Canada’s financial crime watchdog has penalized the British Columbia Lottery Corporation more than $1-million for allegedly committing three violations of Canada’s anti-money-laundering laws.

The Kamloops, B.C.-based Crown corporation, which oversees all legal gambling products in British Columbia, including lottery tickets and casinos, has appealed the decision to the federal court.

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, or FinTRAC, said Thursday that it has penalized the lottery corporation $1,075,000 for three administrative violations.

The watchdog said the lottery corporation failed to report suspicious transactions, to develop and apply policies and procedures for high-risk clients and to take special measures for high-risk clients.

The BCLC said in a

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