The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) has formalised a strategic partnership with the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC), through the signing of a memorandum of understanding aimed at safeguarding Jamaica’s emerging casino gaming industry from serious and organised crime threats.

The agreement, signed yesterday, establishes a framework for collaboration between MOCA and the CGC in intelligence sharing, joint investigations, regulatory support, and capacity building, as Jamaica moves to expand its tourism and gaming sectors.

Under the Casino Gaming Act, the CGC is mandated to regulate and monitor the industry’s compliance with Jamaica’s established legal and regulatory framework.

A core function of the Commission is to prevent casino gaming from becoming a source of crime and disorder or being used to facilitate criminal activity.

MOCA’s Director General, Colonel Desmond Edward,s said the agency will tackle matters related to money laundering, fraud, cybercrime, and trafficking offences.

In the Meantime, Chief Executive Officer of the Casino Gaming Commission, Cleveland Allen, noted that the agreement strengthens the national law enforcement architecture through structured information exchange, shared training initiatives, coordinated enforcement actions, and joint operational planning between both entities.