Coral is one of the largest gaming giants within the UK. Today the UK Gambling Commission warned Coral after Coral was found guilty of money laundering that was linked to a drug ring. Over one million euro’s was laundered through Coral.
This case came about when a man entered the Coral betting shops and put one millions Euro’s in cash on certain bets. Coral made ninety thousand Euro’s off of commission. This man was then considered to be a valuable betting client and was given a free day at the racetrack of his choice.
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission question Coral for not asking the man about the amount of money he had just placed into their systems. Coral is obligated to report any huge amounts of money that is over ten thousand euro’s. When Coral didn’t report this one million euro deposit some questions arose. The UK Gambling Commission said that no or little challenge was made in questioning the man about his deposit. This has resulted in Coral being warned and now being watched for any future money laundering.
The defendant for this case has not been named yet and as of right now we know that he is currently awaiting his sentence. This man will be sentenced with conspiring with a drug ring. He will most likely serve ten to fifteen years in prison for his actions. This is one of the largest amounts of money to ever be laundered by a drug ring.