Christchurch Casino faces $5 million penalty for anti-money laundering breaches

Friday 1 August 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Fri 1 Aug 2025, 5:26pm

In this story High Court, Department of Internal Affairs

Christchurch Casinos Limited has reached a settlement with the Department of Internal Affairs regarding alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws. The casino has agreed to a High Court penalty of over $5 million. The casino's boss has apologised for the substantial compliance failures.

How they headlined it

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1. The PressFri 1 Aug 2025, 4:58pm

   Christchurch Casino facing $5m penalty over alleged anti-money laundering law breaches (opens in new tab)

2. StuffFri 1 Aug 2025, 4:58pm

   Casino faces possible $5m fine over anti-money laundering case (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsFri 1 Aug 2025, 5:08pm

   Christchurch Casino agrees to pay $5.06m over compliance issues (opens in new tab)

4. NZ HeraldFri 1 Aug 2025, 5:26pm

   Christchurch Casino money laundering case: Internal Affairs settlement reached, casino chief apologises (opens in new tab)