Ontario's Lottery and Gaming Commission will only say they are closely watching a money laundering case in BC that implicates one of its newest business partners.
Great Canadian Gaming which is building a new casino at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto is at the centre of a money laundering case on the west coast.
A report released last month by BC's gaming enforcement authorities accuses Vancouver's River Rock Casino, which is owned and operated by Great Canadian, of knowingly accepting millions of dollars worth of suspicious cash transactions.
The allegation is that the company allowed the flow of dirty money through high-roller gamblers from China.
Police believe there's a possibility that the alleged money laundering is tied to an international drug ring.
Tony Bitonti of OLG is not able to say whether or not the people in charge of awarding Great Canadian, the Woodbine Casino contract, knew about the investigation.
When asked about whether or not he has concerns about OLG's new business partner, the Minister responsible for the agency admitted he hadn't heard about the allegations.
Charles Sousa stresses the process by which OLG picks its contractors is "independent," and that those relationships are a boost to Ontario's bottom line.