If you still have to complete your annual Anti-Money Laundering training for Ontario, the deadline is March 31st!

According to the requirements set by the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its associated regulations, an AML Compliance Program needs to incorporate ongoing training sessions for staff members. The purpose of this training is to enhance Operators with better understandings of the regulatory duties, AML procedures, and the implemented controls, while also outlining Operators’ roles in detecting and preventing activities related to Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.

Here are some reminders:

• All employees involved in AML/ATF-related activities, including Senior Management (with roles outlined in your AML policies and procedures), are required to complete the iGO 2024 AML/ATF Training by March 31, 2024.
• An assessment with a minimum passing score of 80% is mandatory. Record of successful completion, including the assessment results, must be shown for each employee and made available if requested.
• Operators can use their own training module as long as it incorporates and utilises the iGO AML/ATF training content, specifically Canadian AML/ATF regulatory requirements, at a minimum.
• Upon completion of the training, an attestation must be sent over to confirm that all employees required to take this training have done it. This attestation must be submitted to iGO no later than April 12, 2024. It is crucial that all necessary employees complete this training module by the specified deadline to ensure that AML/ATF compliance standards are met.

Understanding the responsibilities that both individuals and businesses should have in order to identify instances of money laundering and terrorist financing along with how to prevent them is the main goal of this training. Learning the obligations when it comes to reporting and recording these instances is also imperative.

iGaming Academy has a partnership with the Canadian Gaming Authority (CGA) that brings vital Canadian-specific eLearning courses and services to the market. Together we bring our online training capabilities and experience with their Canadian network, market expertise, and insight.

If you need to get your Ontario AML training done ASAP, here’s the link to our course:

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing For Online Operators

Need the training for your whole company? Check out our Learning Management System, which can be curated to seamlessly teach all your employees:
https://www.shirleyretreathotel.com/how-it-works/

Interested to learn more about our CGA Partnership, see here:
https://canada.www.shirleyretreathotel.com/courses

Get in touch with us if you have any more questions
https://www.shirleyretreathotel.com/contact-us/

Who are Rhino Entertainment?

Rhino Entertainment Group is a fast-growing online gaming operator, founded in 2020. The company has a multi-brand strategy, operating out of a number of reputable, regulated jurisdictions from which its brands serve an ever-growing number of markets. Driven by passion, hard work, and a hunger for learning, their multinational teams, based across Malta, Macedonia, Spain, and a number of other countries, have built fantastic products which provide value-driven and exciting online entertainment through industry-leading technologies and an unmatched customer experience. Since 2022, Rhino Entertainment Group has collaborated with iGaming Academy to provide training for over 140 employees.

Why did Rhino Entertainment choose iGaming Academy?

With Rhino Entertainment Group having a requirement to introduce a Learning Management System (LMS) to facilitate training, partnering with iGaming Academy was essential to address various internal knowledge gaps. This paired with the availability of a large portfolio of courses, from expert regulatory training to courses that are localised for target audiences created a perfect match and an extremely happy relationship has been built throughout 2023.

With a HQ in Malta, and offices elsewhere in Europe, the ability to roll out specialised training to all teams in all locations has allowed Rhino Entertainment Group to upskill their new and current employees with iGaming Academy’s industry courses. With access to over 10 courses, ranging from Responsible Gambling to Anti-Money Laundering for multiple regions using our?Plug-In solution, and utilising our bespoke learning management system, has transformed their in-house training. This allows content to be uploaded and gives Rhino Entertainment Group the opportunity to organise training in a blended way, offering flexibility like no other platform.

What did Rhino Entertainment Group Say?

Global Head of People and Culture at Rhino Entertainment Group, Andrea Saliba discussed his thoughts on the LMS and said,

“The iGaming Academy’s learning platform has proven to be a valuable investment for Rhino Entertainment Group, significantly fast tracking the learning and upskilling initiatives across our teams. The platform’s variety of iGaming-specific courses, timely regulatory updates, and its dynamic nature seamlessly complement our blended learning and development approach.

