Suspected loan sharks operating around B.C. casinos, documents say

26 May 2008

BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada -- As reported by the CBC: "CBC News has obtained documents that show 33 cases of suspected loan sharking were reported around B.C.'s casinos in a two-and-a-half-year period from 2002 to 2004.

The documents show that out of 33 cases of suspected loan sharking, police were called only three times. Instead, casinos often decided to hand out their own penalties — in one case barring a suspected loan shark for as little as one month.

"The documents from the provincial government's Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch were obtained by the CBC after a four-year legal battle.

"...The B.C. Lottery Corp., which oversees casinos, insists combating loan sharking is a top priority..."

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	Suspected loan sharks operating around B.C. casinos, documents say 26 May 2008 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada -- As reported by the CBC: "CBC News has obtained documents that show 33 cases of suspected loan sharking were reported around B.C.'s casinos in a two-and-a-half-year period from 2002 to 2004. The documents show that out of 33 cases of suspected loan sharking, police were called only three times. Instead, casinos often decided to hand out their own penalties — in one case barring a suspected loan shark for as little as one month. "The documents from the provincial government's Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch were obtained by the CBC after a four-year legal battle. "...The B.C. Lottery Corp., which oversees casinos, insists combating loan sharking is a top priority..."

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Suspected loan sharks operating around B.C. casinos, documents say