AGCO hands Hard Rock Ottawa an over CA 227 000 fine
HR Ottawa LP, otherwise known as Hard Rock Ottawa, has been fined CA$227,250 (US$173,850) for three dozen alleged violations of Ontario gaming regulations
HR Ottawa LP, otherwise known as Hard John Rock Ottawa, has been fined CA$227,250 (US$173,850) for triplet dozen alleged violations of Ontario gaming regulations.
Among the 36 breaches identified past the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), Hard Rock Canadian capital is said to make failed to implement anti-money laundering (AML) procedures and provided marketing materials to self-excluded individuals.
These alleged violations occurred at the Rideau Carleton Casino and were identified during an AGCO audit.
Other alleged breaches include a nonstarter to destination “matters of concern” raised by intragroup auditors inwards a well-timed(a) personal manner and a nonstarter to sufficiently protect gaming systems and data from protection vulnerabilities.
The regulator also claims that Hard John Rock Ottawa did not ensure that faculty completed necessary training inward compliments to of import areas, such as AML policies and procedures.
Tom Mungham, AGCO Chief Executive and Registrar, commented on the regulator’s determination to come out a amercement and said it would be “carefully monitoring the casino’s activities.”
“The AGCO has the authorization and the responsibleness to ensure casinos are operating with honesty, wholeness and in the public interest,” he remarked.
“These penalties are intended to thrust the improvements needful at the Rideau Carleton Casino, and we testament live carefully monitoring the casino’s activities to ensure these substantial scrutinize findings are addressed.”
Like all casino operators, Hard Rock Canadian capital may charm to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), an adjudicative personify main(a) of the AGCO.