The Daily Delta - Canadian AML & Financial Crime News
August 26, 2026
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Nevada Current
Nevada Current reports that a wave of AML-related enforcement actions is reshaping compliance across the Las Vegas Strip, as Nevada regulators approved a US$7.2 million settlement with the Venetian. The casino acknowledged allowing high-limit gambling by illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, who took bets from Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, without adequately verifying a legitimate source of income. MGM Grand and the Cosmopolitan, Resorts World, Caesars Palace, and the Venetian have now paid a combined US$34 million to resolve related state complaints involving illegal bookmakers and source-of-funds failures. The Venetian’s attorney described the enforcement wave as producing a “sea change” in casino compliance, while regulators continue to scrutinize whether controls around high-risk gamblers have gone far enough.
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