{"id":19681,"date":"2026-10-30T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=gambling&#038;p=19681"},"modified":"2026-10-30T04:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:22:47","slug":"lotba-and-banco-ciudad-strengthen-anti-money-laundering-controls","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/lotba-and-banco-ciudad-strengthen-anti-money-laundering-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"LOTBA and Banco Ciudad strengthen anti-money laundering controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Buenos Aires, October 29, 2026.<\/strong> The <strong>Buenos Aires City Lottery (LOTBA)<\/strong> and <strong>Banco Ciudad<\/strong> signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen the prevention of <strong>money laundering and terrorist financing (AML\/CFT)<\/strong> through risk analysis, technical information exchange, and joint training programs between the banking sector and the gambling industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/argentina-tightens-aml-front-against-illegal-gambling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Argentina tightens AML front against illegal gambling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement was announced by <strong>Jes\u00fas Acevedo<\/strong>, President of LOTBA, during <strong>Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Week<\/strong>. Banco Ciudad is chaired by <strong>Guillermo Laje<\/strong>. The partnership covers <strong>four areas of cooperation<\/strong>: exchanging knowledge and best practices, conducting risk assessments, identifying suspicious transaction patterns, and providing specialized training for institutional teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-293.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19685\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5978260869565217;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-293.png 713w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-293-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Guillermo Laje<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acevedo emphasized that prevention requires continuous updates, appropriate tools, and cooperation between institutions, with the aim of improving controls and reducing financial vulnerabilities. The agreement follows LOTBA&#8217;s completion of its first <strong>Independent External Review (IER)<\/strong> of its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Prevention System in <strong>September 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assessment was conducted by specialist <strong>Francisco D&#8217;Albora<\/strong>, with the participation of <strong>Ezequiel Dom\u00ednguez<\/strong>, LOTBA Director and Compliance Officer, and <strong>Carolina Galtieri<\/strong>, Head of its Prevention Unit. The audit examined internal procedures, oversight mechanisms, and risk management in accordance with the regulatory requirements of Argentina&#8217;s <strong>Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF)<\/strong>, chaired by <strong>Mat\u00edas Gabriel \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>, alongside Vice President <strong>Patricio Mariano Michlig<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-294.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19686\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5378590078328982;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-294.png 746w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/image-294-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mat\u00edas Gabriel \u00c1lvarez<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal framework includes <strong>Law No. 25,246<\/strong>, <strong>UIF Resolution No. 194\/2023<\/strong>, applicable to gambling operators, and <strong>UIF Resolution No. 199\/2024<\/strong>, concerning financial institutions. Preventive mechanisms include customer identification, transaction monitoring, assessment of the source of funds, and <strong>Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)<\/strong> where applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cooperation will strengthen technical capabilities without replacing the individual regulatory obligations of casinos, lotteries, digital betting platforms, and banking institutions. The institutions did not disclose <strong>investment amounts, the agreement&#8217;s duration, training budgets, or the number of suspicious transactions detected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buenos Aires, October 29, 2026. 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