Introduction
Ecofun Services NV, is licensed and regulated by the Governor of Curaçao, to offer
remote (online) games over the internet, under the Remote Gaming Regulations. Under
the license conditions issued by Curacao Authorities, Betproplay is required to have in
place adequate measures to prevent its systems from being used for the purposes of
money laundering, terrorist financing or any other criminal activity. Betproplay is
therefore obliged to follow the provisions contained in the legal framework namely
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Part 7), and The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing
and Transfer of Funds (information on the payer) Regulation no. 692 of 26 of June of
2017 and any guidance notes issued by the relevant Authorities.
Objective of the Policy
Betproplay is fully committed to be constantly vigilant to prevent money laundering and
combat the financing of terrorism in order to minimize and manage risks such as the
risks to its reputational risk, legal risk and regulatory risk. It is also committed to its
social duty to prevent serious crime and not to allow its systems to be abused in
furtherance of these crimes. The company will endeavor to keep itself updated with
developments both at national and international level on any initiatives to prevent
money laundering and the financing of terrorism. It commits itself to protect, at all
times, the organization and its operations and safeguards its reputation and all from the
threat of money laundering, the funding of terrorist and other criminal activities.
Obligations
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Appoint one of its senior officers as the designated Money Laundering
Reporting Officer (MLRO) whose responsibilities will include the duties
required by the laws regulations and guidance notes.
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All instances of suspected Money Laundering attempts must be reported to the
MLRO, but that suspicion must not be conveyed to the customer and further
actions must await consents. The MLRO is then responsible for liaising with,
submitting Suspicious Activity Reports and seeking consents from the
responsible legal authority in the jurisdiction where the transaction was done,
when appropriate. He will also ensure that appropriate registers are kept for all
related reporting.
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Take reasonable steps to establish the identity of any person for whom it is
proposed to provide its service.
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Betproplay will implement a FULL ‘Know Your Customer’ policy. This will
assist in tackling not just Money Laundering threats but other fraud threats
generally. Customers will be advised at registration and generally on the
supporting non-transactional website that Company will utilize online
verification tools and that in instances where we are not able to satisfy criteria,
ID and address verification documents will be requested.
- Keep at all times a secure online list of all registered Players.
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Retain identification and transactional documentation as defined in the laws
regulations and guidance notes.
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The business will also not have any cash element to it, mitigating risks
associated with counterfeit monies.
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Systems will be operating to record all transactions for an account. These
account histories will be subject to a program of regular and continual checks
against fraud and social responsibility indicators. Where unusual bet patterns
and winning patterns are detected, these will also be cross- referenced to call
history to ensure that staff are not colluding with customers or acting illicitly.
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Betproplay will also keep a register of those customers that it identifies as high
risk or politically exposed. Those accounts will be subject to greater scrutiny
and frequency of checks.
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In general, where illegal or inappropriate behavior by staff is identified,
investigatory and disciplinary procedures will follow those outlined in staff
contracts as required by employment law directives and the need to use in
greater propensity, measures such as suspension when for example transactional
fraud is suspected and those activities form a standard part of an employee’s job
description.
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All transactions carried out on our site may be controlled to avoid money
laundering or terrorist financing activities. Suspicious transactions will be
reported to the relevant authority, depending on the jurisdiction governing the
transaction.
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If our risk and fraud department suspects fraud, it may require the player to
provide appropriate documentation. If there is enough evidence of fraudulent
behavior (eg bank repudiation, account operated by third parties, use of forged
documents, fraud of means of payment, etc.), the account will be suspended
until the situation is cleared. The suspension shall be communicated to the
relevant authority together with the respective grounds (evidence or evidence
collected) within 24 hours and to the authorities responsible for criminal
proceedings. Parallel to the suspension, Betproplay may proceed to the
immobilization, as a precautionary measure, of the balance of the player
account, until the decision of the competent authorities.
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Provide initial and ongoing training to all relevant staff, including, but not
limited to:
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Staff personal responsibilities;
- Procedures in respect of identifying Players;
- Monitoring Player activity;
- Record-keeping;
- Reporting any unusual/suspicious transactions;
- Unusual Betting Patterns;
- Suspicious deposit and withdrawal patterns (size and frequency);
- Reliability of Card Data;
- Customer verification issues and Identity Theft;
- Account linkage/multiple accounting;
- Account for High Risk Jurisdictions;
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Client due diligence (CDD), including enhanced requirements for high
risk clients, which includes PEPs;
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Ensure that this policy is developed and maintained in line with
evolving statutory and regulatory obligation and advice from the
relevant authorities.
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Examine with special attention, and to the extent possible, the
background and purpose of any complex or large transactions
and any transactions which are particularly likely, by their
nature, to be related to money laundering or the funding of
terrorism.
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Betproplay may terminate Accounts with immediate effect and
retain all account funds in the event of a credible suspicion of
fraudulent activity including, but not limited to, the supply of
fraudulent, forged, altered or stolen personal data and, still, in
the case of multiple account registration.
