in anti-money laundering and included a keynote speech from a Europol specialist on the newest trends and developments identified by the law enforcement community. Panellists discussed measures aimed at maintaining the low-risk status of the licensed land-based casino industry in line with anti-money laundering regulations, as well highlighting the effective measures taken by the industry in this area. Clear issues that surfaced in the discussions were potential risks in the sphere of unlicensed online gambling and the connections with the anonymity of unlicensed cryptocurrencies that can cause substantial issues for law enforcement


authorities. Panellists reiterated the need for stronger measures to tackle unlicensed online gambling, such as those that the ECA calls for in its position papers and reports1.


On the occasion of the General Assembly,


Baden-Württembergische Spielbanken GmbH & Co. KG was officially awarded the ECA Responsible Gambling certificate after having been successfully audited under the 2018 Responsible Gambling framework. Te framework demonstrates the company’s compliance with highest Responsible Gambling standards, including employee training, consumer information and stakeholder engagement.


“Just one year after joining the ECA, we were proud to welcome the elite of Europe’s land-based casino industry to Monaco for the annual industry


forum. This event was also a great opportunity to hold meetings between the official representatives of the Principality and the ECA board to address the key issues related to the development of the casino industry.


Pascal Camia, Executive Vice President of the Gaming Operation of Monte-Carlo Societe des Bains de Mer


ECA Chairman, Per Jaldung summarised the two-day event: “Monaco is the beating heart of our industry and shows the positive impact of our industry for economies and even entire countries. Tere is no better location to discuss the key issues that our industry is active on at European level, from promoting diversity to tackling the newest trends in anti-money laundering and fostering responsible gambling initiatives. Overall, the annual forum showed itself as the premier location for the land-based casino industry to come together to learn, network and engage with each other.”


Pascal Camia, Executive Vice President of the


Gaming Operation of Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer commented: “Just one year after joining the ECA, we were proud to welcome the elite of Europe’s land-based casino industry to Monaco for the annual industry forum. Tis event was also a great opportunity to hold meetings between the official representatives of


the Principality and the ECA board to address the key issues related to the development of the casino industry. Te richness and scope of


Monaco and the Société des Bains de Mer as a destination for the European casino industry were honoured and very much enjoyed by the participants. Our company is continually seeking to innovate and work with the ECA on key issues for Europe, such as the fight against money laundering, gender diversity and the exchange of best practices. "


The European Casino Association (ECA) represents licensed land-based casinos in Europe, with 28 members and over 70,000 direct employees supporting local economies across Europe. It has members from nearly all EU Member States, as well as non-EU countries.


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