David McKee

“When some casinos say that they are in the gaming industry and not really in the business of providing financial services, I get the impression that they are saying that they should not have as much responsibility in the [anti-money laundering] context as those financial institutions whose business it is to receive, move, and protect money. And when some casinos say that probing their customers about their activities outside of the casino will drive customers away, I sense that they feel that it is not their responsibility to protect their institutions, and our financial system as a whole, from being used by illicit actors. I fear there may be a culture within some pockets of the industry of reluctant compliance with the bare minimum, if not less.” — Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network director Jennifer Shasky Calvery, bearding the lion in its den at Global Gaming Expo.