ALEA and UBA Launch Anti-Money Laundering Diploma
Argentina.- 31 July 2026 www.zonadeazar.com The Argentine Association of State Lotteries (ALEA) and the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) have introduced a new university diploma in the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing applied to gambling.
The programme is intended to strengthen the technical capabilities of professionals, public officials and teams involved in regulating, supervising, operating and controlling gambling activity in Argentina.
News Details
The diploma will provide comprehensive training on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems, with content specifically adapted to the characteristics and risks of the gambling sector.
Its curriculum will cover international standards, Argentine regulations, mutual evaluations, risk-based management and the role of the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) within the national preventive framework.
It will also examine criminal law and money-laundering investigations, supervisory and sanctions regimes, the obligations of regulated entities and the general legal framework governing gambling.
Additional modules will cover customer due diligence, know-your-customer procedures, online gambling regulation, illegal gambling prevention, transaction monitoring, suspicious-activity reporting, typologies, internal auditing and risk self-assessment methodologies.
Participants and Format
The programme is aimed at professionals, officials and representatives of gambling regulatory bodies, compliance officers, technical teams at regulated entities and members of public authorities involved in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.
It is also open to professionals and other individuals seeking specialist knowledge of compliance and risk management within the gambling industry. Applicants must hold a completed secondary-school, undergraduate or university qualification.
Classes will begin on 26 August 2026 and conclude on 9 December 2026. The programme will be delivered virtually through the UBA platform every Wednesday from 6pm to 9pm.
Tuition will cost ARS 780,000 as a single payment or ARS 930,000 in six instalments. ALEA will manage the pre-registration stage before applicants are referred to the Faculty of Economic Sciences to complete their formal enrolment.
Industry Context
Gambling regulators and businesses face increasing obligations concerning customer identification, source-of-funds analysis, transaction monitoring and regulatory reporting.
The expansion of online gambling, the addition of new payment channels and the increasing speed of transactions are reinforcing the need for specialist teams capable of identifying unusual patterns and applying proportionate risk controls.
Against this backdrop, the diploma is designed to connect legal and regulatory foundations with practical tools for implementing compliance programmes across lotteries, casinos, online platforms and public bodies.
Teaching Staff
The teaching team will include specialists from UBA’s Faculty of Economic Sciences, ALEA professionals and national and international experts with experience in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and gambling regulation.
ALEA said both institutions would jointly support students throughout the programme, consolidating a course focused on strengthening professional capabilities within the sector.
Next Steps or Impact
The initiative represents another step towards the professionalisation of compliance functions within Argentina’s gambling industry and the training of officials responsible for regulatory supervision.
The specialist programme may improve risk assessments, due-diligence procedures, transaction monitoring and reporting while encouraging a shared interpretation of the requirements applying across the gambling ecosystem.
The partnership between ALEA and UBA also strengthens the connection between academic expertise and the operational needs of an industry subject to increasingly demanding national and international standards.
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