A nice feature is the platform’s capacity for customisation and branding, creating a cohesive extension of our learning and development team. This unique aspect fosters strong employee engagement, with some proudly showcasing their certificates on LinkedIn, instilling a sense of pride and value in their accomplishments.

Additionally, the support received from iGaming Academy has been instrumental. Whether it’s streamlining the onboarding process for new employees, incorporating new courses, or uploading internal content onto the platform, the collaboration has consistently been very efficient. The continuous support, particularly from the Client Success Team, has empowered us to fully leverage the platform’s capabilities, adding significant value at every stage of our learning initiatives.”

Andrea Saliba, Head of People & Culture

Strong Recommendation for iGaming Academy’s Bespoke Training

When asked whether they would recommend iGaming Academy to others in the industry, Andrea responded with enthusiasm,“Yes definitely! iGaming Academy provides an extremely good service, providing bespoke training, courses, and the platform. iGaming Academy adds value to our industry by offering iGaming specific courses”.

iGaming Academy’s Tailored Training Solutions

Rhino Entertainment Group’s collaboration with iGaming Academy embodies the essence of successful bespoke training solutions. With a focus on scalability, iGaming Academy’s extensive course portfolio, ranging from regulatory compliance to specialised content, and our bespoke learning platform not only facilitated a blended training approach they were seeking but also enhanced their in-house upskilling process, providing rapid progress for their employees. The partnership serves as a strong example for businesses seeking scalable, industry-specific training solutions to foster growth and excellence.

If you’re looking for a training solution that boasts award-winning industry-specific courses and is backed by a dedicated team to support your business’s training strategy, please reach out to our Business Development Manager, Tamara Hefny, at [email protected].

Odds On Compliance and iGaming Academy Partner?To Provide Additional Training Offerings Within Playbook, Odds On Compliance’s Revolutionary Tech Platform Providing Access To Comprehensive, Up-To-Date Regulatory Information.

Odds On Compliance, the industry-leading technology and consultancy firm specialising in sports betting, iGaming, and gambling regulatory compliance in the U.S. and abroad, has announced a new partnership with iGaming Academy, the leading provider of compliance and job skills training for online casinos, sportsbooks, and lottery operators in the U.S. and Canada.?

The partnership will offer iGaming Academy users with extended free trials to Odds On Compliance’s revolutionary online platform, Playbook, which provides the most comprehensive overview ever produced of the U.S. sports betting, iGaming, daily fantasy sports, and iLottery regulatory environment, updated in real-time as the U.S. market evolves.

Additionally, from June, 2022, Playbook will also feature ‘Training’ provided through the iGaming Academy course offerings, giving Playbook users access to iGaming Academy’s wealth of training material.

UNLV’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) and iGaming Academy have collaborated to introduce “ElevateRG”.? This will bring UNLV’s flagship responsible gaming curriculum online for the first time.

IGI, world-renowned as the “global intellectual capital of gaming” is launching ElevateRG an online training program that will take its responsible gaming training to the next level.

The new ElevateRG training program will bring IGI’s world-renowned responsible gaming (RG) training to gaming industry staff and learners across the US and worldwide. The first course, now available, is fully interactive, providing a uniquely engaging learning experience that can be accessed from any location.

What makes this training unique?

The development of the ElevateRG, online training program has been overseen by UNLV’s Jennifer Shatley, a highly-respected RG leader with 25 years’ career experience, notably with Caesars Entertainment.

In addition to RG, UNLV and iGaming Academy plan to launch a full range of vocational and industry-specific training courses to help address the current unprecedented demand for staff resources across the US industry, covering land-based, online sportsbooks, and other gaming categories.

