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At an August 2015 “Jin file” meeting, members of RCMP’s federal serious and organized crime unit reviewed information about several calls that were made to Jin from inside Grand Villa casino in June 2015, documents show. A Postmedia source with knowledge of the Jin file said investigators established the calls were made from a cellphone registered to the casino. The information raised concerns for investigators that a casino staffer might be involved in facilitating cash deliveries from Jin’s network, the source said. After initial meetings on the calls made from the Burnaby casino to Jin’s phone, it was unclear if investigators ever identified a suspect among casino staff, a source said.



The documents also say that in multi-agency meetings about Jin, RCMP investigators expressed their perception that B.C. Lottery Corp. leadership seemed unwilling to tackle what police viewed as a clear problem of huge volumes of suspicious cash flooding B.C. casinos.

Tanya Gabara, spokeswoman for Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, operator of Grand Villa, said Gateway has never been informed of the RCMP’s probe into calls made to Jin.

“We are not aware of any investigation concerning the involvement of our staff and Mr. Jin, nor have we been approached by any regulator or law enforcement body concerning our staff and Mr. Jin,” Gabara said. “However, we take our compliance and regulatory responsibilities very seriously and we will follow up with RCMP and (B.C.’s gaming enforcement branch.)”