US Department of Justice officials are educating Saipan’s gaming regulators on anti-money laundering compliance just as the island’s lone casino is posting record VIP gambling turnover numbers.

Saipan is part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a US Commonwealth, which gives the DOJ authority over its legal mechanisms. Monday saw the DOJ launch a weeklong training session at the local US Attorney’s Office covering regulatory compliance and criminal investigations in the gaming industry.

To get its message across, the DOJ enlisted the help of the IRS, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Among those in attendance on the other side of the room were members of the Commonwealth Casino Commission and the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission.

Alicia Limtiaco, the US Attorney for the Districts of Guam and NMI, told the Saipan Tribune that the training session would cover “everything pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act, money laundering, financial crimes, national security, looking at overview of gaming regulations, organized criminal activity, and a host of other topics.”