Order on Partial Exemption of Certain Games from the Money Laundering Act

Pursuant to Section 1, subsection 8, of the Money Laundering Act, cf. Statutory Order No. 807 of 21 June 2024, as amended by Act No. 1666 of 30 December 2024, the following is enacted:

Section 1. The offering in this country of the following games is not covered by the Money Laundering Act, subject however to Section 2:

1) Lotteries offered in accordance with Section 6 of the Gaming Act, class lotteries offered in accordance with Section 8 of the Gaming Act, and non-profit lotteries offered in accordance with Section 10 of the Gaming Act.

2) Local pool betting offered in accordance with Section 13 of the Gaming Act.

3) Prize-winning slot machines offered in accordance with Section 19 of the Gaming Act.

4) Manager games offered in accordance with Section 11 and Section 42, subsections 4 and 5, of the Gaming Act.

5) SMS guessing competitions offered in accordance with Section 18a of the Gaming Act.

6) Games offered in accordance with Sections 9-15 of the Order on Public Amusements.

7) Online bingo offered via television in accordance with Section 20 of the Order on Online Casinos.

8) Land-based bingo offered in accordance with Section 10a of the Gaming Act.

Section 2. Providers of games covered by Section 1 are, in cases where they obtain knowledge or suspicion of money laundering or financing of terrorism in connection with the offering of games, covered by the rules on notification in Section 26, subsection 1, subsection 3, first and third sentences, subsection 4, first sentence, subsection 6, first sentence, Section 36, subsections 2-4, Section 37, and Section 38, subsections 1 and 2, of the Money Laundering Act.

Section 3. This Order enters into force on 15 May 2025.

Subsection 2. The following Orders are repealed:

1) Statutory Order No. 727 of 9 June 2017 on partial exemption of certain games from the Money Laundering Act.

2) Statutory Order No. 1437 of 6 December 2024 on partial exemption of certain games from the Money Laundering Act.

Ministry of Taxation, 12 May 2025

Rasmus Stoklund
/ Jeanette Rose Hansen

Statutory Journal A
2025 Published on 14 May 2025
12 May 2025. No. 465.
Ministry of Taxation, ref. no. 2025-3212
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Statutory Order No. 1437 of 6 December 2024 on partial exemption of certain games from the Money Laundering ActNot in RegAlert
“Subsection 2. The following Orders are repealed: 2) Statutory Order No. 1437 of 6 December 2024 on partial exemption of certain games from the Money Laundering Act.”
Statutory Order No. 727 of 9 June 2017 on partial exemption of certain games from the Money Laundering ActNot in RegAlert
“Subsection 2. The following Orders are repealed: 1) Statutory Order No. 727 of 9 June 2017 on partial exemption of certain games from the Money Laundering Act.”

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Statutory Order No. 807 of 21 June 2024Not in RegAlert
“Pursuant to Section 1, subsection 8, of the Money Laundering Act, cf. Statutory Order No. 807 of 21 June 2024, as amended by Act No. 1666 of 30 December 2024, the following is enacted:”