Morocco’s Interior Ministry inspected all seven of the country’s casinos for compliance with anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing rules in April, while separately reviewing three gambling operators earlier in the year.
The ministry’s activity report for the 2026 financial year was published Nov. 2, according to Focus Gaming News. It said the casino checks covered all seven casinos operating in Morocco: three in Agadir, two in Marrakech, and one each in El Jadida and Tangier.
Inspectors examined whether casinos met legal requirements for filing suspicious-transaction declarations, applying customer-vigilance procedures and identifying beneficial owners. The reviews also considered measures to identify customers and monitor their business relationships.
The ministry paired the inspections with training and awareness workshops for casino employees. These addressed Moroccan legislation and international AML/CFT standards, including customer identification, ongoing monitoring and beneficial-owner checks.
Earlier in 2026, the ministry reviewed the National Lottery Management Company, known as SGLN, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Horse, or SOREC, and the Moroccan Games and Sports Company, MDJS. Those reviews assessed legal vigilance obligations, systems for monitoring financial transactions, and arrangements to identify and promptly report suspicious activity.
The Interior Ministry worked with the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the oversight programme. Casino supervision was carried out under Law No. 12.18, which amended and supplemented the Criminal Code and Law No. 43.05 on combating money laundering.
The published report did not say that any casino or operator had breached AML/CFT requirements. It also identified no penalties, licence suspensions or corrective measures arising from the inspections or reviews.
Morocco was subject to increased monitoring from February 2021 until its removal in February 2023, after the FATF found that the country had substantially completed its action plan and confirmed progress through an on-site visit in January 2023.
Among the deficiencies that had prompted the listing were beneficial-ownership information, suspicious-transaction reports, money-laundering investigations and risk-based supervision. Morocco’s action plan required stronger supervision and sanctions, verified ownership information and a broader range of suspicious-transaction reports.
