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AMA Updates AML Best Practices for AML Compliance

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AMA Details Components of a Strong AML/BSA Program - Earlier this month, the American Gaming Association (“AGA”) released an updated Best Practices for Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) Compliance (“Best Practices Guidance”)...more

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FinCEN Director Blanco Addresses AML Compliance and Casinos

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FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco delivered prepared remarks on August 13 at the 12th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference.  We previously have blogged repeatedly on the anti-money laundering (“AML”) and Bank...more

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The U.S. Casino and Gaming Industry: AML/BSA Regulation and Enforcement

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As we blogged yesterday, British Columbia’s (“B.C.”) Attorney General David Eby recently released an independent and very detailed report examining money laundering in B.C.’s gaming industry and providing 48 recommendations...more

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Did you know that Casinos are Financial Institutions?

Since 1985, Casinos that have Gross Annual Gaming Revenues in excess of $1,000,000 are considered to be Financial Institutions and are subject to the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). ...more

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2016 Year in Review: Money Laundering (Part One)

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2016 was a busy year for developments in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the criminal money laundering statutes, forfeiture, and related issues. In part one of our year-in-review, we discuss six key...more

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Upping the Ante on Casinos’ AML Compliance

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FinCEN focus requires major shift in gaming business practices - Which complex, global industry where billions of dollars exchange hands every day, and where high-net-worth customers park significant sums, is facing...more

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FinCEN Assesses Significant Penalty Against Casino for Bank Secrecy Act Violations

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed on July 15 a civil money penalty in the amount of $2.8 million against Hawaiian Gardens Casino Inc., d/b/a The Gardens Casino, for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulatory...more

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FinCEN Imposes $650,000 Civil Penalty on Small ''Card Club'' Gaming Establishment

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its first enforcement action against a small “card club” gaming establishment imposing a civil penalty of $650,000. The enforcement action, announced December 17,...more

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