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Federal Court sets 30 November 2026 hearing in AUSTRAC case against Entain

Enforcement & compliance

Australia’s Federal Court will hear AUSTRAC’s case against Entain on 30 November 2026 over alleged anti-money-laundering and compliance failures. Entain has filed a defence disputing several claims while acknowledging past shortcomings; AUSTRAC must submit evidence by 10 April 2026 and Entain’s response is due by 6 August 2026.

The hearing and evidence deadlines set the timetable for Entain’s defence against AUSTRAC’s allegations.

End-of-day close Entain (ENT), GBp, to 24 December 2025
Story date29 September 202524 December 2025

Latest reported results

Entain LSE: ENT

Financial year ended 31 December 2025

Revenue
GBP 5.26bn
Operating income
GBP 495.7m

Earlier fines and penalties by AUSTRAC

DateCompanyAmountStoryAppeal status
EntainNot statedEntain disputes Austrac allegations while acknowledging AML programme deficienciesNot stated
Star Entertainment GroupAUD 400,000,000AUSTRAC seeks AU$400m penalty against Star EntertainmentNot stated

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