Field guide
Minimal Play / Pass-Through Laundering
How it works
Depositing illicit funds into a gambling account, placing minimal or low-risk bets to create a gambling history, then withdrawing “winnings” as clean money. Criminals deposit cash or crypto, place a few small bets or exclusively bet on low-risk sports outcomes, then withdraw to a different account or method. The casino record provides a veneer of legitimate gambling origin.
On the record
FINTRAC’s January 2024 bulletin called minimal gambling before a withdrawal a common money-laundering method at online sites and at land-based casinos. In the United States, FinCEN requires casinos to report suspicious transactions and lists little or no play before a cash-out as a red flag. A worldwide filing total was not found.
Detection & preventionADVISORY
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Published as a detection reference for surveillance, compliance and gaming-operations professionals. Thresholds and tuning are set by the property. Nothing here is instruction: the method is described so it can be recognised.