The Cullen Commission also heard allegations that casino employees may have worked with "well-known" loan sharks in organized crime.

Mike Hiller, a former anti-money laundering investigator, said managers at the Crown corporation cast doubts on his concerns about the River Rock Casiso.

A former commander of the province's anti-illegal gaming unit told the Cullen Commission that he believes Rich Coleman "did not want to be told" about concerns at B.C. casinos.

The Lottery Corp. preferred to let casino management approach the VIPs diplomatically and educate them about appropriate methods of transaction, Tottenham said.

The Cullen Commission has heard from Ken Ackles, formerly of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, about reporting suspicious activity at the River Rock Casino.

Casinos are required to report cash transactions of more than $10,000, but the Cullen Commission has heard that the River Rock Casino was only reporting transactions of more than $50,000.

All casinos, gaming centres and bingo halls in British Columbia will close, the B.C. Lottery Corporation confirmed Monday.

On Monday, Jacqueline Hughes, a lawyer for B.C.'s government, said that money laundering has distorted the province's real estate market and driven the opioid overdose crisis.

The province launched an investigation in 2017 after reports surfaced of incidents in the River Rock Casino's VIP rooms.

The Ernst and Young report covered 2014 to 2016.