Peru's Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds (SBS) has updated the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework applicable to legal entities operating casinos and/or slot machines that are supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), aligning the regime with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations and replacing the previous framework adopted in 2016. Resolution SBS No. 01015-2026 also amends the AML/CFT infringements and sanctions regulation to extend its scope to remote gaming and remote sports betting operators, as well as sports betting halls that use the internet. The updated rules clarify scope and set out key elements of the AML/CFT prevention system, including due diligence on directors, employees and suppliers, training, a prevention manual and code, appointment of a corporate compliance officer and an alternate where applicable, suspicious transaction reporting, the compliance officer’s annual report, internal audit, and requirements related to the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The release also reiterates the split of responsibilities, with SBS, through the Financial Intelligence Unit of Peru (UIF-Perú), setting AML/CFT rules in coordination with Mincetur, and Mincetur supervising compliance and applying sanctions.

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