• Actual license fees differ, however, with the annual fee for an Interactive Gaming License set at $100,000 (US dollars) and the annual fee for an Interactive Wagering License set at $75,000. Oh, and there’s an additional annual licensing fee for either license set at $5,000.
• Maltese casino licenses are issued by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and divided into B2B and B2C categories. The latter consists of four types of licenses, covering all forms of online casino games and sports betting.

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The increase to application fees and fines for non-compliance with gambling laws occurs immediately. The following table outlines the application fees from 1 July 2020. The annual rate for fees from 1 July 2020 remains unchanged from 2019-20 and is available on the Department of Treasury and Finance website, see: Department of Treasury and Finance. All businesses will be required to file a monthly gross revenue report, a live entertainment tax report, slot machine voucher reports, a fiscal year report of slot machine taxes, a report of quarterly state gaming license fees, and an annual state license report based on the number of games to be operated.

SoftSwiss software is a trustworthy and reliable baseline for starting an iGaming brand. We offer stable certified software for online casinos and sport betting operations. Holding a number of gambling licenses we provide one-stop White Label solutions and various operation services for our clients. For years of working in the industry, we gained significant experience handling national regulators and obtaining gambling licenses in different jurisdictions.

Gaming licenses we work with

Curacao is one of the most popular jurisdictions when it comes to gambling licenses. The license lets you run your iGaming business pretty much all over the world. Since 2014 SoftSwiss has held its Curacao remote gaming license. This enables us to provide our popular White Label Casino and White Label Sportsbook to dozens of happy clients. Moreover, the Curacao license openly allows the use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies! This provides the legal ground to our “instant classic” Crypto Casino and Crypto Sportsbook solutions.

Malta is the top choice among gaming licenses and is the first country in the European Union to introduce remote gambling regulations. The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), one of the most prestigious licensing bodies on the globe, issues gaming licenses to casino platform providers to run White Label Casino and White Label Sportsbook operations worldwide.

Estonia is a relatively small market, but the local gaming legislation is very progressive. The Estonian license allows for participation of players from abroad, while the tax burden is not in the high range. Under the Estonian license SoftSwiss provides White Label Casino and White Label Sportsbook solutions. This became possible in 2019 after our acquisition of the local company Kingswin Online OÜ. Naturally, our gaming platform is all certified for working in Estonia, too.

The online segment of the gambling market in Belarus opened up in 2019. Gambling licenses are issued by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. The SoftSwiss gaming platform was certified for operation in the official Belarusian iGaming market in 2020.

The Belgium Gaming Commission is an authority with the sole responsibility for licensing land-based and online gaming in Belgium. The SoftSwiss online casino platform has been officially approved for operation by the Belgium Gaming Commission since 2017.

Online gaming in Germany will become regulated in H2 2021. SoftSwiss is actively preparing its online gaming software platform to be compliant with the German requirements, so it is fully ready for participation in the newly regulated market once it becomes active.

BGaming, the game development studio backed by SoftSwiss, is officially licensed and certified by the Swedish Gaming Authority (SGA). This means their sharp-looking casino games can be played in Sweden!

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SoftSwiss White Label solution is a legitimate way to start an iGaming brand. This popular solution includes operating under the SoftSwiss gambling license, instead of obtaining it individually.

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NOTICE: The DIA website is available only for filing an online annual gambling report. If you want to apply for a social or charitable gambling license, you will need to fill out a paper application. Please download the appropriate application below and mail the completed packet including payment to our office.

You may obtain a paper copy of the annual gambling report by contacting our office either by phone at 515.281.6848 or by email at scg@dia.iowa.gov. This report is due on Jan. 31 each year and covers the previous calendar year. A notice is mailed in early January each year to all nonprofit organizations that had a license at any point during the reporting period. The notice includes instructions on where and how to complete the annual report.

The Social and Charitable Gambling Unit administers Iowa Code Chapter 99B, which regulates games of skill or chance, raffles, bingo, social gambling and amusement devices. Qualified organizations may obtain a social or charitable gambling license to conduct fund-raising activities benefiting educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious purposes.

Sales Tax Information

Gambling receipts are subject to Iowa sales tax, even for nonprofit organizations. All taxes are payable to the Iowa Department of Revenue, and should not be submitted to DIA. More information about taxes on gambling receipts can be found on the Iowa Department of Revenue website.

Types of Gambling Licenses

In order to conduct charitable gambling activities, a nonprofit organization will first need to obtain a Charitable Gambling License. The Charitable Gambling License applications describe the various types of gambling activity that are permitted by the licensees. The only gambling activities authorized under these licenses are bingo, raffles, and games of skill and chance.

