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February 13, 2024

Offshore Casino & Gambling Operator NewEra Facilitated By Revolut and WLPay!

As part of our analysis of payment facilitators in the high-risk segment of online casinos and gambling providers, we have already reported on the Curacao licensed provider NewEra. Like many other offshore casinos, it also operates via a payment agent in Cyprus. One of the payment facilitators for the NewEra casinos is the FinTech unicorn Revolut, through which players from jurisdictions in which NewEra does not have a license can make deposits.

February 6, 2024

FinTelegram And Whistle42 Launch Investigative Campaign on Online Casino Payment Processors

Together with the whistleblower platform Whistle42, FinTelegram is embarking on a groundbreaking focus campaign aimed at shining a spotlight on the payment processors within the online casino and gambling industry. This initiative seeks to peel back the layers of the sector, examining the licensing credentials of online casinos and gambling platforms, as well as scrutinizing the payment methods they employ and the payment processors facilitating these transactions.

February 6, 2024

Updated Profile for High-Risk Payment Processor PayDo!

We have already extensively reviewed the FCA-regulated high-risk payment processor PayDo in 2022 and also outlined the close cooperation with PayOp. In our current analysis of the high-risk segment of online casinos and the gambling segment, we have also found the two payment facilitators at the offshore crypto casino Gamdom, reglated in Curacao. They facilitate the distribution of the Gamdom Coin. We have therefore updated our PayDo review.

February 6, 2024

Review: Crypto Casino Gamdom And Involved Payment Facilitators!

We continue our reviews of the high-risk segment of online casinos and gambling providers and their payment facilitators with the crypto casino Gamdom. This is operated by Curacao licensed Smeins Hosting B.V. and also offers its products to customers in EEA jurisdictions. Gamdom has issued its own cryptocurrency, Gamdom Coins, which is traded on the Binance BNB Chain and can be purchased via PayOp with credit/debit card. Here is our review.

February 5, 2024

Offshore Casino & Gambling Operator NewEra And Its Payment Facilitators!

The NewEra Group is another online casino and gambling operator that operates with a license in Curacao and a payment agent in Cyprus. Although NewEra does not have a license in Europe or North America, it attracts customers and their deposits from these regulatory regimes. Revolut, Binance Pay and MiFinity appear to be the most important payment facilitators. Binance Pay is offered at all NewEra casinos.

January 31, 2024

Uncovering the Shadow: How Payment Processors Unwittingly Fuel Illegal Online Gambling Operations

We've uncovered a concerning trend in our recent analysis of the online casinos and gambling sector, particularly focusing on the high-risk aspects of these activities and their associated payment processors. Many payment processors, including those regulated by financial authorities, seem to be unknowingly engaging in unauthorized and, consequently, illegal online gambling operations. FinCrime Observer published an interesting report about this scene and its payment processors.

January 28, 2024

Attention: Offshore Casino Operator BitStarza Facilitated by Crypto Payment Processors MoonPay and Changelly!

FinTelegram has pointed out several times that offshore operators of online gambling, casino, and sports betting sites, such as the Dama Group, are increasingly relying on crypto to accept deposits from their clients without having a regulatory permit. In doing so, they use companies they set up in Cyprus as payment agents. The most popular payment facilitators for crypto payments include MoonPay and Changelly. Both facilitate Dama Group's BitStarz.

November 21, 2023

Whistleblowers: Let Us Learn More About Online Casino Operator Rabidi, Bankruptcy Procedures, And Its Payment Agents!

Rabidi N.V. is a Curacao-registered company implicated in operating numerous online casinos and gambling sites. Until a few months ago, Rabidi operated with a Curacao license that is no longer valid. Payments are processed via various payment agents, including Tilaros in Cyprus. Bankruptcy procedures have been initiated against the company in Curacao. We would like to know more from our whistleblowers.

October 14, 2023

Be Careful With Non-Licensed Online Casino And Gambling Provider 59Bet!

59bet is an online casino and gambling site focused on the Brazilian market but also solicits customers worldwide. They can deposit via e-wallets, credit/debit cards, and cryptocurrencies. We discovered crypto payment processors, such as MoonPay, as payment processors for credit/debit cards. No operator is given on the website. 59bet falsely claims to be licensed by the MGA in Malta and the Curacao authority. We would like to learn more.

May 11, 2023

Crypto Payment Processor CryptoProcessing And Its Russian-Focused Client Pokerdom!

Pokerdom is an online gambling site specializing in Russia and Belarus. According to Similarweb statistics, around 90% of visitors to their different websites in the last 28 days came from these two countries affected by the Western sanctions. The Austrian-controlled crypto payment processor CryptoProcessing, operating via an Estonian crypto license, is the crypto payment processor for Pokerdom.

March 21, 2023

A Maltese Casino Fined A Pittance For Facilitating A Drug Dealer And A Tax Evader!

Casino Malta Limited failed to report suspected activities by an alleged drug trafficker and another player linked to bribery and tax evasion. Malta’s FIAU announced it had fined Casino Malta, run by Eden Leisure Gaming, €233,000 for serious and systemic failures in its measures to prevent financial crime. The directors of the casino are Ian De Cesare, Kevin De Cesare, and Corey David Plummer. Allegedly, Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela was legal counsel to the Eden Leisure Group.

February 22, 2023

Kindred Group: Money Laundering Issues, And Its ‘Passiv’ Business Approach In Norway!

Norway has a strict regime when it comes to gambling and betting. Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto are the only companies allowed to offer gambling..

Binance Chief Financial Crime Compliance Officer Denied Bail in Nigerian Case!

Think twice before starting to work for the world's larger crypto exchange. As Binance’s financial crime compliance officer faces money laundering charges in Nigeria, questions mount over the company’s compliance safeguards and the risks involved in its global operations. The denial of bail for Tigran Gambaryan and the ongoing legal battle could have far-reaching implications for the company’s future.

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Solaris Bleeds Cash and Jobs: Can This High-Risk Fintech Survive, Let Alone IPO?

Solaris, a German fintech and neobank, has a long history of compliance troubles. Moreover, its ongoing financial losses and regulatory woes doubt its long-term profitability, even as it sheds jobs and restructures for survival. A potential IPO, as rumored by the German platform Gründerszene, seems speculative at best in light of its deep-rooted issues with compliance and financial stability.

Breaking: The Binance-Like $3.1 Billion Money Laundering Settlement of TD Bank!

TD Bank, one of North America's largest financial institutions, has been hit with a historic $3.1 billion settlement over money laundering violations. This case represents one of the most significant AML enforcement actions in U.S. history, both in terms of the financial penalties imposed and the severity of the admitted misconduct. Only Binance, with its $4.1 billion settlement, was even larger.

Gotbit and Russian Executives Charged by U.S. DOJ and SEC for Crypto Market Manipulation!

Gotbit Consulting LLC, along with its Russian executives, has been charged by the U.S. DOJ and SEC for its role in a widespread market manipulation scheme. By using wash trades, Gotbit inflated crypto asset prices and volumes, deceiving investors and raising millions in illicit profits. The company’s fraudulent activities were executed across multiple jurisdictions, with key figures now facing extradition and prosecution.

SEC Charges Market Manipulators in Crackdown on Crypto Asset Fraud

The U.S. SEC has charged three market makers and nine individuals for manipulating the crypto asset market, generating artificial trading volumes and misleading retail investors. The fraudulent schemes created the illusion of active markets, prompting unsuspecting investors to pour money into manipulated crypto assets. The DOJ filed criminal charges against the scheme operators in a parallel transaction.