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AUSTRAC files civil penalty proceedings against Mounties over alleged AML breaches

Enforcement & compliance

AUSTRAC filed civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Mount Pritchard District and Community Club, known as Mounties, over alleged breaches of Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. The regulator alleges Mounties provided gaming services without a compliant AML/CTF programme, citing weaknesses including risk assessment, staff training, transaction monitoring and customer checks. Mounties operates 10 venues, with about 1,400 poker machines across eight locations, according to AUSTRAC.

The case puts Mounties’ alleged AML/CTF programme failures before the court and concerns controls across its gaming venues.

Earlier fines and penalties by AUSTRAC

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
Star Entertainment GroupAUD 400,000,000AUSTRAC seeks AU$400m penalty against Star EntertainmentNot stated
EntainNot statedAUSTRAC alleges Entain breached Australian anti-money-laundering rulesNot stated

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