Fine of €552,000 to 888 Online Games España for breaching anti-money laundering regulations
10 Jul 2026Effective: 10 Jul 2026141 views
Who is affected:
Online gaming companies and sectors obligated by anti-money laundering capital regulations
Summary
Online gaming company 888 receives two serious fines for failing to properly monitor customer operations and investigate suspicious transactions. In total, it must pay over €551,000.
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The Ministry of Economy sanctions 888 Online Games España, SA with two fines of €275,976 each (€551,952 in total) for serious breaches of Ley 10/2010 on Prevention of Money Laundering. The first sanction stems from failure to conduct continuous monitoring of the business relationship (art. 6), and the second for not pe…
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