DIA mum on Austrac Entain follow-up
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DIA mum on Austrac Entain follow-up
The anti-money laundering regulator won't say if it is investigating a Kiwi customer of the gambling giant identified as high risk in Australian legal action.
Austrac said Entain failed to flag the customer as a high money-laundering risk.
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