The Spanish are a nation of brave, passionate, adventurous people. The Spanish gamble more than most of their European neighbours. According to recent research, in 2020-2021 the percentage of the Spanish population that participated in gambling activities was the highest in Europe, with a total of 65.9% of men and 61.2% of women. On the other hand, only 9.1% of the men surveyed gambled online and only 4.2% of women did.

The latest estimates show the Spanish gamble well over €1.9 billion a year, which divided by population is around €480 per person, or approximately 15% of the average net household income. Lotteries, football and racing pools, bingo, slot machines, online casino games and the big jai-alai games are among the most popular products the Spanish choose.

Spanish passion for gambling could easily grow into an unhealthy obsession on the national level, if not for the strict market regulation and problem gambling prevention measures. The gambling regulatory environment in Spain includes problem gambling prevention as a section of social responsibility for operators. One of the requirements for operators is to comply with all the?legal and technical requirements?established by the law, including Royal Decrees, Ministerial Orders and Resolutions of the Directorate General for the Regulation on Gambling, to guarantee?safe gambling.

Operators must offer all players responsible gaming tools to restrict their participation in games or self-exclude. Some of the tools are mandatory and consistent for all providers, while others are made available to all players but are not mandatory for a player to set. Additionally, the DGOJ has been developing?various advertising co-regulation agreements??and is working on the development of a future regulation on advertising and responsible gaming with the basic purpose of protecting customers, especially minors and other vulnerable people.

Apart from social responsibility, operators must comply with the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and the Spanish Criminal Code to keep the financial crime out of gambling. Strong due diligence rules, transparent payment options and transaction monitoring procedures are the main measures of customer protection.

iGaming Academy is now offering Anti-Money Laundering and Responsible Gambling training tailored specifically for the Spanish market.

Contact us to find out more

As a trainer who has worked in education for nearly a decade, I’m always hesitant about sitting for new courses. Working in training has taken away from my experience as a learner. Mostly because I genuinely enjoy creating and delivering content, so much so that my training expectations have become quite high.

Prioritising my own learning and development is important to me; the mind is a muscle and it’s important to keep it active. So, knowing this, I pushed myself and I registered for iGaming Academy’s virtual training on Responsible Gaming delivered by Maris Catania.

The sessions took place over 2 days, starting at 4.30pm and finishing just shy of 8pm. Putting work tasks on hold was challenging, especially when my workload is demanding, and I didn’t decide without some hesitation. In the end I just suppressed those nagging thoughts and went for it!

Sticking to social distancing rules, I attended the virtual classroom which meant that travel time and parking stress were inexistent. All I needed was my (average) internet connection, my laptop, and a strong cup of coffee. I did miss the cookies we would have been offered in a physical classroom, otherwise, a virtual set up helped me ease into the idea of meeting new people again, after long months of working remotely.

The course was surprisingly refreshing and got me thinking of the benefits that this set up offers. Here are my top 6 benefits for virtual classrooms from what I’ve experienced:

1. It gave me a very different perspective to a topic which I was already familiar with.
2. The level of detail is dependent on the needs of the group as the training progresses.
3. Training sessions were captivating and dynamic; our trainer led activities challenged me to think of the scenarios presented to the group.
4. The live course allowed us to interact by asking questions, share experiences, and discuss best practice.
5. The virtual classroom enabled us to network with industry professionals, an activity which boosts our own profile and gets our names out there.
6. Finally, by keeping up to date with industry trends, we as learners stay relevant and retain our value in this business sector.

Continuous learning requires self-motivation and persistence to develop new competencies. Ultimately it is a necessary exercise to expand our skillset, especially in such a fast-paced industry, all in an effort to avoid stagnation and develop new opportunities. This will help you gain more confidence and inspire new ideas in your team and business. But don’t take my word for it, because of course, I’m biased, so why don’t you register for a course yourself.

Here is a list of all the virtual classrooms we offer. We have limited availability left for our next two virtual masterclasses, which are the:

• Governance, Risk & Compliance Masterclass
• MLRO Masterclass

Book your space now to avoid disappointment!