AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial crime watchdog, has launched a formal investigation into potential infringements of the country’s anti-money laundering laws by Crown Resorts.

In a Monday morning filing with the Australian Securities Exchange, Crown revealed that it had been informed of the investigation by AUSTRAC after the authority’s Regulatory Operations branch identified potential non-compliance by Crown Melbourne of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act 2006 and the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Rules 2007.

The potential non-compliance relates to “ongoing customer due diligence, and adopting, maintain and complying with an anti-money laundering/counter terrorism financing program,” Crown said.

It added that the concerns were identified “in the course of a compliance assessment that commenced in September 2019 and focused on Crown Melbourne’s management of customers identified as high risk and politically exposed persons.”

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has formalised the accreditation of Philippine Electronic Sports Organisation (PESO) as the official National Sports Association (NSA) for esports in the Philippines.

In a certificate issued on 9 October 2020, the POC declared PESO as an associate member of the National Olympic Committee (NOC).

“As such, PESO is the sole recognized National Sports Association and governing body for the sport of ESPORTS in the Philippines,” the certificate reads.

PESO’s member-organisations include Bren Esports, Gariath Concepts, Mineski Philippines, The Nationals, PlayBook Esports, Tier One Entertainment, TV5 and TNC Holdings.

“We are honored and grateful for the trust that the POC placed in us. We embrace this huge responsibility as we continue to support our athletes and push the growth and development of Esports in the country,” Brian Lim, President of PESO, said.

“We also echo POC’s call for unity among esports groups and communities as we all share the same goal to showcase the skills and abilities of Filipino gamers in the world arena and ultimately bring glory to our country,” he added.

Infinileads SL has recruited Niklas Lundstrom as Product Director to ensure the future growth of our current and upcoming assets. Lundstrom will begin his employment immediately and will be part of the management.

Niklas Lundstrom has more than 10 years’ experience in the iGaming industry, having been previously employed at Catena Media and Evoke Gaming. Lundstrom has extensive experience in optimizing existing as well as launching quality products in competitive markets.

“We are pleased to recruit Niklas Lundstrom as Product Director and are certain he will take the lead in making our current and future products an even greater success, he has already proven to be a great fit to the existing team with his positive attitude and personality says Eric Stoop, founder of Infinileads SL.”

Niklas Lundstrom, the new Product Director says: “I am excited about joining such a tight knit team as Infinileads SL and I’m impressed with what I’ve seen so far. I have full confidence in my colleagues, our strategy, and with my own contribution to the team”

They launched Slotjava.es back in 2018 for the Spanish market with the idea of giving their visitors a full experience in terms of free listing to play online slots and online casinos. Slotjava.es was well received and is now one of the biggest online casinos and free to play comparison sites in Spain.

“I believe it’s important to be transparent and fair with the information you provide whether it be a slot or casino review to casino promotion. That together with a lot of hard work is one of the reasons Slotjava.es became a popular product” says Eric Stoop, founder of Infinileads SL

The “Slotjava brand” was created with the launch of Slotjava.it for the Italian market. The strategy was optimized for Italy but the focus on free to play online slots and only promoting licensed casino AAMS casino sites.

“Every market is different, but our strategy was well received once again, and we are now one of the top contenders when it comes to comparing free to play slots and online casinos in Italy.” says Stoop.

Since then they have launched Onlinecasinosportugal.pt for the Portuguese and Latin American market and will soon enter Brazil with Slotjava.com.br.

Stoop adds that “Onlinecasinosportugal.pt is another product we are proud of and a great compliment to our other sites, especially now when we’ve just launched slotjava.com.br for the Brazilian market. Brazil has always been interesting for us and I think it is the right time for us to try our products there.”