More than $CAD4 million in suspicious Ontario casino buy-ins allegedly traced to one man

More than $CAD4 million in suspicious Ontario casino buy-ins allegedly traced to one man

Article brief provided by CTV News Toronto
  • Jon Woodward, CTV News Toronto
April 30, 2023 6:16 PM
  • Jon Woodward, CTV News Toronto

Just one man racked up millions of dollars in suspicious transactions at several Toronto-area casinos, CTV News Toronto has learned.

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Branavan Kanapathipillai’s more than $4 million deposits and withdrawals over several years raised flags at various casinos, but it wasn’t until last fall that a nearly $100,000 cash buy-in was seized in Niagara Falls, court documents obtained by CTV News Toronto say.

His buy-ins were a significant portion of the total suspicious transactions reported across Ontario gaming facilities, which roared back from a pandemic low of $116 million to $372 million last year, records show.