Regulator fees for an online casino licence run from about €18,000 a year (Anjouan, per its authority’s site) to more than £1.4 million a year for the largest UK operators. In our worked example for a small B2C casino, year-one regulator charges in the mainstream jurisdictions come to between about 40,000 and 83,000 in local currency (euros, pounds or US dollars), before gaming taxes, legal work, audits and staff.
Every figure below is taken from the regulator’s own fee schedule, legislation or official fee page, with the link. All were checked on 4 November 2026. Fees change by decree and by annual uprating, so recheck the source on the day you budget.
Briefing
- Great Britain moved to new fees on 1 October 2026.
- Gibraltar’s new fee and duty regulations have applied since 1 April 2026.
- Kahnawake raises its application fees on 1 January 2027.
- Curaçao’s LOK fees (in force since 24 December 2024) are €47,450 a year for a B2C licence.
- Taxes, not licence fees, are usually the bigger number: UK Remote Gaming Duty has been 40% of profits since 1 April 2026.
B2C casino licence fees at a glance
| Jurisdiction | Application fee | Annual fee | Gaming tax or duty (headline) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | £8,185 to £165,069 by GGY band | £7,000 (GGY under £250,000) up to £1,453,949 plus £272,324 per extra £200m above £1.6bn | Remote Gaming Duty 40% of profits | UKGC remote casino licence; HMRC Notice 455A |
| Malta | €5,000 | €25,000 fixed plus compliance contribution (Type 1: 1.25% of first €3m, min €15,000, max €375,000) | 5% of gaming revenue from players in Malta | MGA fees guidance, Dec 2024 |
| Isle of Man | £5,250 | £36,750 (full online gambling licence) | We couldn’t confirm a GGY duty on the GSC fee schedule | GSC fee schedule |
| Gibraltar | £30,000 | £50,000 (under £20m yield), £100,000 (£20m to £300m), £200,000 (over £300m), per licence | 0.15% of gross gaming profit, first £100,000 exempt | LN.2026/065 |
| Curaçao | €4,592, plus €150 per UBO and per qualified interest holder | €47,450 (€24,490 licence fee to the Treasury plus €22,960 supervisory fee to the CGA) | Not set out in the fee guidance | CGA fee guidance v2.0 |
| Kahnawake | US$35,000 for a Client Provider Authorization, including the first annual fee (US$40,000 from 1 Jan 2027) | US$20,000 | Not set out in the fee notice | KGC Regulations; fee notice |
| Anjouan | €17,828 issuance | €17,828 renewal; €500 per extra domain | Not set out on the fee page | Anjouan Gaming fees page |
| Ontario | C$100,000 regulatory fee per gaming site per year, plus investigation costs | Same, annually | Commercial terms are with iGaming Ontario; we couldn’t confirm them from a public source | AGCO operator guide |
Notes by jurisdiction
Great Britain
Fees scale with gross gambling yield. The remote casino page lists nine bands, from F1 (under £250,000 GGY: £8,185 to apply, £7,000 a year) to J1 (£1.6 billion and up). The first annual fee is due 30 days after the licence is issued and is reduced by 25%. Holding casino with bingo or virtual betting adds a flat £2,100 to the application and £6,250 a year (two products) or £4,200 and £12,500 (all three). Each person in a specified management role needs a personal management licence, which costs £463 to apply for, per the Commission’s PML guide.
Malta
On top of the €25,000 fixed fee, B2C licensees pay a monthly compliance contribution on gaming revenue. Type 2 (fixed-odds betting) is the expensive one: 4% on the first €3 million, minimum €25,000, maximum €600,000. Minimum paid-up share capital is €100,000 for Types 1 and 2. Our Malta requirements guide has the full bands.
Isle of Man
The Gambling Supervision Commission’s schedule, effective 6 July 2023 (document dated October 2025), lists a £5,250 application fee for all licence types, £36,750 a year for a full online gambling licence, £5,250 for a sub-licence, £52,500 for a network services licence and £36,750 for a software supplier licence.
Gibraltar
The 2026 regulations charge annual fees per licence by annual gross yield; an operator holding both betting and gaming licences pays both. B2B fees are separate: a gaming aggregator or platform supplier pays £20,000 to apply and £85,000 a year for one vertical, plus £15,000 per extra vertical.
Curaçao
Under the LOK, B2C licensees receive two invoices each January (Treasury and CGA), payable by 15 January; the first year is pro-rated. A B2B supplier licence costs €4,592 to apply and €24,490 a year. Adding a main domain costs €250. The CGA notes amounts can be changed by national decree.
Kahnawake
The Client Provider Authorization application fee covers due diligence (non-refundable) and the first annual fee (refundable if the application is refused). Each key person needs a permit: US$5,000 including the first year, then US$1,000 a year (US$6,000 from 1 January 2027). The fee notice says applications submitted complete before 1 January 2027 are assessed under the current schedule.
Anjouan
The authority’s fees page lists the same €17,828 for issuance and for annual renewal, for both B2C and B2B, payable in euros. We couldn’t confirm these amounts against published Anjouan legislation; they come from the authority’s own site.
Ontario
The AGCO charges C$100,000 per gaming site per year, with one- or two-year terms. All regulatory fees are non-refundable, and the AGCO warns that cost recovery could be “significantly greater” than the base fee. Operators also sign a commercial agreement with iGaming Ontario.
Worked example: year-one regulator cost for a small casino
Illustrative. Assumptions: one B2C casino brand, €2 million (or £2 million in sterling jurisdictions) of annual GGR, two UBOs, one key person where relevant, no players in the licensing country, and full-year fees (no pro-rating). Taxes on player profits are excluded except where they are a regulator charge on the licence.
| Jurisdiction | Calculation | Year-one regulator cost |
|---|---|---|
| Malta (Type 1) | €5,000 + €25,000 + 1.25% × €2m | €55,000 |
| Great Britain (band F3) | £25,628 + (£19,569 × 75%) | £40,305 (plus 40% RGD on UK profits) |
| Gibraltar | £30,000 + £50,000 + 0.15% × (£2m − £100,000) | £82,850 |
| Isle of Man | £5,250 + £36,750 | £42,000 |
| Curaçao | €4,592 + (2 × €150) + €47,450 | €52,342 |
| Kahnawake | US$35,000 + US$5,000 key person permit | US$40,000 (US$46,000 if filed from 2027) |
| Anjouan | €17,828 | €17,828 |
| Ontario | C$100,000 | C$100,000 plus investigation costs |
Two caveats. First, regulator fees are a minority of the real cost: company formation, local directors where required, system audits, legal opinions, compliance staff and capital requirements usually exceed them. Second, cost is not the deciding factor for most operators. Market access is. A Curaçao or Anjouan licence does not let a brand serve Great Britain or Ontario, where a local licence or registration is required.
For the process behind these fees, see how to get a gambling licence. If you are budgeting a whole launch, our online casino start-up guide adds platform, content and payments.
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