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Report any suspicion or knowledge of money laundering of
terrorist financing to the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit
(FIAU) set up by law as the Government Agency responsible for
the collection, collation, processing, analysis and dissemination
of information with a view to prevent money laundering and
combat the funding of terrorism.
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Suspicious Activity in this case is being referred to as suspicious
transactions, extreme player profiles, when deposits are not
matching up amongst other elements. Other concrete examples of
how we identify players who require our team to undertake a risk
monitoring approach of our customers and when to specifically
carry out enhanced due diligence checks on the Player Profiles
can be further required:
- Passport or ID card.
- Utility bill.
- Bank statement.
- Other proof of identity.
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The Enhanced Due Diligence Checks are subject to players’
profile and the amount of Risk they pose to us. Only when we
determine some of the above points or a combination of a few
will we flag the customer/customers in question and conduct risk
monitoring. This will include checks of where the customer
works, value of house, where the customer lives and checks to
see whether the value of the house is logical compared to the
customers spending.
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Within that framework, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) are
an imposed requirement. Betproplay ensures that any employee
reports to the Risk Team where they have grounds for knowledge
or suspicion that a person or customer is engaged in ML or
terrorist financing. Any employee failing to so do is open to
criminal prosecution.
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Escalations of SARs should be done in a confidential, discreet
manner, in a handwritten form and not via email so as to ensure
maximum anonymity.
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An employee must not, under any circumstances, disclose or
discuss any AML concern with the person or persons subject to
an investigation, or any other person for that matter. Disclosure
(also known as "tipping off") is strictly prohibited and carries
with it very serious legal penalties.
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Furthermore, and in order to keep ourselves protected as
much as possible, no remark should ever be left on an
account that would give any indication that ML is
suspected, a player being entitled, at any point in time, to
request the full notes/remarks on their account.
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Cooperate with all relevant administrative, enforcement and
judicial authorities in their endeavor to prevent and detect
criminal activity. Moreover, the company shall:
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Not accept to open anonymous Accounts or Accounts in fictitious
names such that the true beneficial owner is not known.
- Not accept cash from Players.
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Funds may be received from Players only by any of the following
methods: credit cards, debit cards, electronic transfer, wire
transfer cheques and any other method approved by the
Regulator.
- Not register a Player who is under eighteen (18) years of age.
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Only register a single account in the name of a particular person:
multi-account practices are strictly prohibited.
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Transfer payments of winnings or refunds back to the same route
from where the funds originated, where possible.
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Not accept a wager unless a User Account has been established in
the name of the Player and there are adequate funds in the
Account to cover the amount of the wager.
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Not accept a wager unless the funds necessary to cover the
amount of the wager are provided in an approved way.
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Not accept Players residing or playing from non-reputable
jurisdictions.
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Not make a payment in excess of three hundred EUR (€ 300) or
cumulative out of a User Account to a Player until the Player’s
identity, age, and place of residence have been verified.
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If no transaction has been recorded on a User Account for thirty
months, close the User Account and remit the balance in that
account to the Player, or if the Player cannot be satisfactorily
located, to the regulator.
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Where it deems necessary, verify creditworthiness of the Player
with third parties who previously provided any information on
the Player.
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If it becomes aware that a person has provided false information
when providing due diligence documents, not register such
person. Where that person has already been registered, the
company shall immediately cancel that person’s registration as a
Player with the company.
The customer declares and expressly guarantees that all the amounts deposited and used
to participate in Betproplay remote online games come from legitimate sources and are
not connected with any fraudulent activity, money laundering or activities that are
considered to be illicit by law such as money laundering or funding of terrorism.
Pursuant to the current law, and regulations which may be issued at any time by the
regulator about the prevention of money laundering and the funding of terrorism,
Betproplay reserves the right to take any steps is considers necessary to comply with
these requirements. The users cannot use loans to participate in Betproplay website.
Betproplay will not grant the user any kind of loan or mechanism that allows them to
take out loans or transfer funds between players, at any time. Betproplay reserves the
right to supervise any transfer of funds that are deposited or withdrawn by any user and
to report any user information to the regulatory or criminal authorities and/or payment
service providers. Betproplay keep the players' money in an account which is legally
separate from Betproplay own funds.
