AML General Awareness for Gaming and Gambling
Strengthen Your Understanding of AML Essentials in Gaming and Gambling
AML General Awareness for Gaming and Gambling is a foundational online course designed for professionals across the gaming and gambling industries. It introduces the core principles of anti-money laundering (AML), highlights key financial crime risks, and explores the unique challenges faced by operators in these sectors. Casino anti-money laundering risks are a central focus, helping participants understand how illicit activity can infiltrate gaming environments and how to respond effectively. As gaming and gambling continue to be targets for financial crime, this course helps build the awareness needed to support compliance efforts and protect the integrity of your organization.
AML General Awareness for Gaming and Gambling Certificate Course Content
The course covers key financial crime concepts in gaming, including money laundering, terrorism financing, sanctions, fraud, and cybercrime. It examines associated risks, international regulations, and risk categories, then explores practical risk management strategies such as KYC, transaction monitoring, reporting obligations, and the three lines of defence, supported by case examples.
You’ll learn to
- Distinguish between different types of financial crime
- Describe the types of risks and red flags in gaming and gambling
- Explain how compliance roles work together to reduce risk
- Explain how to manage risk in gaming and gambling
Key course topics
- Types of financial crime
- Types and categories of risk
- Three lines of defense for gaming and gambling
- Role of know your customer and transaction monitoring in managing risk
- Key course topics Types of financial crime Types and categories of risk Three lines of defense for gaming and gambling Role of know your customer and transaction monitoring in managing risk Suspicious activity escalation process
Intended audience
The AML General Awareness for Gaming and Gambling Certificate course is designed to be anti-financial crime (AFC) training for professionals at all levels working in the gaming and gambling industries, who need to learn the basic principles of AML for casinos and similar entities.
Job titles include:
- Compliance Staff
- Cage and Casino Cashiers
- Customer Service Representative
- Casino Host
- VIP/Marketing Staff
- Surveillance Operator
- Table Game Dealer
Course structure
- Online and self-paced
- Approximately 75 minutes of coursework
- 10-question final assessment
- Complete within four weeks
- Results available immediately
FAQs
You have four weeks from the date of purchase to access the study materials and complete the course. After four weeks, you will no longer be able to access the study materials via our learning management system (LMS). Please contact us if you would like more information about the study materials or if you need to extend your access for any reason.
The ACAMS AML General Awareness for Gaming and Gambling certificate does not expire. However, your access to the course materials will expire after four weeks from the date of purchase.
This course is compatible with most operating systems and browsers. The ACAMS Learning Management System (LMS) can be accessed at learn.acams.org. If your access to our LMS portal is blocked, please contact your organization’s IT department for assistance.
Pricing
- Access your self-paced online course
- 400 hours of training webinars live and on demand
- Practitioner toolkits and best practice guides
- Perspectives from 115,000+ global members
- Discounts on all ACAMS products