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On June 23, 2026, the Lithuanian parliament proposed a draft law amending Article 9 of the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, introducing revised customer identification and registration requirements for gambling operators. Under the proposal, gambling operators would be required to identify, verify and register customers when they deposit funds, receive winnings, acquire gambling instruments such as tokens or cards, or exchange such instruments for non-cash funds where the transaction exceeds €1,000, whether carried out as a single transaction or as several linked transactions. The obligation would not apply where the customer's identity and beneficial owner have already been established. The draft would also maintain the requirement for casinos to verify and register all customers entering casino premises. In addition, the amendment would revise the circumstances triggering customer due diligence by clarifying that identification and registration obligations apply where a customer acquires gambling instruments or exchanges them for non-cash funds in amounts exceeding €1,000 per day, or the equivalent amount in foreign currency. The proposed changes form part of Lithuania's anti-money laundering framework and are intended to clarify customer due diligence obligations applicable to gambling operators. If adopted, the law would enter into force on January 1, 2029.