Tweet The police from Guangdong province in China arrested more than 540 people in mid-July and seized more than $1.5 million in Bitcoin associated with illegal online gambling. Police also took offline more than 70 gambling apps and websites and shut down 250 chats for online gambling. In addition, $39 million in assets have been […]
Tweet According to this article, the 18 executives of Crown casinos that were arrested in China in October 2016, were in China to collect the debts of what are called “VIP customers” who go on gambling trips through junket schemes. One of the people arrested was Jason O’Connor, who was the VIP executive for Crown […]
Tweet The CEO of Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has resigned following a review by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board that indicates the possibility of financial irregularities at the Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino. The irregularities stem from charges laid against three people, Robert Pellegrini, Mark Hetitzel and Rochelle Poszeluznyj, who conspired to scam the Casino out […]
Tweet A Q&A on money laundering for casinos and online regulated poker websites 1. Executive Summary Money laundering is a process in which so-called ‘dirty money’ from the proceeds of crime is transformed into ‘clean money’ or legitimate money or other assets, such as cars, art, homes or investments. Money laundering typically occurs in three […]
Tweet An Ontario court has ruled that evidence seized from the car of a person alleged to be connected to the Hell’s Angels can be admitted at trial even when that evidence was taken ostensibly under one piece of legislation, but was intended to be admitted for an investigation under other legislation. In November 2012, […]
Tweet Money Laundering Bulletin in the UK has a good article out today on the anti-corruption drive in China and its impact on the casinos in Macau, which explores the anti-money laundering lapses and lack of legislation in the gambling industry in Macau, and the corresponding increase of trade-based money laundering in China. Trade-based money laundering […]
Tweet Expectation of privacy In an odd decision out of Canada, a provincial level Supreme Court has ruled that a violent offender gambling at a public casino has an expectation of privacy when using his cellular phone to text despite the fact that gamblers are notified of being under surveillance when entering casinos. The decision […]
Tweet Banks driving compliance changes By Christine Duhaime, B.A., J.D., Financial Crime and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist Follow @cduhaime According to this story in Reuters, banks in the US are reluctantly driving American casinos towards greater anti-money laundering compliance. Casinos are bank clients and pursuant to anti-money laundering legislation, banks have to monitor their clients’ transactions […]
Tweet According to this report, the People’s Bank of China has signed a Memorandum with the Monetary Authority of Macau to start to take steps to address money laundering in Macau’s casinos. The share price of casino companies operating in Macau fell on the news of the Memorandum. According to a recent survey of business people who operate […]
Tweet Here are some interesting facts on high roller gamblers who frequent Macau casinos: 90% of the gamblers in Macau are from China. 1% of players in Macau, the high rollers, account for 30% of annual gross gaming revenue. The economy of Macau is entirely dependent upon gambling, players from China and specifically, the high […]