step.
What the regulator will ask for
The application file.
- 01Corporate and ownership documents
- 02Financial statements and funding
- 03Game and platform certifications
- 04Responsible gambling policy
- 05AML/CFT framework
- 06Probity documents for owners and managers
Before you apply
Watch, then read.
Online gaming licences: Malta, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Curacao, Kahnawake and the UK
How the main online gaming licences outside the US compare, what each regulator requires, and why payments and banking are the hardest part for operators.
Explainer · 9 minCompliance: AML, KYC and sanctions
FATF standards, customer due diligence, beneficial ownership, PEPs, sanctions, monitoring, suspicious activity reports, the EU AML package and the travel rule.
Next step
Get a licensing plan for your case.
Tell us the activities, markets and capital you have in mind. We reply with the jurisdictions that fit and what each regulator will expect.