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Lithuania’s GSA fines Tete-a-tete €341,049 for AML breaches

Enforcement & compliance

Lithuania’s Gambling Supervision Authority imposed a €341,049 fine on Tete-a-tete on 18 December after an inspection found breaches of anti-money laundering rules. The regulator said the operator failed to monitor a customer relationship continuously and lacked sufficient grounds to terminate the remote gambling agreement; Tete-a-tete may appeal.

The fine underscores AML risks from inadequate customer monitoring, while the operator may appeal.

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Telegram betting channels continue promotions despite Brazil ban

A media investigation found 87 domains offering betting and withdrawals across six Telegram channels, a month after Brazil’s provisional measure prohibited betting platforms. The channels had more than 43 mil subscriptions, and none of the domains ended in .bet.br; the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had blocked more than 47 mil illegal sites since the measure was issued.

Betting channels on Telegram are still advertising games and referral bonuses in Brazil, a month after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure banning betting platforms, Metrópoles reported. Its investigation found 87 distinct domains advertised in six channels with more than 43 mil subscriptions combined. None of the 87 domains had the ending that had identified federally authorised platforms before the ban.

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