Formerly known as the Lotteries and Gaming Authority, the MGA is the official government department that regulated all gambling in Malta.

It was founded in 2001 as an answer to the online gambling boom in Malta. The small island country is one of the most gambling-active countries in Europe. The MGA ensures fairness and transparency to players that use gaming services as well as preventing crime, money laundering, and corruption in these sectors.
MGA issues licenses to interested parties, and its presence in Malta has helped online gambling grow tremendously in the past few decades.
The MGA is widely regarded as one of the top gaming licenses in the industry beside the UKGC. It’s fair to say that casinos that own this license are 100% legit to operate.