State of play - the gaming sector

Criminals have a positive bias to risk so it's only natural they should gravitate to casinos and other gambling venues for recreation but also as a way to disguise and layer their illicit gains. The money laundering typologies may be well known but huge demand and economic benefits, in terms of employment and tax revenue, also mean regulation is hard-won, finds Keith Nuthall.

Criminals have a positive bias to risk so it's only natural they should gravitate to casinos and other gambling venues for recreation but also as a way to disguise and layer their illicit gains. The money laundering typologies may be well known but huge demand and economic benefits, in terms of employment and tax revenue, also mean regulation is hard-won, finds Keith Nuthall.