# Malta Player Funds and Regulatory Custody **Domain:** Digital Afterlife / Malta / Gaming Regulation **Doc Type:** Canonical Concept **Maturity:** Developed **Evidence / Concept Status:** Level A/B — regulatory beneficiary-protection mechanism ## Definition **Malta Player Funds and Regulatory Custody** captures rules protecting player funds and mechanisms for claims when licensed operators fail. ## Continuity Significance It is continuity-relevant because protected beneficiary claims can survive operator death and move into regulator-supervised recovery. ## Existing Architecture / Evidence MGA materials describe player-fund protection and claims processes associated with failed operators. ## Evidentiary Boundary / Red-Team Note Money is not identity. The analogue concerns beneficiary state, segregated custody, and obligation survival. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Client Funds Segregation|Client Funds Segregation]] · [[wiki/Regulatory Custody After Provider Failure|Regulatory Custody After Provider Failure]] · [[wiki/Beneficiary State Continuity|Beneficiary State Continuity]] · [[wiki/Continuity Receivership|Continuity Receivership]] ## Sources / Provenance - https://www.mga.org.mt/faqs/how-are-player-funds-protected/