RICKI MEETS MANUEL SAN ROMAN
“However, the material damage caused by El Nino
in these locations has been very large, and because of this DGJCMT has been facilitator and coordinator to assist with the arrival of donations made by casino and slots operators from all regions of Peru.“
RCM: We understand that there is a legislation
project to regulate gaming and sports betting over internet. What is the current situation on this issue? Manuel San Román: “Perhaps one of the most
important challenges that the DGJCMT faces at present is working on legislation to regulate online gaming and sports betting. The legislation project, which is in the final stages, will address the competent authority for regulation, control, authorization and supervision of online gaming, as well as payments of the corresponding gaming tax. “We consider to be one of DGJMTC’s great
strengths, owing to its experience in the casino and slots activity, that already is in possession of essential knowledge, experience and qualified personnel to take control of regulation of internet and sports betting gaming. Is for this that this organization should be constituted as a governing body and consultant in the overall delivery of gaming. “At present, the online gaming legislation project is
ready and in the validation stage before it continues on the corresponding due processes.”
RCM: It is public knowledge that there are companies operating and making money in online gaming and sports betting in Peru in the absence of appropriate legislation in place. Are any of these companies based in Peru and reporting their activity business to tax revenue controllers, SUNAT? Manuel San Román: “Indeed, it is true that there
are companies that already operate those activities either based in Peru or overseas. However, few of them are legally constituted in Peru paying taxes as they should, which is SUNAT’s responsibility to ensure due payment of them. “On the other hand, there are other companies that operate online gaming without having been incorporated in the country and consequently do not pay taxes as they are incorporated in other countries. Needless to say the Peruvian Government is not able to exercise control over them. No doubt, this
situation will be corrected with the appropriate regulation and control will be exercised over them. “It is for this reason that there is concern not only on DGJCMT’s and MINCETUR’s to regulate online gaming, but also from the State itself, because the current situation is unfair competition to regulated gaming and in addition there is the question of tax evasion as such companies’ profit from not paying their tax obligations without regulatory control mechanisms, and protection of vulnerable groups of the population in place.”
RCM: Our understanding is the Peruvian gaming sector holds the highest level of effective supervision against illegal acts of money laundering, following regulations and resolutions that comply with the prevention against money laundering and financing of terrorism - FAFT. What is the situation on control of money laundering in the Peruvian gaming sector? Manuel San Román: “The activity of casino gaming and slot machines in land based operations has undergone a full immersion process and is one of the first to be fully aligned to the ‘Prevention Against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism – that is to say that to date all of them have assigned compliance officers, file in reports of suspicious transactions, run a Registry of winners, register operations that exceed the threshold provided under regulations, among many other regulations in place. “To date there is no knowledge that any companies belonging to or linked to the gaming industry in Peru are being investigated by the Commission of such offences. Nonetheless, we carry on observing regulation and controls in compliance with Peru’s Financial Intelligence Unit and work closely together with this organization to verify full compliance of the obligations by the persons in charge of reporting that suspicious or unusual operations in gaming rooms are duly observed. And we are extremely careful to ensure that what we are trying to avoid is that the land-based properties are not used as vehicles in money laundering and financing of terrorism.”
RCM: What is perception abroad of great work that DGJDMT is doing on FAFT in Peru? Manuel San Román: “it is always important for Peru
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