Maltese gaming licences were subject to strict anti-money laundering procedures as well as rigorous monitoring and controls and were not illegal, the Malta Remote Gaming Council said in a statement.

It said that although the European Court of Justice ruled, on a number of occasions, that member states could not stop cross border gaming services offered by private companies licensed in other member states, these rules were repeated ignored by jurisdictions who referred to legal licenses as being illegal.

Such accusations were firvolous and unfounded and most of the member states that were making these claims hadinfringement procedures against them.

The MRGC asked who was going to be held responsible for any potential losses incurred duethese accusations. It reiterated that the council intended to use every means available to it by law to protect its members and the industry.