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Philippines legislators approve new anti-money laundering rules

June 1, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Philippines

In the face of stiff lobbying from the gambling industry, federal legislators in the Philippines approved new rules earlier this week aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos...

Authorities meet to discuss anti-money laundering strategies

Adam Morgan

May 31, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering, Conferences / Trade Shows, Asian Casino News

The monetary authorities of Macau, China and Hong Kong attended a trilateral conference on Friday that was designed to increase cooperation in the fight against international money laundering. According to a...

Macau junkets audit expected by August

Lars Jones

May 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Macau

Some of the 40 VIP gambling promoters accounts that have been reviewed by Macau's casino regulator so far have proved to have faults, but the severity of the issue is not clear yet. Macau’s Gaming Inspection...

Kindred Group partners to strengthen anti-money laundering processes

Adam Morgan

May 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

Swedish online gambling operator Kindred Group has joined with gaming data analytics firm BetBuddy and City, University Of London to explore how artificial intelligence can help to strengthen its anti-money lau...

Absolute Poker players to finally get their money back

Lars Jones

April 19, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Law, World Casino News, Online Poker, Money Laundering, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Financial Fraud

Last week, Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that eligible players who have been out of pocket for 6 years could file claims to get their money back ...

Bicycle Hotel & Casino reopens after raid by feds

Kim M

April 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, California, Money Laundering, Crime

Less than 24 hours after being raided and shut down by federal agents, the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens was reopened Wednesday morning, according to information reportedly provided to the Los Ange...

Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens raided by federal authorities

Kim M

April 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cheating, California, Money Laundering

Betting ended abruptly at the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens on Tuesday as federal agents raided what is one of Southern California’s largest gambling rooms. Thousands of financial records were s...

2017 KPMG eSummit Gibraltar depicts bright future

Lars Jones

April 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Money Laundering, Conferences / Trade Shows, Gibraltar

KPMG’s 7th annual eSummit in Gibraltar was held aboard the Sunborn Hotel on March 23rd. Nearly 300 delegates attended the event which featured more than 40 keynote speakers and experts of the eBusiness world. ...

Philippines could pass new anti-money laundering legislation this year

Adam Morgan

March 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Philippines

New rules aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos in the Philippines could reportedly come into force later this year as Senate lawmakers look to approve their version of a ...

North Korea “Sony code” found in $81m cyber heist laundered in PH casinos

Lars Jones

March 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hacking, Money Laundering, Philippines

In the U.S., federal prosecutors are looking into whether North Korea played a role in the February 2016, theft of $81m from the New York Federal Reserve Bank belonging to the Bangladesh Central Bank. Initia...

Absolute Poker founder pleads not guilty in federal court

Lars Jones

February 24, 2017

Poker Law, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Money Laundering, Online Poker, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Scott Tom, founder and co-owner of Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker, arrived in the U.S. from Barbados Thursday to face money laundering and UIGEA charges. Scott, a resident of Antigua, pleaded not guilty to the...

Chinese high rollers make a comeback in Macau

Renee Kingsley

February 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino reviews from Macau, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance, Macau

Reports coming out of Macau show that high rollers seem to have bounced back from a crackdown introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his desire to combat anti-corruption and money-laundering. Three of t...

More stringent anti-money laundering rules on the horizon for Philippine casinos

Adam Morgan

February 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Philippines

In the Philippines, lawmakers reportedly look set to require the nation’s land-based casinos to observe more stringent anti-money laundering rules following last year’s alleged laundering of funds electronicall...

U.S. Attorney’s office sponsors casino AML, regulatory training in Saipan

Lars Jones

February 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Saipan, Data Protection, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

Government stakeholders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands casino industry are getting specialized training in a variety of subjects including regulatory compliance and criminal investigations ...

Goa casinos warned against laundering money for political parties

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Money Laundering

In India, the chief elections official for Goa has reportedly warned casinos in the small state against laundering money for political parties while declaring that his office intends to keep a close watch on pr...

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Philippines legislators approve new anti-money laundering rules

Authorities meet to discuss anti-money laundering strategies

Macau junkets audit expected by August

Kindred Group partners to strengthen anti-money laundering processes

Absolute Poker players to finally get their money back

Bicycle Hotel & Casino reopens after raid by feds

Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens raided by federal authorities

2017 KPMG eSummit Gibraltar depicts bright future

Philippines could pass new anti-money laundering legislation this year

North Korea “Sony code” found in $81m cyber heist laundered in PH casinos

Absolute Poker founder pleads not guilty in federal court

Chinese high rollers make a comeback in Macau

More stringent anti-money laundering rules on the horizon for Philippine casinos

U.S. Attorney’s office sponsors casino AML, regulatory training in Saipan

Goa casinos warned against laundering money for political parties

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