Casino
May 17, 2021
Former Canadian Gaming Minister Tap Dances in Money-laundering Investigation
As British Columbia (BC), more than a decade later, still tries to get to the bottom of a massive casino money-laundering saga, it seems that there are more questions than answers being raised. The government-led inquiry, dubbed the Cullen Commission, into how hundreds of millions of dollars could have been allegedly laundered right under regulators’ […]
Legal
April 29, 2021
BC Ex-gaming Minister Testifies in Money Laundering Inquiry, Rejects Claims
Rich Coleman, British Columbia ex-gaming minister testified in light of the ongoing inquiry into money laundering. During his testimony, he rejected claims for neglecting money laundering investigations over casino revenue. Furthermore, Coleman deemed those allegations ridiculous and stressed that such a thing has never happened. BC’s Money Laundering Inquiry Continues, Ex-cabinet Minister Testifies Rich Coleman, […]
Legal
April 26, 2021
BC Government Figures Call Allegations of Criminal Ties Offensive
British Columbia has been embroiled in a scandal of its own for the past two years or so. The province is facing allegations that the government knowingly turned a blind eye to money laundering in casinos several years back. British Columbia’s Probe into Casino Corruption Rages On Commenting on the issue, former B.C. finance minister […]
Casino
March 5, 2021
British Columbia Casinos Remain on Lockdown Year into Pandemic
With British Columbia’s casinos on shutdown for nearly a year now, the province has no fixed plans as to when a full-scale reopening my happen. British Columbia Casinos Continue to Face Hardships For the past 350-odd days, casinos in British Columbia have been on lockdown. On March 16, 2020, Provincial Health Officer Dr Bonnie Henry said that […]
Casino
December 14, 2020
Richmond, B.C. Gets $400,000 in Contributions from Casinos
Richmond has received over $400,000 in contributions to school parent groups so far to support extra-curriculum activities, part of a broader Community Gaming Grants initiative in British Columbia Educational PACs in Richmond Receive Sizeable Gaming Contributions The British Columbia Community Gaming Grants initiative is paying off as school parent groups in Richmond have received $414,300 […]
Legal
November 6, 2020
Former B.C. Minister Accused of Links to State Casino Money Laundering Operations
Former RCMP officer in charge of illegal anti-illegal gaming unit Fred Pinnock has levied accusations against former B.C. minister for allegedly facilitating money-laundering at state casinos. Former Minister in Charge of Gambling in B.C. Faces an Inquiry Rich Coleman, a former British Columbia minister responsible for gambling, may have assisted criminal organizations with money-laundering operations […]
Legal
November 1, 2020
BC Inquiry: Regulator Failed to Enforce Reporting Compliance
The gambling regulator in British Columbia (BC) failed to enforce compliance with reporting requirements related to suspicious cash transactions for casinos, the former director of BC Lottery Corp told the inquiry into money laundering in the province. In February, the government in the Canadian province launched an investigation of its own into money laundering related […]
Legal
July 5, 2020
BCLC Released Failings Details Regarding Record $700,000 Fine
The question of why the gaming regulator in British Columbia, the BC Lottery Commission (BCLC), was fined CAD$700,000 by Canadian money-laundering watchdog FINTRAC in 2010 finally got its answer, as the BCLC released details regarding its failings that led to the sanction. Persistence is the key to success and nobody knows it better than the […]
Casino
February 25, 2020
British Columbia Inquires Into Gambling-Related Money Laundering
The Government in British Columbia has launched an investigation of its own into money laundering, possibly related to the gambling industry in the Canadian province that distorted the economy in the region. Gambling, Cars And Properties Gaming was one of the three spheres of business activities, along with real estates and luxury cars, that were […]