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瑞典——Cosmopol因“缺乏明确规定”而对罚款提出上诉

Sweden’s state-owned casino group Casino Cosmopol has appealed against a fine issued by Swedish regulator Lotteriinspektionen for breaching money laundering laws.

监管机构 Lotteriinspektionen 以“严重缺陷”为由对 Cosmopol 罚款 8 万瑞典克朗（780,200 欧元），但该赌场运营商的高管此后声称，在监管机构没有制定明确监管的情况下，进行经济处罚是不公平的。

Per Jaldung, President of Casino Cosmopol, said. “It is obvious for Casino Cosmopol to follow the money-laundering rules and we consider it vital to prevent money laundering in all its forms. We are appealing to the Lotteriinspektionen‘s decision because we consider that in this situation it is not right to issue a penalty. In the absence of clear regulations and guidance from the Lotteriinspektionen, it cannot be considered correct to decide on a penalty fee. We have appealed the Lotteriinspektionen’s decision mainly because we consider that in this situation it is not proportional to issue a penalty. Sanctions shall only be used when other methods such as imposing new licence conditions upon us are sufficient.”
He added that Lotteriinspektion had been scrutinising its casinos since the first opening in 2005 and had offered no concerns previously.

Mr. Jaldung added: “In all the years we have operated our four casinos, we believed we were following money laundering legislation. We have staff who deal with these matters on a daily basis. We have clear instructions and train all staff so they know how to act. All guests must register before entering the casinos and the visits are recorded. We monitor, review and report suspicious transactions to our finance department. Our efforts to combat money laundering are ongoing.”