Indian Gaming 2018 Tradeshow and Conference

Leonard Senia, BA, MPA
Gaming Industry Anti-Money Laundering Consultant, Speaker, Trainer & Author



Leonard C. Senia, BA, MPA, is an author, consultant, speaker, and trainer in areas of anti-money laundering (“AML”) compliance, financial crimes, risk assessments, computerized casino and card club reporting systems, operation of cage and credit systems, player tracking systems, computerized slot systems, internet gambling systems, and Macau VIP room/casino operator programs. He has provided all-day casino training to three state gaming regulatory agencies, a state law enforcement agency, a CPA firm and a U.S. provider of financial services technology. Senia has provided one-half day of BSA/OFAC training at two casino seminars. He has spoken at five domestic and three international casino conferences and has served as a guest lecturer in business law at State University of New York College at Buffalo. Senia has published six scholarly AML/OFAC articles and an AML chapter in a textbook for gaming regulators. In April 2018, the second edition of this textbook will be issued to include his new chapter on “Casino Organization and Operations”. He has provided consulting services to a money services business redeeming Bitcoin, a large U.S. casino corporation, an offshore casino, two California card clubs and an international casino consultancy. In 2018, Senia, became a senior advisor for AML Compliance for Spectrum Gaming Group, Inc., an international gaming consultancy firm. Senia is formerly a Senior Regulatory Project Officer for Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), U.S. Department of the Treasury, and is a Member of Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists ("ACAMS"). While at FinCEN a couple of his collateral duties included assisting Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force ("OCDETF") investigations in reviewing casino records, and preparing FinCEN special agents to testify in Federal criminal cases that had a casino nexus.

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