Macau’s Commission Against Corruption criticised the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau after it sought to collect a fine that the individual had already paid to the Financial Services Bureau. The DICJ said it accepted the commission’s findings and had acted to improve its procedures.
The case highlights a payment-verification issue in the gaming regulator’s enforcement process.
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The Betting and Gaming Council criticised the UK Gambling Commission’s planned financial risk assessments for higher-spending customers. Chief executive Grainne Hurst said questions remain about data reliability, consumer effects and how the checks will work, and argued that the Commission has not published a full evaluation of its pilot. The Commission has announced working groups to support implementation, according to the report.
The UK Gambling Commission criticised Meta over illegal gambling adverts on Facebook and Instagram, according to remarks by executive director Tim Miller at ICE in Barcelona. Miller said ads for unlicensed casinos, including those targeting people who had self-excluded through GamStop, remained visible and challenged Meta’s claim that it removes ads only after notification. Meta’s response was not included in the report.
AMLA finalised three sets of draft regulatory technical standards for obliged entities under the EU anti-money laundering framework, according to the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission. The drafts cover customer due diligence, business relationships and group-wide arrangements, and have been submitted to the European Commission for adoption. If adopted and published, they are proposed to apply six months after entering into force.
The UK Gambling Commission examined several licensed operators’ anti-money-laundering controls after investigators found that money from an alleged Spanish investment fraud had passed through online gambling operators in the UK. The report also cites a 2021 government response saying regulatory settlements involving four operators exceeded £6.2 million and were directed towards compensation for identified victims.
The UK Gambling Commission reminded bookmakers operating at the Cheltenham Festival of their licensing and anti-money laundering responsibilities. It said licence holders must monitor customer activity, report suspicious transactions and maintain controls against money laundering and terrorist financing.