The Tuvalu gaming license is issued by the Tuvalu Gaming Authority (TGA) under the Tuvalu Online Gaming Act 2023, and has become the fastest-growing offshore option for crypto casino operators since the regime opened to international applicants. A single authorization covers online casino, live dealer, sportsbook, esports, poker, bingo, lottery, prediction markets, B2B supply, and crypto gaming, with no separate license required to add a vertical later.
Its defining advantage is structural: Tuvalu does not require a local company. The license is issued to your existing entity in most jurisdictions worldwide, which removes an incorporation, a registered agent, and an annual maintenance line from the budget, and lets operators license a structure they have already built. There is no minimum capital, no financial guarantee, and no local director or office requirement.
The fee model is operator-friendly: the USD 1,200 application fee falls due only after the TGA grants pre-approval, so you are not paying to be assessed, and the USD 15,850 annual license fee is payable on approval rather than at submission. The standard license includes up to two domains. Gross gaming revenue is taxed at 0% and no VAT applies to licensed online gaming, though your operating company remains subject to the tax rules of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
Rakemont manages the full application: eligibility and structure review, document preparation, submission through the authority's authorized representative, TGA due diligence correspondence, and the AML, responsible gaming, and player terms pack the license conditions require. A fixed written quote is issued before work begins.
The TGA charges a USD 1,200 application fee, payable only after pre-approval, and a USD 15,850 annual license fee payable on approval. Including the compliance policy pack and structuring, a realistic year-one budget through Rakemont is approximately EUR 19K all-in, quoted fixed and in writing before engagement.
The regulator stage typically runs 3 to 4 weeks once your file is complete, making it one of the fastest offshore licenses available alongside Anjouan.
No. This is the license's main structural advantage. The TGA issues to companies incorporated in most jurisdictions worldwide, excluding sanctioned and FATF-restricted jurisdictions. No local office, local director, or minimum capital is required.
Yes. The TGA permits cryptocurrency operations, so Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoin wagering are covered under standard AML and KYC controls, with crypto gaming included in the single authorization.
0% on gross gaming revenue, and no VAT on licensed online gaming. Your operating company remains subject to corporate tax in its own jurisdiction of incorporation, which is why the structure matters.
It does not grant access to regulated markets that require a domestic license, including the UK, US, Australia, and EU states such as Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Those markets require their own national licenses.