Tag Archives: gambling

The wagers of sin

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Susan Grossey author

What do Ben Affleck and Jennifer Tilly have in common?  If you said that they were once in a relationship, that’s the wrong Jennifer – Ben was married to Jennifer Garner and engaged to Jennifer Lopez (creating the social media … Continue reading →

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Minnows and whales

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Susan Grossey author

At the end of June 2018, the Attorney General of British Columbia held a press conference to launch a report into his province’s gambling industry and its possible facilitation of money laundering.  Any uncertainty on the matter was removed pretty … Continue reading →

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KISS

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Susan Grossey author

Those of us who do AML for a living can sometimes focus on the big stories – the laundering of billions by corrupt PEPs, the emptying of state coffers by oligarchs, the earning of untold wealth by drug barons.  But … Continue reading →

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But would they report James Bond?

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Susan Grossey author

In recent months I have found myself working more and more frequently with the gambling sector – both e- and land-based casinos.  Therefore I have been tracking the activities and pronouncements of the Gambling Commission more closely than before.  And … Continue reading →

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An oversight oversight over there?

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Susan Grossey author

One of the joys of writing a blog is that it’s like having an informal team of researchers, or moles even, looking out for money laundering stories for me.  I adore anti-money laundering as you know, but I’m just one … Continue reading →

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The casino duck

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Susan Grossey author

I am doing some work with a casino, and they have introduced me to a term I had not heard before – much-beloved of the UK’s Gambling Commission, it turns out – which is “criminal spend”.  It means “the use … Continue reading →

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Lucan and laundering

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Susan Grossey author

Last night I watched a two-part drama I recorded over Christmas called “Lucan”, about – astonishingly – the Lucan murder and disappearance.  What an unpleasant bunch they were (or at least according to Jeff Pope’s ITV script), the Clermont Set … Continue reading →

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