MGA updates application requirements for Non-Profit Tombola, Non-Profit Lotteries

The Malta Gaming Authority has updated its application requirements for the Non-Profit Tombola, as well as for Non-Profit Lotteries. In a statement, the MGA published new documents outlining the revamped application process. 

The revised documents include more detail on the application process, what the Non-Profit Lottery Terms should consist of, as well as a detailed list of enclosure documents, the Authority said. The revised list of documents can also be accessed in the "documents" section on the permits application page.

Although applicants are urged to refer to the updated requirements at the earliest, these will come into force from 1 May 2024. Any applications submitted following this date will need to abide by the revised documents. 

Any applications submitted after 1 May 2024 that are not submitted in full and do not include the proof of payment or the signed declaration will be set to a one-time "Incomplete" mode for 60 days.  

If the application is not resubmitted in full, whereby any missing sections and/or documents are filled in and/or uploaded successfully within this period, the application will be rejected and will be closed off.

Applications submitted or re-submitted less than seven days before the commencement of the tombola session/s will incur the additional €25 non-refundable late application fee.

"The Non-Profit Tombola and the Non-Profit Lottery Permits will only be issued upon successful review of the application," the MGA statement reads. "Sale of lottery tickets or Tombola sessions cannot be held without the relevant permit."