ScatterKings secures MGA Critical Gaming Supply licence to grow in regulated

A year after launch, the slot studio is adding a Maltese B2B licence to distribution deals that already include Stake and Hub88.

ScatterKings has been granted a Critical Gaming Supply licence by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), the studio announced on 12 November. It called the licence the latest step in an expansion plan aimed at Europe and other regulated markets.

What the MGA licence covers

A B2B licence covers supplying games to operators, which then offer them to players. The MGA describes a critical gaming supply licence as a B2B licence for suppliers. It covers the supply and management of software that generates, records, controls or processes essential regulatory records, and of the material elements of a game. The licence applies to supply from Malta, to a Maltese person or through a Maltese legal entity, and further gaming verticals need the regulator’s prior approval.

On top of a one-time €5,000 application fee, a critical gaming supply licence carries an annual fee of €25,000 to €35,000, depending on the supplier’s revenue.

ScatterKings said the approval allows it to supply its game worlds to online casinos around the world and to reach more operators and players in regulated markets. The studio names Coins Forged In, Big Bob and Coins of Cleo among its most popular franchises.

Steve Cross, Chief Commercial Officer at ScatterKings, said:

‘Securing our MGA licence gives us a stronger foundation to grow alongside our partners, build new operator relationships and bring our games to more players across regulated markets.’

Cross called the licence a milestone the whole team can be proud of and thanked colleagues for the work behind the application.

A busy first year in distribution

ScatterKings launched officially in 2025. The studio says its growth since then rests on licences in key markets and on distribution deals with leading operators and aggregators. Its first publicly confirmed aggregation deal, with Hub88 at the end of April, opened its full catalogue, including Big Bob’s Gold, Coins Forged in Fire and Coins of Cleo, to Hub88’s operator partners. Hub88 pointed to the games’ creative quality and their role in player retention, and Cross said at the time that several customers were already lined up to go live through the platform.

In May the studio signed a global aggregation agreement with Silverspin, and St8 added its slots to its aggregation platform.

The MGA approval comes a month after ScatterKings took its game world portfolio live on Stake, an agreement the studio calls a landmark. With the licence in place, it plans to widen its footprint and bring its titles to a larger pool of operators across regulated markets.

About ScatterKings

ScatterKings is a slot studio founded by iGaming industry veterans. It builds connected game worlds that combine proven mechanics with new features, and its titles are distributed through operators and aggregators including Stake and Hub88.

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