OTTAWA — A single, high-rolling casino slots player is at the centre of a nasty $1 million fight between British Columbia’s gambling authority and the federal anti-money laundering watchdog, court documents allege. Article content

Last month, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) issued a $1.075 million fine against the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC). Article content

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The bulk of the fine was for failing to submit two suspicious transaction reports relating to one “high-risk patron.” FINTRAC says there were reasonable grounds to suspect that money laundering or terrorist activity funding was at play in those transactions.

“Due to the patron’s rate of play and the volume of funds, along with other fac

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