Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Counter Proliferation Financing AML/CFT/CPF
Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Counter Proliferation Financing
Various Codes of Practice and Guidance Documents in respect of Licence Holders' AML/CFT/CPF requirements issued by the Gambling Commissioner and other authorities can be found below.
Licence Holders must comply with and take these into consideration when formulating their AML/CFT/CPF risk frameworks, policies and procedures.
The Government of Gibraltar's Financial Crime portal can be accessed here.
Issued by the Gambling Commissioner and Gambling Division:
The Anti-Money Laundering Code of Practice (Remote) is 'interpretive guidance' to the Gibraltar gambling industry in respect of the requirements of the Gambling Act and the Proceeds of Crime Act. This code applies to all financial transactions associated with defined gambling activities undertaken under the authority of a Gibraltar remote gambling licence.
The Anti-Money Laundering Code of Practice for the Non-Remote industry can be viewed below.
Some additional guidance on various topics has been prepared by the Gambling Division as part of its outreach to the sector.
The Gambling Commissioner’s Enforcement and Sanctions Policy in respect of AML/CFT breaches can be found below.
VIEW Enforcement & Sanctions Policy
A summary of learning points from assessment outcomes and enforcement actions is available below.
A Compliance Circular on Poker and Poker Networks from the Commissioner can be found below.
A copy of the latest (2026) iteration of the Commissioner’s Risk Assessment of the gambling sector can be found below.
Issued by other Competent Authorities:
The National Coordinator for Anti-Money Laundering and the Combatting of Terrorist Financing has published a newsletter detailing changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act and subsidiary legislation.
A further newsletter has been published following amendments to POCA in order to address issues arising from the Moneyval evaluation.
VIEW POCA Amendments Newsletter
A copy of the latest iteration of Gibraltar's National Risk Assessment (2025) can be found here.
VIEW National Risk Assessment (2025)
Licence Holders should also be aware of those jurisdictions deemed to be of higher risk in light of their AML/CFT deficiencies. The FATF regularly maintains and publishes a list of such jurisdictions.
VIEW Higher-Risk Jurisdictions
Please find a newsletter in respect of the sanctions against Russia below.