Inside Asian Gaming

IAG APR 2023年4月 亞博匯 72 include giving aid to criminals by allowing ownership, profit sharing or money laundering. They could extend to mistreating employees by not providing fair wages or allowing a hostile work environment. Moreover, the casino may harm the community by failing to provide a safe environment in and around the casino. IAG: In your experience, where do companies in our industry traditionally fall short? AC: In two ways, casino companies can become criminal organizations when they lack ethical leadership. This is an extreme case, but some casinos in unregulated countries have become centers for money laundering, drug and human trafficking, Internet fraud, and other crimes. But even in what are supposed to be heavily regulated jurisdictions, the willingness to engage in unethical behavior to maximize profits has been problematic. For example, in multiple places, casinos have been willing to overlook that some patron funds are from drug trafficking and other illegal activities. When called out for such behavior, some casinos try to justify the transgression by claiming that asking for or investigating the source of funds would insult the players. This does not relieve the casino of its role in harming society by helping move money for international drug cartels or other criminals. IAG: We've recently seen a number of examples of operators acting unethically, the most notable being in Australia where both Crown Resorts andStar Entertainment Group were found unsuitable across multiple state jurisdictions. What is your take on Australia's experience, and what are the typical contributing factors when operators reach such ingrained levels of non-compliance? AC: Criticizing the Australian casinos is easy because the governments effectively aired the dirty laundry in public inquiries. But criminal actors’ ability to infiltrate the casinos there and across the world is disheartening. We have about 60 years of modern gaming regulations, but the government and the casinos get complacent IN FOCUS