Overview

• BCLC filed a notice of appeal in Federal Court on Aug. 20 seeking to overturn the penalties or have them reduced or returned for reconsideration.
• The administrative monetary penalties were issued in March and total $1,075,000 for three alleged compliance violations.
• FINTRAC cited failures to report suspicious transactions, to keep compliance policies current, and to apply special measures to a high‑risk patron.
• The review focused on an unnamed rewards‑program slot player identified as the highest‑volume user and flagged for frequent use of $100 bills.
• BCLC says it received no notice it was under examination, and neither BCLC nor FINTRAC immediately responded to requests for comment.