This Bulletin is to advise all Bingo Facility Licensee and Registered Gaming Workers of changes to the Commercial Bingo Handbook (CBH) regarding identification requirements.
The AGLC has made changes to its identification policy to ensure compliance with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations, and the requirements of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.
The policy now specifies the requirements needed on the identification rather than listing the acceptable forms of identification. Primary identification must be government issued and clearly show a name, photo, signature, date of birth and a unique identifier number. It also must be an original (not a copy) and not be expired.
The types of identification previously listed as acceptable forms of primary identification (e.g. driver's licences, passports) remain acceptable forms of primary identification as long as they are not expired.
Secondary identification must be government issued and clearly show a name, date of birth, and a unique identifier number. Baptismal certificates and similar documents that do not contain a unique identifier number and/or are not issued by the government are no longer acceptable as secondary identification.
The effective date of the amended policy is October 1, 2015. Please see the approved policy for details. Please ensure all affected staff are notified of the new requirements.
The amended Commercial Bingo Handbook may be accessed on the AGLC website at aglc.ca.
Any questions or concerns may be directed to contact.policy@aglc.ca.