AML Policy of GravityGroup Ltd
For Deposits and Withdrawals
Definition of money laundering:
- The conversion or transfer of property, especially money, knowing that such property is derived from criminal activity or from taking part in such activity, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illegal origin of the property or of helping any person who is involved in the commission of such an activity to evade the legal consequences of that person`s or companies action;
- The concealment or disguise of the true nature, source, location, disposition, movement, rights with respect to, or ownership of, property, knowing that such property is derived from criminal activity or from an act of participation in such an activity;
- The acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing, at the time of receipt, that such property was derived from criminal activity or from assisting in such an activity;
- Participation in, association to commit, attempts to commit and aiding, abetting, facilitating and counselling the commission of any of the actions referred to in points before.
Organization of the AML for vega.bet:
In accordance with the AML legislation, vega.bet has appointed the "highest level" for the prevention of ML: The full management of GravityGroup Ltd is in charge.
Furthermore, an AMLCO (Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer) is in charge of the enforcement of the AML policy and procedures within the System. The AMLCO is placed under the direct responsibility of the general Management:
AML policy changes and implementation requirements:
Three step Verification:
Step one verification:
Step two verification:
Step three verification:
Customer identification and verification (KYC)
The formal identification of customers on entry into commercial relations is a vital element, both for the regulations relating to money laundering and for the KYC policy. This identification relies on the following fundamental principles: A copy of your passport, ID card or driving license, each shown alongside a handwritten note mentioning six random generated numbers. Also, a second picture with the face of the user/customer is required. The user/customer may blur out all information, besides date of birth, nationality, gender, first name, second name and the picture. To secure their privacy. Please note that all four corners of the ID have to be visible in the same image and all details have to be clearly readable besides the named above. We might ask for all details if necessary.
An employee may do additional checks if necessary, based on the situation.
Document Submission & Verification Timeframes
User Submission Deadlines:
- Users must submit all required KYC documents within 7 calendar days after the initial request.
- If documents are not provided within this period, account transactions may be restricted until verification is completed.
- In cases where additional documents are requested, users must provide them within 5 business days.
Verification Processing Time:
- Standard verification is completed within 24–72 hours after document submission.
- If manual review is required (e.g., due to unclear documents or discrepancies), processing may take up to 5 business days.
- Users will be notified via email or account dashboard once verification is complete.
- If verification fails, the user will be informed of the reason and given 7 days to submit corrected documents.
Proof of Address:
Proof of address will be done via to different electronic checks, which use two different databases. If an electronic test fails, the user/customer has the option to provide manual proof.
A recent utility bill sent to your registered address, issued within the last 3 months or an official document made by the government that proves your state of residence. To make the approval process as speedy as possible, please make sure the document is sent with a clear resolution where all four corners of the document is visible, and all text is readable.
For example: An electricity bill, water bill, bank statement or any governmental post addressed to you.
An employee may do additional checks if necessary, based on the situation.
Source of funds
- Ownership of business
- Employment
- Inheritance
- Investment
- Family
Basic document for step one:
- First name
- Second name
- Nationality
- Gender
- Date of Birth
Risk management:
Region one: Low risk:
Region two: Medium risk:
Region three: High risk:
Additional measurements
In addition, an AI which is overseen by the AML compliance officer will look for any unusual behaviour and report it right away to an employee of vega.bet.
According to a risk based view and general experience the human employees will recheck all checks which are done before by the AI or other employees and may redo or do additional checks according to the situation.
In addition, a data Scientist supported by modern, electronic, analytic systems will look for unusual behaviour like: Depositing and withdrawing without longer Betting sessions.
Attempts to use a different Bank account for Deposit and Withdraw, nationality changes, currency changes, behaviour and activity changes as well as checks, if an account is used by its original owner.
Also a User has to use the same method for Withdraw as he used for Deposit, for the amount of the initial Deposit to prevent any Money Laundering.
Enterprise-wide risk assessment
As part of its risk-based approach, vega.bet has conducted an AML "Enterprise-wide risk assessment" (EWRA) to identify and understand risks specific to vega.bet and its business lines. The AML risk policy is determined after identifying and documenting the risks inherent to its business lines such as the services the website offers. The Users to whom services are offered, transactions performed by these Users, delivery channels used by the bank, the geographic locations of the bank's operations, customers and transactions and other qualitative and emerging risks.
The identification of AML risk categories is based on vega.bet understanding of regulatory requirements, regulatory expectations and industry guidance. Additional safety measures are taken to take care of the additional risks the world wide web brings with it.
The EWRA is yearly reassessed.
Ongoing transaction monitoring
1) The first Line of Control: vega.bet works solely with trusted Payment Service Providers whom all have effective AML policies in place as to prevent the large majority of suspicious deposits onto vega.bet from taking place without proper execution of KYC procedures onto the potential customer.
2) The second Line of Control: vega.bet makes its network aware so that any contact with the customer or player or authorized representative must give rise to the exercise of due diligence on transactions on the account concerned. In particular these include:
- Requests for the execution of financial transactions on the account;
- Requests in relation to means of payment or services on the account;
Also, the three-step verification with adjusted risk management should provide all necessary information about all customers of vega.bet at all time.
Also, all transactions must be overseen by employees over watched by the AML compliance officer who is over watched by the general management.
The specific transactions submitted to the customer support manager, possibly through their Compliance Manager must also be subject to due diligence.
Determination of the unusual nature of one or more transactions essentially depends on a subjective assessment, in relation to the knowledge of the customer (KYC), their financial behaviour and the transaction counterparty.
These checks will be done by an automated System, while an Employee crosschecks them for additional security.
The transactions observed on customer accounts for which it is difficult to gain a proper understanding of the lawful activities and origin of funds must therefore rapidly be considered atypical (as they are not directly justifiable).
Any vega.bet staff member must inform the AML division of any atypical transactions which they observe and cannot attribute to a lawful activity or source of income known of the customer.
3) The third Line of Control:
As a last line of defence against AML vega.bet will do manual checks on all suspicious and higher risk users in order to fully prevent money laundering. If fraud or Money Laundering is found the authorities will be informed.
Reporting of Suspicious transactions on vega.bet
In its internal procedures, vega.bet describes in precise terms, for the attention of its staff members, when it is necessary to report and how to proceed with such reporting. Reports of atypical transactions are analysed within the AML team in accordance with the precise methodology fully described in the internal procedures.
Depending on the result of this examination and on the basis of the information gathered, the AML team:- will decide whether it is necessary or not to send a report to the FIU, in accordance with the legal obligations provided in the Law of 18 September 2017;
- will decide whether or not it is necessary to terminate the business relations with the customer.
Procedures
Record keeping
Records of data obtained for the purpose of identification must be kept for at least ten years after the business relationship has ended.
Records of all transaction data must be kept for at least ten years following the carrying-out of the transactions or the end of the business relationship.
These data will be safely, encrypted stored offline and online.
Auditing
Data Security:
Contact us:
- By email: [email protected]