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Malta FIAU says remote gaming filed 31% of organised-crime reports

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Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit said the remote gaming sector submitted 31% of the 540 suspicious reports relating to organised crime filed from 2021 to 2024. The FIAU also reported that gaming operators filed half of reports concerning international organised crime groups, while only 5% of gaming-sector reports were sent to local law enforcement.

The figures indicate the scale and cross-border focus of suspicious activity reporting by Malta’s remote gaming sector.

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