Many areas in a casino need to be alert for transactions that should be reported. Obviously, the financial staff will play a part in compliance-the accounting department, the cage employees, etc. Security/surveillance also has a role to play. But gaming floor personnel are crucial to an effective anti-money laundering program. They are often the first and best to recognize transactions that could be suspicious, since they are the ones dealing with the patrons every day. These are the employees who are most likely to have a sense of which transactions seem to be outside the scope of legitimate wagering activities. The Federal government can regulate and monitor money laundering, but will never have the special casino knowledge a casino employee has.

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