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Another hit for Australia’s casinos as AUSTRAC launches civil penalty proceedings against SkyCity Adelaide

Ben Blaschke by Ben Blaschke
Wed 7 Dec 2022 at 03:52
South Australia announces inquiry into SkyCity Adelaide

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Australia’s financial crimes watchdog AUSTRAC has announced the commencement of civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against SkyCity Adelaide for alleged serious and systemic non-compliance with Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws.

This is the second such action against a major Australian casino operator in as many weeks after AUSTRAC confirmed similar action against Star Entertainment Group late last month.

SkyCity Entertainment Group had also warned of likely action involving its Adelaide operations during the company’s Annual General Meeting in October.

The civil penalty proceedings come after an enforcement investigation into SkyCity was launched in June 2021 – part of an industry-wide compliance campaign that began in September 2019.

“AUSTRAC’s investigation identified a range of circumstances where SkyCity failed to carry out appropriate ongoing customer due diligence,” said AUSTRAC Deputy CEO Peter Soros.

“SkyCity also failed to develop and maintain a compliant AML/CTF program, leaving it at risk of criminal exploitation.”

AUSTRAC alleges that SkyCity:

  • Failed to appropriately assess the money laundering and terrorism financing risks it faced, including the likelihood and impact of those risks, and to identify and respond to changes in risk over time.
  • Did not include in its AML/CTF programs appropriate risk-based systems and controls to mitigate and manage the risks to which SkyCity was reasonably exposed.
  • Failed to establish an appropriate framework for Board and senior management oversight of the AML/CTF programs.
  • Did not have a transaction monitoring program to monitor transactions and identify suspicious activity that was appropriately risk-based or appropriate to the nature, size and complexity of SkyCity.
  • Did not have an appropriate enhanced customer due diligence program to carry out additional checks on higher risk customers.
  • Did not conduct appropriate ongoing customer due diligence on a range of customers who presented higher money laundering risks.

“The requirement for regulated entities to have appropriate AML/CTF controls and systems in place is not optional and should be taken seriously by all businesses regulated by AUSTRAC,” said Soros.

“AUSTRAC continues to work with SkyCity to ensure it complies with its obligations under the AML/CTF Act and to ensure it continues to meet its obligations in the future.”

“This is the third civil penalty proceeding AUSTRAC has brought against businesses operating in the casino sector. It should serve as a warning to casinos and all other businesses regulated by AUSTRAC to take their AML/CTF obligations seriously and comply with the AML/CTF Act and AML/CTF Rules.”

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