Statutory guidance for the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Notices and updates
Important notices and updates from the Gambling Commission AML team.
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Guidance updates
Updated notice regarding casinos providing money service businesses
26 March 2026
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Resources
New digital identity guidance for casinos
23 March 2026
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Guidance updates
Casinos providing money service business activities
9 February 2026
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Guidance updates
Updated SARs guidance from the UKFIU
24 November 2025
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Guidance updates
Frozen Assets Reporting 2025
4 November 2025
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Guidance updates
Casino guidance update
4 November 2025
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Changes to legislation
Non-remote casino legislative changes
9 September 2025
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Changes to legislation
Failure to prevent fraud offence
1 September 2025
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Changes to legislation
Updated DAML exemption provisions for the regulated sector
31 July 2025
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Resources
HM Treasury national risk assessment 2025
17 July 2025
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Changes to legislation
Failure to prevent fraud offence
28 May 2025
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Guidance updates
Casinos providing money service business activities: HMRC registration
3 April 2025
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Changes to LCCP
Scheduled LCCP update: new PML requirements in force 29 November 2024
29 November 2024
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Changes to legislation
DAML exemption provisions for the regulated sector
24 May 2024
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Changes to legislation
High-risk third countries
24 May 2024
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Changes to legislation
Politically exposed persons
24 May 2024
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Changes to LCCP
Scheduled LCCP update: new PML requirements
24 May 2024
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Resources
Financial Sanctions Survey
28 March 2024
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Risk assessment
Gambling Commission risk assessment 2023 published
30 November 2023
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Guidance updates
Frozen assets reporting 2023
2 November 2023
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Guidance updates
Updated casino guidance to include proliferation financing
7 June 2023
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Resources
The Economic Crime Levy guidance
30 March 2023
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Resources
OFSI and NCA Red Alert - Evasion Typologies
18 July 2022
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Resources
HM Treasury money laundering consultation response and UK FATF report
24 June 2022
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Resources
Further guidelines from the Commission regarding Russian sanctions
4 April 2022
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Resources
HM Treasury publish updated list of high risk third jurisdictions
25 March 2022
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Emerging risks
Public statement from the FATF on the situation in Ukraine
8 March 2022
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Resources
Important Russian sanctions update from the Gambling Commission
28 February 2022
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Resources
Publication of HM Treasury’s Annual Supervision Report (2019 to 2020)
26 November 2021
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Resources
HM Treasury’s national risk assessment of proliferation financing
23 September 2021
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Resources
Latest UKFIU SARs Report Booklet (August 2021)
20 August 2021
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Resources
New UKFIU podcast: virtual assets
16 August 2021
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Guidance updates
Guidance: OFSI webinars
6 July 2021
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Resources
What gambling operators should do if they find dye-stained bank notes
29 June 2021
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Resources
New UKFIU podcast: Fraud-Vulnerable Persons SARs
29 June 2021
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Resources
New UKFIU ‘SARs in Action’ publication
16 June 2021
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Resources
NCA's National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime
10 June 2021
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Guidance updates
Updated CPS guidance relating to The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
9 June 2021
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Guidance updates
New FATF guidance for risk-based supervision
10 May 2021
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Guidance updates
Revision to guidance for remote and non-remote casino operators
11 February 2021
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Resources
UK Financial Intelligence Unit podcast
20 January 2021
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Emerging risks
Changes to UK financial sanctions framework
24 December 2020
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Risk assessment
Gambling Commission risk assessment published
18 December 2020
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Emerging risks
HM Treasury national risk assessment 2020
17 December 2020
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Revisions
Revision of anti-money laundering guidance and advice
13 November 2020
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Guidance updates
Frozen assets reporting 2020
4 September 2020
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) updates
The following list of asset freeze targets will take you to the full update on the OFSI website.
Statutory guidance for the Libya sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Russia sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Somalia sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Republic of Belarus sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Myanmar sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Counter-terrorism international sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the South Sudan sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Sudan sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Syria sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Venezuela sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Yemen sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Zimbabwe sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Iran sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Iran nuclear sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
Statutory guidance for the Iraq sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 1 May 2026
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.
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Last updated: 24 April 2026
How to check if certain transactions, goods and services are exempt from sanctions measures (exceptions), and how to use or apply for sanctions licences.
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Last updated: 23 April 2026
Statutory guidance for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 23 April 2026
Statutory guidance for the Central African Republic sanctions regime, plus a summary of its purposes, scope and prohibitions.
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Last updated: 23 April 2026
e-bulletin updates
Our newsletter, e-bulletin is sent fortnightly and contains news, updates and latest advice from the Gambling Commission and DCMS.