Public Authority
GamingMalta Foundation
Description of the department/directorate/entity’s structure
GamingMalta comprises a Governing Board and six employees.
Description of the department/directorate/entity’s functions and responsibilities
GamingMalta is an independent non-profit foundation established by the Government of Malta and the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA). Its primary purpose is to position Malta as a center of excellence in the global digital and remote gaming sectors. Additionally, the foundation collaborates with relevant local authorities to bolster Malta's appeal as a gaming jurisdiction and strengthen its gaming ecosystem.
General description of the categories of documents the
department/directorate/entity holds (including exempt
documents)
GamingMalta Foundation maintains various types of documentation, including:
Description of all manuals and similar types of documents which contain policies, principles, rules or guidelines in accordance with which decisions or recommendations are made in respect of members of the public (including bodies corporate and employees of the public authority in their personal capacity)
Statement of the information that needs to be available to members of the public who wish to obtain access to official documents from the public authority, which statement shall include particulars of the officer or officers to whom requests for such access should be sent
The FOI officers of the GamingMalta Foundation may be contacted by e-mail on foi@gamingmalta.org or by telephone on +356 22473000.
FOI Requests may be submitted by e-mail to foi@gamingmalta.org, though the FOI Portal https://foi.gov.mt/ via the e-ID or through the online form.
Details of Internal Complaints Procedure
An applicant whose request for information is refused, or who is otherwise not satisfied with the information provided, its format or the extension of the deadline for the submission of the requested information, may address a complaint to the Gaming Malta Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Authority’), by using the Internal Complaints Procedure explained hereunder.
The complaint will be addressed to the Authority’s FOI Officer, who shall bring the complaint to the attention of the officer responsible. The officer responsible shall be the Chief Executive Officer or any other senior Director reporting to him as he may direct. The officer responsible shall reply to the applicant within 10 working days from the receipt of the complaint. The applicant shall also be informed that he or she may appeal the decision or otherwise address a complaint to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (Cap. 496 of the Laws of Malta) within a maximum of 60 days from the receipt of the final communication from the Authority.
The officer responsible shall inform the applicant of the decision taken with respect to his or her complaint, and in the event of confirmation of a decision not to release the pertinent information, shall explain the reasons thereof. Whenever the applicant’s complaint is related to the format of the information provided or to an extension of the deadline for the submission of information by the Authority, and the original decision is upheld, the applicant shall be given an explanation as to why his or her complaint cannot be positively addressed.
An applicant may also make use of the Internal Complaints Procedure to report failure to meet deadlines or to send notifications. In those cases where the request for information can be met but has not been met within the deadlines specified by the Act the officer responsible shall waive any applicable fees for the submission of information.
Other Information
Complaints may be submitted by e-mail to foi@gamingmalta.org or through the FOI PortaL https://foi.gov.mt/ via the e-ID or through the online form.
Operating Hours: 09:00 – 17:00 (Summer & Winter)
Payment: Fees can be paid by cheque addressed to the GamingMalta Foundation.
Response Time for Weekend Emails: Next working day.
Emails sent over the weekend will be replied to on the next working day.
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