B.C. attorney general doesn’t name Drake, but says casino rules apply to all

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Eby, who didn’t name Drake during his comments, said new rules to verify sources of cash at casinos have sharply cut suspicious gambling transactions.

He said that while casino operators have expressed concerns about a financial impact on their operations, the change has resulted in a “remarkable and sharp decline in suspicious transactions, adding there’s been a reduction of about 100 times from the peak of suspicious cash transactions.

“The second component is that what we’re seeing is a shift to bank drafts and other forms of negotiable instrument coming into our casinos so our gaming policy enforcement branch, our regulator, is very alive to that issue and making sure that we’re addressing any issues that may be related to bank drafts as well.”

In June, Eby released an independent report saying B.C.’s casinos unknowingly served as money-laundering outlets for organized crime.

He commissioned the report after reviewing a study that concluded the River Rock Casino in Richmond accepted $13.5 million in $20 bills over a one-month period in 2015.

Former RCMP deputy commissioner Peter German’s report said the failure of the anti-money laundering system brought the gaming industry into disrepute.

The report, called “Dirty Money,” outlines how cash from illicit means moved from casinos and into the province’s economy.

The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

B.C. attorney general doesn’t name Drake, but says casino rules apply to all

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