Is washing akin to laundering?
During a recent real estate transaction, part of the pile of paperwork included an affidavit certifying that the monies used in payment were not the fruit of criminal activity. I can’t claim to know everything my employer (the government) does, but within reasonable limits, things were OK. I signed, and I haven’t had to answer before a court of my peers.
That’s why I sit (stand) amazed before the attitude of the BC government. They operate casinos. I guess that the “criminal activity” clause is waived when elected officials are involved. That’s not the issue. It is alleged (and I have no reason to doubt the allegation) that certain individuals are arriving with cash, rather than a debit card. Again, no big deal…
Wait. The cash arrives in suitcases, and the transactions can approach a million dollars at a go. Think lottery win, without the need to have your picture in the local convenience store. A million dollars… if I had a million dollars, I wouldn’t be in the casino, where I risk giving it back to the government. Wait.
No gambling takes place. You arrive. You trade the cash for gambling chips. You trade the gambling chips for cash. You leave. Repeat ad nauseum. If the government isn’t keeping at least half the cash, what’s the point? Well, the CBC mentioned money laundering.
Wouldn’t it be better to go directly to the local coin-op laundry? Go easy on the soap. Dry thoroughly. Iron, fold, repack. Am I missing something here?
I guess when you don’t have much money to “play with”, you don’t get the cheap thrill of going to a BC casino.
