A B.C. man has lost a petition to have himself removed from a program designed to combat money laundering at casinos in the province.
Ali Ghotaymi sought a judicial review of a decision by the B.C. Lottery Corporation to place him on “sourced cash conditions,” which require him to prove where his money came from before he’s allowed to gamble.
A B.C. Supreme Court judged rejected his bid in a Jan. 16 decision, finding it is “very reasonable for BCLC to operate in a risk averse way when it comes to possible money laundering.”
The lottery corporation imposes sourced cash conditions when gamblers make buy-ins of $10,000 or more in cash. They are required to provide bank account information, and evidence that the cash was withdrawn from that account.
