Gaming Authority investigating Italian gaming racket claims

The Malta Gaming Authority is “closely” investigating a Qormi-based company linked to an online gambling racket unearthed by Italian authorities. A spokesman for the regulator, which granted an operating licence to the company - Medialive Limited – in 2007, said that, in view of the current investigations, “any further comments at this stage would be imprudent and premature”. In an operation dubbed Operation Doppio Jack, Florence police arrested seven suspects including the owner of Medialive Limited last week. However, the MGA spokesman said the gaming watchdog had not yet received any official notification from Italian authorities on the case. READ: Qormi link in Italian investigation into online gaming racket According to the spokesman, the company, which employs approximately 55 people and offers live casino sessions, is still operating and no decisions have been made yet on whether to suspend its licence. “An MGA licence is suspended if there is a breach of Maltese law,” he said, adding, “Whether there has been a breach or not still needs to be established.” He said, when asked, that the company’s servers, which were allegedly used by the racket, had not been seized so...