British Columbia authorities have announced the arrest of nine suspects involved in a gang that allegedly laundered millions of dollars through local casinos.

They said that the gang reportedly has connections to mainland China and other countries. Those who were arrested were accused of money laundering, extortion, and facilitating illegal gambling operations.

The authorities have remained tight-lipped on some details of the incident including the names of the casinos involved. However, they said that none of the arrested suspects were casino employees.

They were surprised. British Columbia Gaming Industry Association executive director Peter Goudron said that the scale of the money laundering allegations is surprising, “given the robust [anti-money laundering] procedures in place at BC casinos we are unaware how this could have taken place.”

The arrests should serve as a wake-up call for authorities and casino operators to strengthen their security measures.

Becky Liggero gives the highlights of the second annual GamCrowd Tech Conference held at London’s Hippodrome Casino. The conference aims to educate online gambling professionals on the latest disruptive technology.

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chair Andrea Domingo said that in order for Philippine-listed gaming technology provider PhilWeb Corp. to go back to business, it should change its operations.

There has been an 87% decline over the past 12 months in the number of UK-licensed gambling operators placing ads on illegal downloading sites, a research of the City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) showed.

Atlantic City casinos have reported year-on-year gaming revenue rising in May at $208.3m, 2.5% higher than the same month last year and a significant rebound from April 2017’s $191m.

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