New research by UNLV ICGR led by Amanda Gore, the founder and director of the Centre for Global Advancement, examines the AML risks associated with the acceptance of cryptocurrencies across the gambling sector. This free webinar will provide an overview of the research detailing emerging global trends and the application of crypto-assets in the wider gambling sector, with a particular focus on the role that the regulator can play.

Background

With increasing awareness of the wider crypto-asset landscape, our recent research highlights how crypto-assets are being used in the wider gambling sector and provides an introduction of key concepts tailored for regulators. While the volatility of the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have prevented a more widespread use of crypto payments across the sector, new types of crypto-assets are being implemented including the use of stablecoins and stabletokens. This short introductory webinar will cover:

• How are crypto-assets being used in the wider gambling sector?
• An explanation of key terminology
• What are the emerging trends globally?
• What should regulators be considering in their home jurisdictions?

Link to White Paper

An assessment of AML risks linked to accepting crypto-payments in the gambling sector (A regulator’s guide) can be found on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas - International Center for Gaming Regulation website.

Amanda Gore

Amanda is the founder and director of the Centre for Global Advancement (C4GA) based in Nairobi, Kenya. She has worked in various financial crime roles across multiple jurisdictions over the last 20 years including UNODC in Kenya pioneering a new financial investigations workstream for wildlife crime across Africa, Asia and Latin America, Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore and as the deputy head of the Botswana Anti-Corruption Agency.

In addition, she held positions with Deloitte Forensic and Disputes in the Cayman Islands and New York along with the financial regulator and tax authority in New Zealand. She has also led her own intelligence and advisory business in Switzerland supporting investigations and asset tracing linked to global high-profile corruption and money laundering cases. Her work primarily focuses on the higher risk financial crimes including money laundering through casinos, underground money movements and the intersection between financial and environmental crimes along with emerging work on crypto regulation and enforcement in the gambling sector. She also teaches in the US at the University of New Haven and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.