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Albania is moving closer to reopening its sports betting market after years of prohibition, with the government preparing a tightly controlled online licensing system that could allow up to 10 operators to enter the market. The shift represents a significant change in policy after a seven-year ban failed to eliminate betting activity and instead pushed a substantial portion of the market into unregulated online channels. Sports betting was effectively prohibited in Albania in

Canada’s financial intelligence authorities have identified online sports betting and gambling as increasingly significant channels for money laundering, warning that both licensed and unlicensed platforms are being exploited by criminal organizations seeking to move illicit funds through the financial system. An examination of suspicious transaction reports filed between 2016 and 2023 reveals increasingly complex laundering methods involving financial institutions, payment p