staff to question high-rollers from China about where they got their massive cash supplies. And investigators believed the VIPs would often pay the gangs back in China.Īccording to B.C.’s Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch, the suspected drug-money laundering from China increased exponentially from 2010 and was forecast to reach about $200 million per year in 2014.įormer River Rock Casino compliance manager Robert Kroeker and former general manager Rick Duff both testified Monday that Great Canadian Gaming managers didn’t want B.C. The hotel has a total of 396 room s, including standard rooms and suites and it is situated on the river with a 144-berth marina. The casino is owned by Great Canadian Entertainment. The inquiry has already heard that Asian-organized crime used loan sharks inside several Vancouver-area casinos - especially River Rock Casino - to provide “VIP” high-rollers from China with suspected drug cash to buy casino chips. River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia is the largest casino in the province of British Columbia.
Former managers at Richmond’s River Rock casino acknowledged that company executives complained about investigators probing foreign high-rollers for suspected drug-cash transactions, B.C.’s money laundering inquiry heard Monday.