A license must be issued by DIA before gambling takes place, including the promotion and sale of tickets. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

The type of license you need will depend on the period of time for which you plan to conduct gambling activity in your organization.

• Qualified Organization License, 14-Day($15)
• Qualified Organization License, 90-Day($40)
• Qualified Organization License, 180-Day($75)
• Qualified Organization License, One-Year($150)
• Qualified Organization License, Two-Year($150)
• Bingo at a Fair or Festival License($50)
• Very Large Raffle License ($100)

*An organization requesting a Two-Year Qualified Organization License must have been in existence for at least five years.
**In addition to a One-Year or Two-Year Qualified Organization License, organizations wishing to conduct a Very Large Raffle will need to complete a separate Very Large Raffle License Application.

Definitions

1. Bingo Conducted at a Fair or Community Festival – License that allows bingo to be conducted for the duration of a fair or community festival of no more than six consecutive days in length held by a community group. Bingo occasions held under this license shall not be counted in determining whether a qualified organization has conducted the maximum three occasions per week or 15 occasions per month.
2. Community Festival – A festival of no more than six consecutive days in length held by a community group.
3. Community Group – An Iowa nonprofit, tax-exempt organization which is open to the general public and established for the promotion and development of the arts, history, culture, ethnicity, historical preservation, tourism, economic development, festivals or municipal libraries. “Community group” does not include a school, college, university, political party, labor union, fraternal organization, church, convention or association of churches or organizations operated primarily for religious purposes, or which are operated, supervised, controlled or principally supported by a church, convention of association of churches.
4. Games of Skill and Chance – Includes but not limited to carnival-style games. They do not include casino-style games (See Game Night).
5. Game Night – An event at which casino-style games may be conducted, in addition to games of skill and games of chance, within one consecutive 24-hour period.
6. Raffle – A lottery in which each participant buys an entry for a chance at a prize with the winner determined by a random method and the winner is not required to be present to win. For raffles, the license duration must include your advertising, ticket sales, and drawing of the winner(s). A combination of licenses may be used to obtain the requested length of time.
7. Very Small Raffle – A raffle where the total value of cash and/or merchandise prizes is $1,000 or less and the value of all entries sold is $1,000 or less, or the total value of donated merchandise prizes is $5,000 or less and the value of all entries sold is $5,000 or less.
8. Small Raffle – A raffle where the total value of cash and/or prizes is more than $1,000 but not more than $10,000.
9. Large Raffle – A raffle whether the total value of cash and/or prizes is more than $10,000 but not more than $100,000.
10. Very Large Raffle – A raffle where the total value of cash and/or prizes is more than $100,000 but not more than $200,000 or if the prize is real property.

Social Gambling License for Beer and Liquor Establishments

Authorizes small stakes card and parlor games between individuals (i.e., euchre, hearts, pitch, pinochle, gin rummy, poker, cribbage, pepper, darts, and billiards). Additionally, this license allows the establishment to conduct sports betting pools.

A license must be issued by DIA before gambling takes place, including the promotion. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

• License duration: Two years
• Cost: $150

Access the Social Gambling License Application.

Social Gambling License for Public Place, No Alcohol Allowed

Authorizes patrons to socially gamble amongst themselves in the licensed establishment on small stakes card and parlor games (i.e., euchre, hearts, pitch, pinochle, gin rummy, poker, cribbage, pepper, darts, and billiards). This license does not allow sports betting pools.

A license must be issued by DIA before gambling takes place, including the promotion. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

• License duration: Two years
• Cost: $100

The following activities are NOT permissible under this license:

• Raffles
• Bingo
• Poker tournaments
• Poker runs
• Roll-of-the-day
• Bookmaking
• Casino-style games other than poker

Access the Social Gambling License Application.

Iowa Code section 99B.6(7) permits the those with a two-year Social Gambling License for Beer and Liquor Establishments (see tab above) to conduct a sports betting pool under certain circumstances. There is no additional cost to conduct a sports-betting pool.

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'Amusement concession' means a game of skill or game of chance with an instant win possibility where, if the participant completes a task, the participant wins a prize. 'Amusement concession' includes but is not limited to carnival-style games that are conducted by a person for profit. 'Amusement concession' does not include casino-style games or amusement devices required to be registered pursuant to section 99B.53.

Games may only be conducted after a license has been issued by DIA. Applications should be received by DIA at least 30 days prior to the intended start of activity.

• License duration: One year
• Cost: $50 per game

How Much Does A Gambling License Cost

View or download the Amusement Concession License Application.