Operator File · Anjouan (Comoros)

Malina Casino

Licence status, GamStop coverage and any publicly documented issues for Malina Casino, with sources. A listing is a record, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

History and platform

Malina Casino entered the online casino market in 2016 and has run continuously since, building a large multi-provider games library alongside a crypto-friendly payment model that sits next to conventional cards and e-wallets. The brand is presented across numerous regional and language-specific mirror domains, a common pattern for offshore operators seeking to reach players whose home markets restrict access. Over its lifetime the casino's corporate and licensing arrangements have changed more than once, so the entity a UK player actually contracts with today is not the same as the one named on older reviews. That matters for anyone trying to recover money, because the operator's current identity and place of registration determine where a complaint must be directed and which regulator, if any, has oversight. The sections below set out the ownership trail, the licence position and what players themselves report.

Ownership and corporate structure

Malina Casino is currently operated by Stellar Limited, an offshore company registered under company number 15789 with an address at Hamchako, Mutsamudu, on the Autonomous Island of Anjouan in the Union of Comoros. Stellar Limited sits behind a cluster of sister brands, with public review sources naming BassBet, Casinia, SlotsPalace, Spinanga and Wazamba among them, so a player's experience at Malina is best read in the context of the wider group rather than as an isolated site. Earlier in its history the brand operated under Araxio Development N.V., reflecting the change of operating entity that accompanied the move away from its original Curacao arrangements. The use of an offshore holding company in a low-disclosure jurisdiction means corporate transparency is limited, and UK players should expect that any contact, account or payment relationship is with the Comoros-registered entity rather than a UK-based business.

Licence position and UK status

Malina Casino currently operates under an Anjouan Gaming licence issued through the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority in the Union of Comoros, with licence reference ALSI-202411077-FI2. Earlier in its history the brand was tied to a Curacao licence, publicly cited as 8048/JAZ2016-064 held through Antillephone N.V. under Araxio Development N.V., which predates the recent Curacao regulatory reforms. Crucially, Malina holds no UK Gambling Commission licence, so it is not regulated for the British market and is not covered by GamStop, the UK's national self-exclusion scheme. The operator's own terms and conditions list the United Kingdom as a Restricted Area, stating that individuals from these countries are barred from registering or depositing funds. In practice this means a UK resident who managed to open and fund an account did so contrary to the site's own rules, while still having no UKGC protection to fall back on. Where a UK player has lost money in these circumstances, the route to redress runs through the operator's internal complaints process and, where appropriate, regulated legal partners, rather than any UK gambling regulator.

What players report

On the complaints platform casino.guru, players report a recurring pattern of delayed withdrawals at Malina Casino. In documented cases the casino attributed the hold-ups to a high volume of withdrawal requests, and in some instances to outstanding KYC identity verification. The reported delays ranged from several days to a few weeks, and the outcomes were mixed: some cases were marked as resolved after the casino.guru complaints team made contact with the operator, while others remained open or unresolved, including reports of larger balances being paid out only in small daily increments. These are player accounts and mediated outcomes rather than regulatory findings, and they should be read as such. For a UK player, the practical lesson is that disputes here can be slow, depend heavily on completing verification, and may turn on third-party mediation, with no UK regulator able to compel a payout.

Documented regulatory action

In October 2025 the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) named Stellar Ltd and Malina Casino in an enforcement round targeting offshore operators, issuing a formal warning over the provision of unlicensed interactive gambling services to Australian customers without the required authorisation. On 15 October 2025 the ACMA went further and ordered Australian internet providers to block a set of unlicensed sites, a list that included Malina Casino. This is a documented regulatory action against the operator, not a player allegation, and it illustrates the compliance risk attached to the brand: a national regulator has formally identified the operator as offering gambling without a local licence and moved to restrict access to it. While the ACMA action concerns the Australian market specifically, it speaks directly to the operator's pattern of accepting players from jurisdictions where it is not licensed, which is the same structural issue UK players face given the brand's lack of UKGC authorisation.

What the record shows

Regulator / court actionAustralian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)· 2025-10

The ACMA named Malina Casino, operated by Stellar Ltd, in an October 2025 enforcement round, issuing a formal warning over the provision of unlicensed interactive gambling services to Australian customers. On 15 October 2025 the ACMA ordered Australian internet providers to block seven unlicensed sites, a list that included Malina Casino.

Source
Reported allegationcasino.guru (player complaints)· 2025

Players report on casino.guru that Malina Casino withdrawals were delayed, with the casino attributing the delays to a high volume of withdrawal requests and, in some cases, to outstanding KYC verification. Some complaints were marked resolved after the casino.guru complaints team intervened, while others remained open or unresolved.

Source

What the licence requires

Malina Casino is regulated by Anjouan Gaming (Union of the Comoros) under licence ALSI-202411077-FI2, and it holds no UK Gambling Commission licence, so GamStop and the UK dispute-resolution framework do not apply. Read more on what an Anjouan licence means for UK players.

If you are trying to recover money

Because Malina Casino is licensed in Anjouan (Comoros) and not by the UK Gambling Commission, no UK adjudicator can order a refund, so recovery runs as a claim built on Malina Casino's own complaints process and contractual terms, taken forward with a regulated legal partner where the evidence supports it. Preserve your account evidence first, then see how gambling-loss recovery works, the evidence you need to recover losses, and how to escalate a casino complaint.

Sources

  • acma.gov.au: ACMA formal warning (October 2025) naming Stellar Ltd / Malina Casino over unlicensed interactive gambling targeting Australians; Malina among sites ordered blocked 15 Oct 2025
  • casino.guru: Player complaints reporting delayed withdrawals, casino citing high volume of withdrawal requests and KYC; outcomes mixed (some resolved after intervention, some unresolved)
  • malina-casino.uk: Operator T&Cs (section 2.3) list the United Kingdom among Restricted Areas; UK residents barred from registering or depositing
  • casinoalpha.com: Operator Stellar Limited (registration number 15789), Anjouan Gaming licence ALSI-202411077-FI2, established 2016
FAQ

Common questions about Malina Casino

Can I get my money back from Malina Casino?

Possibly. Malina Casino is licensed in Anjouan (Comoros), outside the UK system, so no UK adjudicator can order a refund. Recovery instead works through the operator's own complaints process, the evidence your payment history supports, and where appropriate a regulated legal partner. The right route depends on your evidence, and our initial assessment is free and confidential.

Malina Casino is operated by Stellar Limited, licensed in Anjouan (Comoros), under licence ALSI-202411077-FI2. It is recorded as licensed under Anjouan Gaming (Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority), Union of Comoros. The brand has operated since 2016. It sits outside GamStop, so a GamStop self-exclusion does not block it.

Malina Casino does not list the UK as an accepted market. The operator T&Cs list the United Kingdom as a Restricted Area, barring UK residents from registering or depositing; not UKGC-licensed. Whichever applies, the licence in force when you played is what shapes the routes open to you.

Our research records 1 regulator or court action and 1 reported allegation for Malina Casino, each with its issuing body and a source you can check. A listing is a record, not proof of wrongdoing, and every case turns on its own evidence.

Preserve the evidence first: screenshot your balance, the stuck withdrawal, chat transcripts and emails, and save the terms as they read today. Then make one formal written complaint and escalate to the right authority or a regulated legal partner. Avoid closing the account or accepting a partial settlement before you have taken advice.

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