Australian gambling industry received a warning from the country’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, it has been in its crosshairs for a while and need to do more to raise money laundering standards. Money Laundering Investigation and Prosecution The warning was issued by AUSTRAC’s chief executive officer Nicole Rose who spoke at a conference organized by […]
Australia’s financial crimes regulator has opened a probe into Crown Resorts, commencing a civil penalty against the company’s Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth’s properties. According to the watchdog, AUSTRAC, the properties may have come short of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulation. AUSTRAC’s Penalty Confirms Regulator Suspicion This comes after AUSTRAC originally launched an investigation […]
Investigation into Star Entertainment is widening after the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)– listed company revealed the Australian Transaction Report and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) informed the company not only Star Syndey is under scrutiny. Widening the Scope of Investigation The probe launched by AUSTRAC into Star Sydney dealings in June last year is looking for any […]
The level of drama surrounding Crown Resorts is enough to make soap opera writers envious, but it now appears that the casino operator’s actions may have only been part of a larger, more widespread issue. Crown has been under investigation by regulators across Australia for money laundering, machine tampering, and much more as its ability […]
An encounter in the French Caribbean further fueled speculation Crown Resorts’ major shareholder James Packer is looking for the way out of the company, seeking to cash in on his 36% stake in the casino and hospitality operator. Multi-Million Yachts Docked Beside Each Other James Packer celebrated New Year’s Eve on board of his $200 […]
Australian financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC uncovered a number of criminal activities related to casino junket operators which are being targeted by organized crime and foreign spies to facilitate dirty cash flows through the casinos, as well as make political donations. “Some junket tour operations have been exploited, and in some instances infiltrated, by serious and […]
AUSTRAC’s CEO, Nicole Rose, has said that the regulatory onus is on individual casinos to ensure that junket operators do not pose risk to AML compliance. Australian Financial Fraud Squad Says Casinos Must Regulate Junkets ‘Do not pass business responsibility onto regulators,’ this is the unambiguous message Nicole Rose, head of Australia’s financial fraud squad […]
A revised report by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has revealed weaknesses in the way junket operators are regulated and the degree to which the regulator can prevent money-laundering and other crimes in Australia. AUSTRAC Report Reveals Overall Junket Regulation Weaknesses Australia may be struggling with tackling money laundering operations, which stem […]
Crown Resorts announced Monday its flagship casino in Melbourne has been subjected to an investigation by the Australia’s financial crimes regulatory body, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). Due to an assessment which started in September 2019, the agency is concerned with the way the casino is handling high net worth individuals (HNWIs) […]
The public inquiry into the suitability for casino license of Crown Resorts for its new resort in Barangaroo continued as the inquirers heard from Crown’s top legal officer casino’s anti-money laundering (AML) teams did not monitor a couple of bank accounts which have been suspected to have been used to clean dirty cash. Previously, Crown’s […]
