Part III: Business & Regulation · Gaming Regulation & Compliance

Recordkeeping

Compliance

The requirement to maintain accurate, complete, and accessible records of all transactions, reports, customer identification documents, and compliance activities for specified retention periods. Under US BSA requirements, casinos must retain all CTRs, SARs, supporting documentation, account records, negotiable instrument logs, and gaming activity records for at least five years. Many gaming regulators require longer retention periods for certain records. Recordkeeping systems must be organized, secure, and capable of producing records upon demand for regulatory examination, law enforcement investigation, or litigation.

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