The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) announced on February 21 that they had canceled the license authorization awarded to Dorobet LTD. The statement explained that the company was no longer authorized to “carry out any gaming operations, register new players or accept new customer deposits.”
Dorobet is accused of violating rules regarding regulatory payments. The MGA found Dorobet to have breached regulation 9 (1) of the Gaming Compliance and Enforcement Regulations, specifically paragraphs B, C, and L.
Paragraph B references a failure of an organization to comply with an order issued by the MGA, while Paragraph C relates to a licensee not adhering to the obligations or applicable laws required by Malta and its regulatory authorities. Paragraph L refers to actions taken by the MGA when fees are not properly paid.
Dorobet can appeal the decision of the MGA, but no word was provided as to what action they would take at this point.
They aren’t going to get away from paying out their players though. The operator is „required to retain and provide all registered players with access to their player accounts, and to refund all funds standing to the credit of players in line with the applicable law.“
In the last two weeks, Dorobet became the second company to find themselves at odds with the MGA. On February 10, the Daily Fantasy Football Company (DFFC) had its license to operate a B2C gaming service canceled by the MGA.
In a statement posted to their website, the MGA declared that DFFC had violated several regulations found in Regulation 9, the same set of regulations that Dorobet was accused of breaching.
The MGA also noted that DFFC had let down a few of its players:
“The authorized person has failed to meet commitments to players in a timely manner, or the Authority has reason to believe that such failure is imminent following the €3,483.89 liabilities incurred by the Authorised Person towards player funds.”
