‘BCLC could have stopped this’: Former casino investigators question whether officials unwilling to stop criminal activity
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Several former investigators who say they lost jobs in B.C.’s casino industry for whistle-blowing are questioning whether some B.C. officials deliberately allowed government-regulated casinos to be used as hubs for money laundering.
In an exclusive investigation, Global News has conducted extensive interviews with the casino industry sources, and also reviewed documents and court testimony from several of the sources.
The sources all pointed to allegations of “willful blindness” of dirty cash transactions in B.C. casinos. And one questioned whether a “conspiracy” has occurred, that would allow dirty funds estimated at up to $2-billion, to flow through Lottery Corp. casinos.
Meanwhile, the BC Government and Service Employees Union has commissioned a study that suggests 77% of British Columbians favor a public inquiry, and 84% say it would be an important issue for them if a provincial election were called tomorrow.
Guest: Sam Cooper
Global News Investigative Reporter
Several former investigators who say they lost jobs in B.C.’s casino industry for whistle-blowing are questioning whether some B.C. officials deliberately allowed government-regulated casinos to be used as hubs for money laundering.
In an exclusive investigation, Global News has conducted extensive interviews with the casino industry sources, and also reviewed documents and court testimony from several of the sources.
The sources all pointed to allegations of “willful blindness” of dirty cash transactions in B.C. casinos. And one questioned whether a “conspiracy” has occurred, that would allow dirty funds estimated at up to $2-billion, to flow through Lottery Corp. casinos.
Meanwhile, the BC Government and Service Employees Union has commissioned a study that suggests 77% of British Columbians favor a public inquiry, and 84% say it would be an important issue for them if a provincial election were called tomorrow.
Guest: Sam Cooper
Global News Investigative Reporter