Report BRITISH COLUMBIA
British Columbia: Operator profile
Operator: Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd BC Casinos: 7 casinos, 2 CGCs and a bingo hall Information: GRAND VILLA CASINO in Burnaby is the crown jewel with two floors of gaming with 1,000 slots, 48 gaming tables and 12 poker tables. STARLIGHT CASINO in New
Westminster is right near Vancouver Airport and features slots, 32 table games and nine poker tables. CASCADES CASINO in Langley is just
minutes from the US border and includes 800 slots, table games and poker room. LAKE CITY VERNON has 400 slots,
table games and poker. LAKE CITY KAMLOOPS is 14,000sq.ft
and has slots, table games and poker. LAKE CITY KELOWNA is located at the
In April 2012 the BCLC partnered with Manitoba Lotteries to provide online gambling to Manitobans and this is the first step in a new line of business for BCLC who is now looking at partnering other jurisdictions in Canada and beyond.
There are some 190,000 British Columbians currently registered on the site playing over 100 available games. Peer-to-peer poker, which is shared across BC and other Canadian jurisdictions via its Canadian Poker Network, is also available. There were lots of discussions concerning e-poker and an Internal Compliance and Risk Management Division was set up to monitor the activity and launch of epoker gaming.
Players must be 19 years and over and be a permanent resident of British Columbia and physically located in BC at the time of registration. They must have a current Canadian VISA or Mastercard and there must be sufficient funds in the account to complete a purchase and players cannot deposit.
Players can withdraw funds at any time THE BCLC
OPERATES A SELF EXCLUSION
PROGRAMME TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO PROHIBIT THEMSELVES
FROM CASINOS.
unless the amount is over $100,000 which will be paid by cheque and in person.
The BCLC also operates a self exclusion programme to enable people to prohibit themselves from entering casinos, CGCs or the
Playnow.com website and this can be run for a period of up to six months or one, two or three years. This can be extended but not reduced and registrants are offered referral to counselling and support services.
Paddy Power will provide odds services for the
PlayNow.com Sports in tandem with OpenBet who provide the
There are some 190,000 British Columbians
currently registered on the site playing over 100 available games. Peer-to-
peer poker, which is shared across BC and other Canadian
jurisdictions via its Canadian Poker Network, is also available. There were lots of discussions
concerning e-poker and an Internal Compliance and Risk Management
Division was set up to monitor the
activity and launch of epoker gaming.
Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort and Conference Centre and recently underwent an expansion and now has 500 slots, table games and five poker tables in 30,000sq.ft gaming room. LAKE CITY PENTICTON is the
company’s only designated ‘destination’ casino and is situated at the Penticton Lakeside Resort and Conference Centre. CHANCES CGC MISSION is located in
the heart of Fraser Valley near the US border. This CGC offers slots, bingo, instant win games, lottery games and off track betting. CHANCES CGC Squamish is on the
Sea to Sky Highway and offers slots, bingo, electronic table games and off track betting. NEWTON BINGO, Surrey is located in
one of the heritage sites in Surrey. Background: Gateway is one of the largest casino and entertainment companies in Western Canada and has grown from two facilities with 150 employees in 1992 to 12 facilities and 3,500 employees in the last 20 years. Apart from the 10 facilities above Gateway operates two Alberta casinos.
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