By: ctvbc.ca

Date: Friday Jul. 23, 2010 5:50 PM PT

The B.C. government is rejecting some expert advice on how to prevent money laundering in casinos.

Earlier this week, the B.C. Lottery Corporation was fined $670,000 for failing to properly report suspicious cash transactions.

Murray Ross, a security investigator for BCLC, says that keeping track of people trying to launder money through B.C. casinos is a good reason to demand ID from gamblers.

"I'd love to see some sort of system in place where everyone who comes through the door has to be properly identified and wouldn't be able to play unless they have their player identification card," Ross told CTV News.

But the province's minister responsible for gaming rejected that advice.

"I don't know what asking for ID at the door is going to do. Do you think they're going to tell you who they are? I don't think so," Rich Coleman said.

The idea of introducing mandatory identification checks at casinos also came up after a CTV News investigation revealed how easy it is for self-excluded problem gamblers to walk onto gaming floors.

But the proposal wasn't welcomed then, either.

"IDing at the doors is an option, potentially, but we're not necessarily convinced it's the right option," BCLC President Michael Graydon said at the time.