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Key Official Introduction

THE KEY OFFICIAL IS THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS APPOINTED BY THE LICENSEE IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO LIAISE WITH THE MALTA GAMING AUTHORITY AND ENSURES THAT THE OPERATOR IS COMPLIANT WITH THE REMOTE GAMING REGULATIONS AS WELL AS MGA GUIDELINES. HE OR SHE WILL BE THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT AND IT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO BE APPOINTED AS A DIRECTOR.

THE KEY OFFICIAL MUST BE RESIDENT IN MALTA. THIS IS IMPLIED AS HAVING AN ELEMENT OF PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN MALTA, RESIDENCY IS NOT DEFINED IN THE REGULATIONS; HOWEVER THE AUTHORITY INTERPRETS THIS REQUIREMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE KEY OFFICIAL (KO) RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTS A KO TO BE READILY AVAILABLE IN MALTA TO FULFIL ALL DUTIES, LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPOND TO ANY QUERIES FROM THE MALTA GAMING AUTHORITY.

AS MENTIONED THE KEY OFFICIAL, SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS BE ASSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A DIRECTOR. THEREFORE, ONCE APPROVAL IS ISSUED FROM THE MALTA GAMING AUTHORITY, THE KEY OFFICIAL MUST BE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY. ANY DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY SHALL PROMOTE ITS WELL-BEING AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNANCE, PROPER ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF ITS AFFAIRS.

Key Official Responsibilities

list of responsibilities that need to be adhered to by the Company Key Official:
Knowledgeable and available for any system reviews and compliance with the MGA.
Ensuring that any license conditions imposed by the MGA and the remote gaming system is set up and maintained in accordance with the remote gaming regulations.
Responsibility for overseeing all the technical setup.
Drafting and submitting of incident reports in order to notify the MGA in respect of any changes made to either the software or hardware of the license.
Constantly updating MGA in respect of any changes to be made, emergency incidents in relation to the operated license.
Submission of monthly gaming tax and annual gaming license fee.
Submission of the Company's Accounts / Financial Audit and other MFSA needs.
Ensuring that all players' funds are covering the amount in full held at the Company banking systems weather true it's banks or online wallets.
The Key official must have access full financial back office and banking access.
Data Protection liaison.
The key official is the primary and sole contact between the MGA and the licensee. In fact the MGA recognises only the key official as the person to liaise with on behalf of the licensee and thus effects all communication through the said key official.