Legal
April 26, 2021
BC Government Figures Call Allegations of Criminal Ties Offensive
British Columbia has been embroiled in a scandal of its own for the past two years or so. The province is facing allegations that the government knowingly turned a blind eye to money laundering in casinos several years back. British Columbia’s Probe into Casino Corruption Rages On Commenting on the issue, former B.C. finance minister […]
Industry
April 20, 2021
BetMGM Integrates GameSense to Improve Responsible Gaming
BetMGM announced in a press release today its online betting and iGaming platform will see the integration of GameSense, a responsible gaming program developed by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), to become the first online gaming firm in the US to utilize the program. Education and Informed Decisions Deployed since 2017 across US properties […]
Legal
February 18, 2021
Canada: Sports Betting Bill C-218 Moves Forward
Single-event sports betting could soon become legal in Canada, after the passing of Bill C-218 in the House of Commons yesterday. JUST Committee to Discuss the Bill Canada is closer to legalizing sports betting on single events, as Bill C-218 passed in second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The legislation has been […]
Legal
February 7, 2021
Ministers from Two Cabinets Refused to Get BCLC Out of Gambling
Government in British Columbia was told it was better suited as a regulator, letting other entities operate high-limit gambling, a former chairman of the board at the BC Lottery Corp told the public enquiry. Casino High-Limits Were Already There Bud Smith, board chairman at the BCLC from 2013 to 2018, told the inquiry that, by […]
Legal
February 2, 2021
BCLC Urges Laws on Sports Betting Ahead of Super Bowl
Super Bowl single-event betting in Canada is close to realization, but a split-second decision to enable betting on the event for the weekend is unlikely. BCLC Wants to Have Single-Event Betting on Time for Super Bowl B.C. Lottery Corporation is making a dash for sports betting regulation ahead of the weekend’s Super Bowl game, hoping […]
Legal
July 5, 2020
BCLC Released Failings Details Regarding Record $700,000 Fine
The question of why the gaming regulator in British Columbia, the BC Lottery Commission (BCLC), was fined CAD$700,000 by Canadian money-laundering watchdog FINTRAC in 2010 finally got its answer, as the BCLC released details regarding its failings that led to the sanction. Persistence is the key to success and nobody knows it better than the […]
Casino
February 25, 2020
British Columbia Inquires Into Gambling-Related Money Laundering
The Government in British Columbia has launched an investigation of its own into money laundering, possibly related to the gambling industry in the Canadian province that distorted the economy in the region. Gambling, Cars And Properties Gaming was one of the three spheres of business activities, along with real estates and luxury cars, that were […]