Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Casino regulated.
- 1 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 4 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 11 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 22 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Casino: Regulated
CollectedResearch notes
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- RegisterMalawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA): entries 9 → 11Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA)
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Taxation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2025 (Act No. 36 of 2025, published 30 December 2025)tier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Data locationWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| RetentionWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Player protection at payment
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
6 statements- Licence types
- Application fee
- Licence term
- Local presence
- Apostille Convention
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
1 statement- Player winnings
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
1 statement- Time restrictions
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
2 statements- Self-exclusion register
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA)
Licence list
11 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
36 provisions set the fines and other measures: Gaming and Lotteries (National Lottery) Regulations, 2025 (G.N. No. 7 of 2025); Gaming and Lotteries (Advertising and Marketing) Regulations, 2025 (G.N. No. 4 of 2025); Gaming and Lotteries (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2025 (G.N. No. 6 of 2025).
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 22 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 2
- Regulator guidance
- 5
- Laws and regulations
- 14
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA)
- Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), Malawi
- magla.org.mw
- Malawi Revenue Authority
- Financial Intelligence Authority (Malawi)
- hcch.net
- Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA), copy of the Malawi Gazette Supplement
- mra.mw
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 14 acts and guidance documents.
- Financial Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. 23 of 2023, published 16 June 2023)
- Financial Crimes (Money Laundering) Regulations, 2020 (Government Notice No. 10, Malawi Gazette Supplement of 15 May 2020, No. 7A)
- Financial Crimes (Suppression of Terrorist Financing and Proliferation) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (Government Notice No. 32, Malawi Gazette Supplement of 23 June 2023, No. 16A)
- Financial Crimes (Suppression of Terrorist Financing and Proliferation) Regulations, 2017 (Government Notice No. 11, Malawi Gazette Supplement of 17 February 2017, No. 5A)
- Gaming and Lotteries Act, 2022 (Act No. 34 of 2022, assented 6 October 2022, published 14 October 2022)
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- MAGLA advocates responsible gambling advertising to protect children - MAGLA
- MAGLA Licensed Operators
- Taxation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2025 (Act No. 36 of 2025, published 30 December 2025)
and 5 more in the full report
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