And also reserves the right to retain all a customer’s funds at its own criteria if it
considers that they derive directly or are related with illicit or fraudulent activities. After
confirmation of the deposit, the customer can use the deposited funds for bets. The
deposits are credited to the player’s account as soon as the bank transfer is successfully
validated. Deposits and withdrawals are only made in Brazilian Reais (R$), US Dollars
(US$), and Euro (€). The minimum deposit amount is BRL 60, USD 10, or EUR 10. It
is the customer’s entire responsibility to check whether their bank imposes any fees on
these transfers. The client declares that is the holder of the payment account provided to
Betproplay and the payment methods used are associated with that same account, or if
not possible, associate it to an account owned by the client. The total balance of your
player account includes Casino Balance, Real Sportsbook Balance, Casino Bonus
Balance and Sportsbook Bonus Balance. The existence of two wallets (casino and
sports betting) does not change the behavior of your player account when making an
withdrawal request. Consequently, making a request of withdraw, regardless the
balance to be withdrawn is transferred from your casino wallet, it may result in the loss
or cancellation of sports betting bonuses. The withdrawals must be made by the same
method as that used for the deposits whenever the method used allows it. If the deposit
method does not allow withdrawals, these must be made by bank transfer to the account
given by the user when they registered or to the payment account they indicated and
hold and that is chosen for this purpose. Withdrawals may only be processed from your
Sports Cash Account. Any withdrawals from your Casino Cash Account can only be
made by first transferring your withdrawal amount to your Sports Cash Account and
then requesting the withdrawal be processed from the Sports Cash Account. Please note
however that any transfer of funds from the Casino Cash Account to the Sports Cash
Account will be considered a Withdrawal from the Casino Cash Account and may
consequently result in the forfeiture or voidance of Casino product bonuses and
promotions. Betproplay reviews players spend and game play to check for suspicious
activity. Before any withdrawal is processed the following procedures are carried out:
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The customers deposit history is reviewed to confirm that no suspicious
payments have been made to the customer’s account. The frequency of deposits
and the sum of deposits are reviewed to ensure they are within normal range for
the customer based on his depositing history and the general depositing range
throughout our network.
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The customer’s turnover is reviewed to ensure that they have played in the
casino and are not using Betproplay as a method to move money.
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When possible, funds must always be refunded back to the original payment
method used by the player to make a deposit.
In order to fulfil the legal requirements your identity must be verified by
Betproplay. For this purpose, at the first time of the withdrawal request you
should send us an email to support@Betproplay.com with at least the following
documents:
- Document of your identity with photo and date of birth;
- Proof of address;
- Proof of ownership of the account;
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Whenever you pretend to change your payment’s account you must send a new
proof of the ownership of the new account. Without that your payment won’t be
processed. Your Player Account shall not be used or treated as a bank account. In
case of deposits or withdrawals without gaming activity, or activity using reduced
proportions of initial deposits, Betproplay reserves the right to request
explanations before transferring the withdrawal request in question. Your
withdrawal request will be cancelled within 72 hours from the date of your order
if you don’t give to Betproplay the necessary information to allow verification of
your identity. Any withdrawal is free.
Politically exposed person
European guidelines regarding “The Prevention of Laundering the Proceeds from
Criminal Activity (Money Laundering) and Terrorism Financing” entered into effect,
changing the definition of politically exposed person. In order to minimize corruption
and money laundering risks, Betproplay is obliged by law to collect data and identify
which of the clients / clients’ beneficiaries should be considered as politically
exposed persons, their family members or close associates. According to the law “On
the Prevention of Laundering the Proceeds from Criminal Activity (Money
Laundering) and Terrorism Financing” the following person shall be deemed a
politically exposed person (hereinafter referred to as PEP): a person who holds or has
held a prominent public position in a country of the European Union or European
Economic Area or a third country, including senior-level state official, head of a state
administrative unit (municipality), head of the government, minister (deputy minister
or assistant deputy minister if there is such position in a relevant country), secretary
of state or another high level official in the government or state administrative unit
(municipality), member of parliament or similar legislative body, member of the
management body (board) of a political party, judge of constitutional court, supreme
court, or another level court (member of judicial body), member of the council or
board of a supreme audit institution, member of the council or the board of a central
bank, ambassador, charge d’affaires, armed forces higher officer, member of the
council or board of a state capital company, head (director, deputy director) of
international organization and member of the board or a person who holds an equal
position at such organization. The following person shall be deemed a family member
of a politically exposed person:
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a spouse or person considered to be the equivalent to a spouse. A person may be
deemed the equivalent to a spouse only provided that he / she has such status
under the laws of the respective country;
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a child or a child of a politically exposed person’s spouse or person considered
to be the equivalent to a spouse, his / her spouse or person considered to be the
equivalent to a spouse;
- a parent, grandparent or grandchild;
- a brother or sister.
A close associate of a politically exposed person is an individual publicly known to
maintain business or other close relationship with a politically exposed person, or to be
a shareholder in one and the same commercial company with a PEP, and also an
individual who is the sole owner of such legal entity which is known to be actually
established for the benefit of a PEP.
Forbidden Countries
The following countries are restricted from participation with Betproplay:
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United States of America and its territories, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, France,
The Netherlands, Saba, Statia, St. Maarten, Singapore.
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Iran, North Korea, Albania, Barbados, Botswana, Cambodia, Jamaica, Haiti,
Mauritius, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, South Sudan, Syria,
Yemen, and Zimbabwe.