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Title: The facilitation of cross border organised crime through remote gambling : understanding the MGA’s jurisdictional remit
Authors: Bajada, Francesco (2022)
Keywords: Malta Gaming Authority
Internet gambling
Money laundering -- Prevention
Organized crime -- Prevention
Issue Date: 2022
Citation: Bajada, F. (2022). The facilitation of cross border organised crime through remote gambling: understanding the MGA’s jurisdictional remit (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: The aim of this dissertation is to investigate whether the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has a duty of care with specific focus on money laundering; to ensure that its licensees are subject to, and compliant with the necessary regulatory standards whilst operating in other jurisdictions. This dissertation focuses on MGA licensed remote gaming operators (B2Cs) whose activity involves the multijurisdictional offering of gaming service to the end-consumer (player) in EU and Non-EU Unregulated Gaming Markets. Foreign regulated market operation of MGA licensed entities will not be explored. The objectives of this study are to be met by understanding the most exploitable modes by which proceeds deriving from criminal activity may be laundered through the legitimate B2C business model and how this may facilitate cross-border organised crime. Furthermore, an understanding of the domestic threat of money laundering relative to the remote gaming sector, as well whether such threat is magnified through MGA licensed unregulated market operation, will be sought. The latter, predominantly from the standpoint of regulatory and anti-money-laundering interaction. These objectives will be underpinned by prior analysis of the national cross-border licensing regime for remote gaming to understand in what manner it allows MGA licensed B2Cs to lawfully operate in foreign unregulated gaming markets, and by virtue of which, also understand the jurisdictional remit of the MGA, its multijurisdictional capacity, and the predominant anti-money-laundering safeguards that complement this. Results for this research study were obtained through a qualitative approach to data collection and analysis, with primary data gathered from one-to-one structured interviews with industry professionals. The main results indicate that the multijurisdictional operation of MGA licenced remote gaming operators in other jurisdictions (foreign unregulated markets) does not impose increased domestic money laundering threat provided such licensees maintain adherence to domestic regulatory requirements and anti-money-laundering obligations. Furthermore, the multijurisdictional efforts and jurisdictional reach of the MGA for licensees (B2Cs) that operate in unregulated markets is sufficient, undisputed, and no prima-face limitations present as to the extent of international monitoring, supervision, and enforcement that may be practiced. As the final part of this research study, the researcher provides recommendations and suggestions for future research based on careful consideration, evaluation, and analysis of the participant interview results vis-à-vis past literature.
Description: B.A. (Hons) Criminology(Melit.)
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/107294
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