Police in the Isle of Man carried out a raid at an e-gaming office block last week (March 12), and two arrests were made.
It was at the offices of Ableton Prestige Global Limited and Amiga Entertainment Limited where the raid was carried out, with the two people arrested now having been released on bail.
The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown dependency located in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland.
A Constabulary spokesman told Isle of Man Today: “The Isle of Man Constabulary have executed a search warrant at the premises of Ableton Prestige Global Limited and Amiga Entertainment Limited in central Douglas in relation to a large-scale international money laundering investigation.”
The spokesman continued: “The Isle of Man authorities continue to work in partnership, responding robustly to prevent, identify and disrupt any criminal activity of this nature.”
Police confirm two arrested and released on bail in Isle of Man
“Money laundering is not a victimless crime and can be generated from other, appalling offences such as drug, arms and human trafficking, environmental crime, modern slavery, bribery and corruption,” the spokeman said.
“It is imperative that the Isle of Man authorities and industry across all sectors remain vigilant and mitigate vulnerabilities that can be exploited by criminals.
“The Isle of Man is committed to disrupting illicit activity and preventing the island, its people and financial and non-financial sectors from being exploited.”
The full details of why the arrest took place are not yet known. Ableton Prestige Global Limited is an independent, privately owned gaming company that aims ‘to deliver an immersive, innovative and inspirational gaming experience to our players and members.’
As for Amiga Entertainment Limited, this is described as being an independent, privately owned software company that offers bespoke gameplay ‘supported by an unrivaled customer service.’
According to the publisher, Ableton Prestige Global Ltd surrendered its license with the island’s Gambling Supervision Commission in April 2024 after previously holding it since September 2018.
The commission was established in 2010 with this being the Isle of Man’s go-to regulator for all land-based gambling operations.
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