Lottery Corporation, but police were not informed, according to the documents. Passing any amount of chips from one person to another is strictly prohibited and casinos post signs to that effect.Ĭasino security personnel noted the incidents and the casinos reported the activity to the B.C.

casinos intercepted four attempted transfers of gaming chips worth $1.6 million during a period of suspected money laundering at gambling establishments in the province, CBC News has learned.ĭocuments obtained from a Freedom of Information request revealed that casino staff watched as about $800,000 worth of chips changed hands in two incidents at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C., in May 2010.Īnother two incidents, also involving a total of about $800,000, were caught while underway at the Gateway Casino in Burnaby, B.C., in August, the documents show.