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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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| Q2 2025 | 1 | €36.1m |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | €26.4m |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | €6.77m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
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4 cases
20 Nov 2025 Caesars Entertainment, Inc. / Desert Palace, LLC (Caesars Palace)Nevada: 7.8 million USD against Caesars over gambling by an illegal bookmaker €6.77m
On 13 November 2025, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) filed a disciplinary complaint for unsuitable methods of operation in connection with the illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer and at the same time concluded a settlement of 7.8 million USD with conditions attached to the gaming licences. The conditions relate primarily to improving the AML programme and to additional training and awareness-raising for employees; the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) adopted the settlement as its order on 20 November 2025 (Case No. 25-03).
Casino staff must recognise high-risk players and unexplained sources of funds – revenue interests must not override AML obligations.
Checking the source of gambling funds, recognising high-risk customers
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) auf Beschwerde des Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Glücksspielrecht Nevada (unsuitable methods of operation)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Mitigating circumstances
- Numerous remedial measures already implemented
- Published
- 13 Nov 2025
Original amount 7,800,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Nov 2025.
- Nevada Gaming Control Board and Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Enter into Proposed Stipulation for Settlement Regarding Disciplinary Complaint Press release of an authority
- Nevada Gaming Commission – Disposition, November 2025 Agenda (20.11.2025) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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7 Aug 2025 Paxos Trust Company, LLCNYDFS: 26.5 million USD against Paxos over AML deficiencies in Binance business €22.8m
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) imposed a penalty of 26.5 million USD on the crypto trust company because Paxos did not maintain an effective BSA/AML programme before 2023: KYC checks and risk ratings were inadequate, and transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reporting procedures had gaps, including in connection with the business relationship with Binance, contrary to a 2020 agreement. In addition, Paxos must invest at least 22 million USD in its compliance programme.
Companies that distribute products via partner platforms must include those platforms' customer and transaction risks in their own AML programme.
- Authority / court
- New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- New York Banking Law §§ 39, 44; AML-Vorschriften des NYDFS und Bank Secrecy Act
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Published
- 7 Aug 2025
Original amount 26,500,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 7 Aug 2025.
- In the Matter of Paxos Trust Company, LLC – Consent Order Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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9 Jul 2025 Wise US, Inc.Six US states: 4.2 million USD against Wise US over AML programme deficiencies €3.59m
In a coordinated multistate proceeding brought by six states – the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) with the supervisory authorities of CA, MN, NE, TX and MA – the money transmitter must pay 4.2 million USD. An examination (July 2022 to September 2023) found, among other things, a lack of independent AML reviews at an appropriate frequency, late suspicious activity reports, data quality problems in transaction monitoring and unremedied earlier findings; Wise does not admit any legal infringements and must conduct a lookback.
Remedy findings from earlier examinations and audits on time – otherwise they become a ground for sanctions in their own right.
- Authority / court
- New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) mit den Aufsichtsbehörden von CA, MN, NE, TX und MA
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
- Legal basis
- Bundes- und einzelstaatliches Recht zu Geldtransfer und BSA/AML (u. a. 31 CFR 1022.320)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Mitigating circumstances
- Remedial measures already initiated and lookback
- Published
- 9 Jul 2025
Original amount 4,200,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2025.
- Consent Order – Wise US, Inc. (Multi-State) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Apr 2025 Block, Inc.NYDFS: 40 million USD against Block (Cash App) over AML deficiencies €36.1m
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) imposed 40 million USD on the operator of Cash App for serious gaps in its BSA/AML programme, including insufficient customer due diligence, a lack of risk-based controls and untimely transaction monitoring. Rapid growth in 2019/2020 led to a considerable backlog of alerts; an independent monitor is being appointed.
Scale compliance capacity with growth – a backlog of alerts is a supervisory infringement in its own right.
- Authority / court
- New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- BSA/AML-, Geldtransfer- und Virtual-Currency-Vorschriften des NYDFS
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Mitigating circumstances
- Cooperation and remedial measures already initiated
- Published
- 10 Apr 2025
Original amount 40,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 10 Apr 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link