Casinos in the Canadian province of British Columbia are facing mounting public pressure to ban high-limit table games following a spate of money laundering scandals, according to new poll results.

This week, Global News reported on the results of a Research Co. survey of 800 BC voters that found 76% support for a public inquiry into the parade of money laundering allegations at brick-and-mortar casinos licensed by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

Last September, BC’s new NDP government revealed the existence of a report that was buried by the previous Liberal administration detailing Chinese VIPs using BC casinos, in particular the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, to launder money of dubious origin.

A steady drip of negative headlines followed this report, including a significant number of housewives and students making millions of dollars in cash buy-ins at local casinos despite no obvious source of income, and the Liberals shutting down a gaming investigative body when it started asking too many questions.