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Poker-machine operator Mounties contravened AML laws, Australian watchdog says

( July 30, 2025, 01:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australian poker-machine giant Mount Pritchard District and Community Club, trading as Mounties, is the target of civil-penalty proceedings over alleged “serious and systemic non-compliance” with the country’s anti-money laundering laws. In a statement announcing the Federal Court of Australia action, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre said Mounties had contravened the AML/CTF Act by providing gaming services to its customers in circumstances where it had not adopted and maintained its AML compliance program, leaving the company open to criminal exploitation. Mounties owns 10 venues in the state of New South Wales and operates approximately 1,400 poker machines. The full Austrac statement follows: ...

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