Combating the threat of transnational organised crime

UNODC report highlights IoM role in tackling issues

A UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report says online gaming platforms are at the centre point of the increasingly complex and sophisticated criminal landscape in East and Southeast Asia.

The UNODC report highlights the Isle of Man's involvement in combating the ongoing threat of transnational organised crime in Southeast Asia.

The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) has mechanisms in place to share information with law enforcement and other regulators both domestically and internationally, and has recently expanded those powers through new legislation.

Referring to jurisdictional risk the UNODC report also highlights emerging risk from technologies such as cryptocurrencies, online marketplaces and blockchain networks, online payment mechanisms and identity laundering. 

The Gambling Supervision Commission says it takes information from international bodies such as the UNODC very seriously and continues to work together with other agencies to target transnational criminal activity in the gambling sector and beyond through a coordinated approach.

The GSC and its relevant agencies has a zero tolerance attitude towards criminal activity.