The European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) opened a public consultation on draft guidance for ongoing customer-relationship monitoring, according to the report. The consultation opened on 3 June, and submissions are due by 3 September 2026; Denmark’s Spillemyndigheden urged gambling operators to contribute.
Gambling operators can submit views on draft customer-monitoring guidance by 3 September 2026.
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Misiones provincial lottery body IPLyC met with the Financial Information Unit’s regional deputy director, María Elisa García de Álamo, to discuss cooperation on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. IPLyC said the meeting also covered regulatory compliance and prevention measures.
Misiones' provincial lottery and casino institute, IPLyC, met the new regional deputy director of the Financial Information Unit (UIF) for the Litoral region, María Elisa García de Álamo, to discuss cooperation on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The meeting was also attended by IPLyC compliance officer Fernando Escalada and risk analyst Alejo Ratanchuk of the Office of Compliance for Money Laundering Prevention (OCPLA). According to IPLyC, the meeting allowed the two bodies to exchange experience and address the importance of joint work, particularly on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. IPLyC restated its institutional commitment to complying with current rules, strengthening prevention mechanisms and promoting good practice for transparency and accountability in gambling in Misiones.
The Minas Gerais State Lottery (LEMG) established anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing requirements for lottery operators under Portaria LEMG No. 23, dated 13 October 2026. Operators must maintain internal policies, monitor transactions and report qualifying suspicions confidentially to Coaf. They have 180 days from publication to comply, without suspending existing legal obligations.
The Minas Gerais State Lottery (LEMG) has set rules to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in lottery activities, under Portaria LEMG No. 23 of 13 October 2026. The rules apply to companies operating lotteries under LEMG regulation, supervision or oversight, according to the portaria.
Stella Liberato of Italy's ADM told Agimeg that the EU anti-money-laundering reform will apply the same obligations to gambling operators as to banks and financial intermediaries. She said the new AMLA authority will set a single rulebook across member states, with greater transparency on licensees' governance. The implementing decree for the sixth directive is still being drafted.
The EU anti-money-laundering reform will for the first time put gambling operators under the same obligations as banks and financial intermediaries, Stella Liberato of Italy's ADM said. Speaking to Agimeg at an anti-money-laundering forum in Milan, Liberato said the new AMLA authority will establish a single rulebook common to all member states, while each country remains autonomous in managing its own market.
The EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority has completed three regulatory technical standards implementing the AMLR, which applies from 10 July 2027. The standards, now sent to the European Commission for approval, cover customer due diligence, the distinction between business relationships and occasional transactions, and group-wide AML controls. It was reported that 10 July 2027 is the AMLR application date, not confirmation that the individual standards will apply then.
The EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has completed three regulatory technical standards (RTS) intended to supplement the EU anti-money-laundering framework. The texts have been sent to the European Commission for approval. The standards sit within implementation of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR), which applies from 10 July 2027, the report said.
Germany's anti-money-laundering law requires gambling operators to appoint qualified money-laundering officers who conduct risk analyses and report suspicious transactions to the FIU. The FIU recorded about 374,693 suspicious transaction reports across all sectors for 2025.
Gambling operators in Germany must appoint money-laundering officers with documented expertise and personal reliability under Paragraph 7 of the Geldwäschegesetz (GwG). The officers are responsible for their company's ongoing risk analysis, monitoring player transactions and filing suspicious transaction reports with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).