Gambling license applications
B2C and B2B licenses in 24 jurisdictions, filed and managed through to grant.
- Jurisdiction fit assessment and year-one cost model
- Fit-and-proper screening of owners, directors and UBOs before filing
- Application dossier: corporate, financial, technical and compliance files
- Regulator correspondence, deficiency responses and hearings
- Renewals, scope extensions and annual returns
You receive: a written fit memo, a document checklist, the filed application and a regulator log.
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Corporate structuring and substance
The entities under the license, built to pass the regulator, the bank and the tax authority.
- Operating and holding company formation
- Registered office and company secretarial
- Romanian permanent establishments for EU/EEA/Swiss groups
- Local directors and key-function holders where required
- Substance planning for Curaçao, Malta, Isle of Man and Romania
You receive: incorporated entities, statutory books, a substance plan and the appointments in place.
Company formation for gambling licenses | Romania | Malta | Cyprus | Anjouan | Nevis | Canada | Colombia | Peru
Tax structuring
Know the effective rate before you commit to a jurisdiction.
- Gaming duty, authorization fee and corporate tax modeling
- Break-even analysis against minimum taxes (e.g. Romania's €480,000 floor)
- Cross-border VAT on B2B game supply
- IP and royalty flows
- Permanent-establishment, place-of-management and CFC review
You receive: a tax model per jurisdiction and a structure memo for your tax counsel.
Compliance frameworks
Policies regulators accept and teams can actually run.
- AML/CFT programmes, risk assessments and MLRO set-up
- KYC/CDD procedures, sanctions and PEP screening
- Responsible gambling and self-exclusion integration
- Player terms, complaints and ADR
- GDPR, records of processing and data-protection policies
You receive: a policy suite mapped to the regulator's checklist, and training for your team.
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Payments and banking
Banking delays more launches than regulators do. We start it in week one.
- Corporate, settlement and UBO account opening
- Introductions to acquirers, EMIs and PSPs that work with your license
- Underwriting file: structure, UBOs, source of funds, projected flows
- Crypto handling policy where the license allows it
You receive: a bank-ready compliance pack and managed introductions. No adviser can guarantee approval.
Representation and ongoing compliance
For licensees that need a team on the ground after grant.
- Authorized representative in Romania for non-resident Class 2 licensees, and local director for Class 1 and Class 2 licensees
- Monthly ONJN reporting and regulatory filings
- Representation in inspections and information requests
- Rule-change monitoring and annual compliance reviews
- Source-code and ORDA registration for software suppliers
You receive: a named contact, a reporting calendar and monthly filings handled.
Technical certification
Coordinated with accredited laboratories so certificates arrive when the regulator needs them.
- RNG, game and platform certification with ISO 17025/17020 laboratories
- Mirror and safety server set-up for ONJN
- Geo-blocking and reporting interfaces
- Supplier license checks across your content stack
You receive: certificates and technical files matched to the application.
Transactions and due diligence
For investors, acquirers and sellers of licensed businesses.
- Regulatory due diligence on licensed targets
- Change-of-control approvals
- Sale of licensed companies as going concerns
- Post-acquisition compliance integration
You receive: a red-flag report, a regulator approval plan and closing support.
Working with us
Do you give legal advice?
Yes. Our in-house lawyers are avocați, members of the Romanian Bar practicing under Law no. 51/1995, and advise clients directly on Romanian gambling, corporate and regulatory law. For other jurisdictions we work alongside licensed local counsel and coordinate their advice with yours.
How are your fees structured?
Fixed fees per defined scope, agreed in writing before work starts, usually paid in stages. Government and regulator fees are passed through and are non-refundable once paid.
Do you guarantee the license?
No adviser can. Regulators decide. What we do is screen the file before it is filed and decline mandates that will not pass — a refused application stays on the record.
Tell us what you are building
We reply within one business day with a written first read: the license that fits, the year-one cost and what to fix first.
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