For context, I wrote two reports, “Dirty Money” and “Dirty Money—Part 2”. They were related to casinos, real estate and cars—organized crime generally—in British Columbia in 2018 and 2019. The primary focus was casinos.
I think it's fair to say that we've seen a dramatic change in casinos, but not just because of my work. The Cullen commission came after me. We had excellent reporting by various media outlets.
When the heat is on organized crime, they move somewhere else. The important thing is that we effectively got them out of the casinos. It's important to keep them out of there now, but where did they go?
Now we're dealing with cryptocurrency. We're dealing with money exchange businesses. We're dealing with the supply chain for marijuana and competing with legal marijuana.
Unfortunately, organized crime doesn't just go away; it will move. However, I think we've seen a marked change, at least with respect to the casinos.