Part III: Business & Regulation · Gaming Regulation & Compliance

Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)

AML/CFT

An intensified level of due diligence scrutiny applied to high-risk customers, transactions, or business relationships. EDD goes beyond standard CDD to investigate source of funds (SOF) and source of wealth (SOW) in detail, requires more frequent monitoring, and typically needs senior management approval before the business relationship can proceed. EDD is mandatory for Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), customers from FATF-identified high-risk jurisdictions, and any individual whose activity or background raises concern.

In practice

Macau’s DICJ Instruction 1/2019 (as amended) specifically requires enhanced procedures for foreign PEPs and inter-property transactions.

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