Finance committee  No, I wouldn't call the minister's comments wrong. I think we need to be clear on what is occurring in British Columbia. There is a layering effect going on. If there's an issue in B.C. casinos, it may be with proceeds of crime being used. As to the actual laundering of money to

Finance committee  The issue concerning what comes in is that people bring cash into the casinos; our patrons do. Some are very reputable people who like to play with cash and prefer doing so. What has gone on in many cases in British Columbia is that the issues have been reported and discussed pub

Finance committee  They do.

Finance committee  In the VLT market that you mentioned, with gaming machines and licensed establishments in various provinces, there is a denomination limit and an ability to pay out because it is the bar owner, in many cases, who would be cashing out. You would take a ticket out of a machine, if

Finance committee  Thank you. Thank you to the committee for the invitation to appear here today. The Canadian Gaming Association is a national trade industry association representing leading operators and suppliers in Canada's gaming industry. I had occasion to appear before the Senate's finance