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REGULATORY ORDERS

ORDER NO. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION DATE ISSUED
2023-12-003 ENHANCED DUE DILIGENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CASINOS AND JUNKET OPERATORS Summarizes the enhanced AML/CTPF requirements which should be incorporated in the agreement between casinos and junket operators. This also mandates the usage of the "Junket Transaction Monitoring Form" and the "Customer Due Diligence Form for Junket Players". December 4, 2023
2023-08-002 SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDELINES FOR LAND-BASED CASINOS ON THE CONDUCT OF CUSTOMER DUE DILIGENCE(CCD), TRANSACTION MONITORING, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING ON JUNKET OPERATIONS This document reiterates and clarifies the obligations of the CPs to combat ML/TF/PF within their junket operations. August 31, 2023
2023-08-001 GUIDELINES ON THE IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS FOR LAND-BASED CASINOS This document aims to provide a comprehensive guide for the enforcement of sanctions, whether administrative or monetary, on CPs upon violation of the AMLA and its IRR, or for failure or refusal to comply with the orders, resolutions, and other issuances of PAGCOR and the AMLC. August 31, 2023
2022-06-001 CASINO GUIDE FOR A FITNESS AND PROPRIETY ASSESSMENT FOR JUNKET OPERATORS V1.0 This guideline was established to aid the land-based casinos in their obligation to assess the fitness and propriety nature of its junket or chip washing operators, its associates/agents/promoters, and applicants for junket operations. June 29, 2022
2020-03-001 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING / COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM GUIDELINES FOR CASINOS Repeals Regulation 31 of the Casino Regulatory Manual (CRM) and shall be the minimum standard that casinos should adopt as part of their Money Laundering/Terrorism Financing Prevention Program (MTPP). March 16, 2020
2019-03-004 SUBMISSION OF SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORT (STR) INVOLVING PREDICATE CRIMES/OFFENSES AND UNLAWFUL ACTIVITES This RO aims to guide and assist all casinos in submitting STRs' to the AMLC in cases where predicate offenses or unlawful activities are about to be committed, is being committed, or has been committed within casino premises. March 21, 2019
2019-02-003 CDD GUIDELINES FOR OFFSHORE GAMING This guides all POGO licensees on how to assess the ML/TF risk associated with a business relationship, comply with customer identification, verification, and monitoring obligations, and adjust the extent of their CDD measures commensurate with the ML/TF risk they have identified. February 21, 2019
2019-01-001 CASINO SECTOR RISK ASSESSMENT NOVEMBER 2018 The Casino Sector Risk Assessment aims to determine the vulnerability of casinos to ML/TF, determine potential improvements to the AML/CFT regime in the casino sector, and provide information to casinos in order to enhance their AML/CFT understanding. January 22, 2019
2018-11-002 CDD GUIDELINES FOR LAND BASED CASINOS Guides land-based casinos on how to assess the ML/TF risks associated with a business relationship, comply with customer identification, verification, and monitoring obligations, and adjust the extent of their CDD measures commensurate with the ML/TF risk they have identified. November 13, 2018
2018-11-001 REVIEW ON NRA REPORTS ON ML TF Enjoins all casinos to study and use the result of the National Risk Assessment (NRA) reports in applying risk-based approach in implementing measures to prevent and mitigate ML/TF and encourages the conduct of Institutional AML Risk Assessments. November 12, 2018

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