Alation Decision Lab: Defending the Data Behind Your CTR and SAR Filings

WHEN: September 30, 2026 | 9:00 AM PT | 45 Minutes | Live, Online FORMAT: Hands-on workshop focusing on real business decisions and measurable outcomes

About Event: A live walkthrough of how compliance and data teams certify the customer, transaction, and source-of-funds data behind every filing before it reaches FinCEN. In 2025, Nevada regulators fined Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, and Resorts World Las Vegas a combined $26.8 million over anti-money-laundering program failures.¹ Casinos were the headline. But every FinCEN filer — bank, credit union, MSB, fintech, or operator — files against the same standard of proof.

None of those cases turned on a bad data field. They turned on suspicious activity that people saw and didn't escalate. Which is exactly why the data question got harder. After an enforcement wave like that one, "we didn't know" stops being a defense and showing that you did know means showing that the customer identity, transaction totals, and source-of-funds data behind every CTR and SAR was complete and correct at the time you filed it.

For most institutions, that data sits across disconnected systems — cage, pit, and online wagering in gaming; core banking, payments, and onboarding elsewhere — and no one owns it end to end. No one certifies it.

In 45 minutes, you'll see a governed, audit-ready CTR/SAR filing trail built end to end on the Alation low-code platform using an example from gaming. Here's what that looks like in practice:

• Define and certify the Critical Data Elements behind CTR/SAR filings — customer identity, transaction thresholds, source of funds — so there's one agreed definition instead of three

• Set automated quality checks that flag missing IDs, broken thresholds, and stale feeds before a filing goes out the door, not after

• Produce a lineage and certification trail an examiner can follow without turning it into a fire drill

What Is a Decision Lab? A Decision Lab is a live, online workshop built around a real business decision showing how teams operationalize trusted data to drive measurable outcomes. Participate hands-on. No preparation required. The workshop environment will be available until the end of the day, and a step-by-step recorded instruction will be shared.

Who Should Join:  Open to all functions. You'll get full value attending solo and if you want to put this in place afterward, it usually takes a governance lead and a data engineer together, so consider bringing the person who owns the data.

• BSA/AML compliance officers, analysts and filing teams

• Chief compliance officers

• Risk and financial crime analytics leaders

• Data Governance & Data Quality Leads

• Data & Analytics Engineers supporting compliance reporting

 What You’ll Need

• A computer with internet access. For best experience, use Chrome or Edge.

• We’ll provide optional access to a pre-configured lab environment during the session. 

Space is limited to keep the session interactive. Reserve your spot!

Sources: ¹ Nevada Gaming Commission settlements, 2025: Resorts World Las Vegas ($10.5M, March), MGM Resorts International ($8.5M, April), Caesars Entertainment ($7.8M, November).