How Much Is a Gambling Licence? Price List by Jurisdiction (2026)

This is the article for people who want numbers. The figures below are indicative 2026 ranges, in euros unless stated, for a single-product online operator licence. They combine regulator fees with the other unavoidable costs of getting licensed: share capital, guarantees, local substance, certification and professional fees. Regulators change their fee schedules regularly, so treat these as planning ranges and confirm current figures before budgeting.

Anjouan

Application and first-year licence fee: roughly 15,000 to 20,000. Company formation and registered agent: 2,000 to 5,000. No share capital requirement, no gaming tax. Realistic first-year total: 15,000 to 25,000, with annual renewals in a similar range.

Curaçao (CGA)

Application fee and annual licence fee together in the region of 25,000 to 35,000, plus a local company, registered office and a local representative. No meaningful share capital, a modest annual gaming levy. First-year total: 25,000 to 50,000 including advisory.

Kahnawake

Application fee around 25,000 to 35,000 Canadian dollars, annual fees in a similar range, plus mandatory hosting in the territory. No gaming tax. First-year total: 40,000 to 70,000 euros equivalent.

Isle of Man

Application fee about 5,000 pounds, annual licence fee 35,000 pounds, plus a local company, two resident directors, a designated official, player-fund protection arrangements and professional fees. Gambling duty on gross gaming yield from 1.5% down to 0.1%. First-year total: 150,000 to 300,000.

Malta (MGA)

Application fee 5,000, annual licence fee 25,000 for a B2C licence, compliance contribution on gaming revenue (1.25% down to 0.4% for casino-type games, minimum 15,000 and maximum 375,000 per year), share capital 40,000 for betting or 100,000 for casino-type games, key persons and office. First-year total: 150,000 to 350,000.

United Kingdom (UKGC)

Application and annual fees banded by gross gambling yield, from a few thousand pounds for the smallest operators to six figures for the largest, personal licences for senior managers, technical testing and a compliance function from day one. Remote gaming duty 21%. First-year total: 80,000 to 300,000 depending on scale.

Estonia

State fee for the activity licence around 48,000 for games of chance, operating permit fee around 3,200, share capital one million euros for games of chance, gambling tax on GGR at a single-digit rate. First-year total excluding capital: 100,000 to 250,000.

Gibraltar

Annual licence fees around 100,000 pounds for B2C and 85,000 for B2B, substantial local substance including staff and premises. Gaming duty low on gross gaming yield. First-year total: 300,000 and up.

Alderney

Application and investigation fees in the low tens of thousands of pounds, annual fees banded by net gaming yield from 35,000 pounds upward, no gaming tax. First-year total: 100,000 to 200,000.

Germany (GGL)

Permit fees in the tens of thousands, a security deposit of at least five million euros, connection to the central systems and extensive compliance documentation, plus a 5.3% turnover tax. First-year total: several million once the security is included.

Poland (mutual betting)

Share capital two million zloty, financial security typically in the hundreds of thousands of zloty depending on scope, permit fees that are moderate in comparison, the archiving device and localisation, plus a 12% tax on turnover once trading. First-year total: 500,000 to 1,500,000 zloty before marketing.

What drives the total

Across all jurisdictions, the licence fee itself is usually between 10% and 30% of the first-year cost. Capital, substance, certification and advice make up the rest. The right question is therefore not how much the licence costs but how much it costs to be licensed, and whether the licence supports the banking, suppliers and markets the business needs.

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