This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. In a report provided by British Columbia (BC) District Attorney (DA) David Eby, he stated that “suspicious” cash transactions in casinos had dropped by a considerable amount as of February. He made the statement during a meeting with the House of Commons finance committee, according to the Vancouver Sun.

The drop comes due to drastic changes in gambling legislation in BC following allegations of money laundering at several casinos. The most egregious acts were purportedly carried out at the River Rock Casino in Richmond. Investigations are still ongoing, and cover more than three years’ worth of documents that the casinos kept, or were supposed to keep.

Eby reported that, in looking at historical data, more than US$15 million in suspicious activity was recorded in July 2015. Now, as of February, the amount was down to around US$154,000. The DA admitted, however, that not all of the transactions necessarily were due to money-laundering efforts.

This is just the beginning, cautioned Edy. He indicated that it’s possible that the transactions don’t represent a resolution, and that perhaps people have just moved to other methods to conduct their business. In speaking with the finance committee, he said, “I believe that money has moved elsewhere, and I also believe we have a concern that needs to be dealt with bank drafts.”