MGA Alerts Operators to AMLA’s Draft AML Monitoring Guidelines

The Malta Gaming Authority on 17 June informed gambling operators and other interested parties that the Anti-Money Laundering Authority has published draft guidelines on ongoing monitoring of business relationships, issued under Article 26(5) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation. The consultation is open, and operators can submit feedback as part of the process.

The draft addresses ongoing monitoring of business relationships within AML/CFT frameworks. Operators have been encouraged to review the document and assess any potential implications for their AML/CFT frameworks.

AMLA will hold a public hearing on the draft on 2 July 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST. The session gives operators and other interested parties the chance to engage with AMLA’s proposed approach and raise points before the authority moves further in the consultation process.

Of note, the MGA notice does not announce new Malta-specific rules. In broader terms, the consultation forms part of a wider move toward a more harmonised AML/CFT framework for ongoing monitoring across the EU.

💡TGJ Take

Compliance teams that treat this as a routine consultation notice to file away are taking a risk. Ongoing monitoring is one of the areas where AML/CFT controls can break down, particularly when customer behaviour changes and review processes fail to keep pace. That gap-check against live monitoring rules is worth doing now, not only after AMLA finalises its position. For operators with licences across multiple EU markets, the direction here points toward less tolerance for market-by-market variation in AML processes, with structural compliance cost implications worth assessing ahead of the public hearing.