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In Lithuania, Casino Patron’s Bets Trigger Record AML Fine

Gabriel Vedrenne
Senior Reporter

A regulatory inquiry based on a high-profile investigation into a massive embezzlement scheme in Lithuania has ended with a record fine against the largest casino in the Baltics. Olympic Casino Group Baltija in Vilnius, Lithuania, must pay €8.4 million in penalties for disregarding anti-money laundering requirements while turning a blind eye towards a high-rolling gambler accused of embezzling tens of millions of euros from public coffers, the country's Gaming Control Authority, also known as LPT, announced Thursday. "Measures to check the origin of funds were ... inadequate, and monitoring of [the suspect's transactions] was a formality," LPT said in a...

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