Tag Archives: British Columbia
Do You Have a Healthy Relationship with Gaming?
BCLC invests in PlayPlanner to promote healthy casino gaming in Canada. Gaming regulators across Canada have spent the last few years seeking ways to quell public outcry. Since the dawn of internet gambling in particular, its been feared that problem gambling will swell out of control. Prior to multi-provincial regulation … Continue reading
Impact of Canada’s New AML Laws on Casinos
Canadian casinos now coping with new anti-money laundering regulations. A couple of years ago, there were no news headlines more prominent in British Columbia than those telling the dark and duplicitous tale of money laundering at the province’s casinos. The River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. was particularly shunned for … Continue reading
Grand Re-Opening of Playtime Casino Hanover April 11
City preps for grand opening of all new Hanover, Ontario casino on April 11. The city of Hanover is abuzz with excitement as the grand re-opening of its casino draws nigh. Last night, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment held a sneak-peak soft launch in which more than 350 individuals were invited … Continue reading
DOJ taking Another Look at US Online Gambling Laws
Are US and Canada to become the doppelgangers of online gambling regulation? The way US and Canada online gambling laws stand now, there are many similarities, with a few important contrasts. But there are waves rising in the waters on both sides of the 49th parallel that could bring them … Continue reading
Alberta Lottery Owes $2.4M in Unclaimed Tickets
Alberta unclaimed lottery tickets amount to over $2.4 million in prizes. Did you ever imagine the feeling that would come with the news that you’d won the lottery? Not just a few hundred dollars, or even a few thousand, but a massive prize worth 6- or 7-figures? Most of us … Continue reading
Slovakia Starts New Year with Online Gaming Regulation
Then Slovakia jumped out ahead of the Canada online gambling market… For years, I’ve been pondering the future of Canada’s mish-mash online casino laws. Some provinces offer internet gambling, some do not. Those who do monopolize the industry, claiming to be the only legal source, and yet players can access … Continue reading
Canada Lottery Aims for More Interactive Gambling
Lotteries looking to make digital gambling games fun for young players. The decade old question of how to get today’s millennial generation to gamble rages on. Casinos have had this discussion time and again, creating more nightclubs and lounge atmospheres with integrated digital touch-screen gambling tablets to play on. All … Continue reading
Odds of Casino in Victoria, BC getting Slim
Helps no help for supporters of more casino gambling in Victoria. In 2015, Victoria, British Columbia seemed like the perfect place to build a new casino. The provincial capital already had one gambling destination just outside of town. Being such a populace city, there was easily room for two. With … Continue reading
BCLC’s Hobson among 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
BC gambling corp’s CFO Amanda Hobson named Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. It’s not hard to be a powerful woman in today’s business world. In fact, it’s almost a static requirement for success these days. But to be among the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada? Now, … Continue reading
Cascades Casino Delta Strikes Pay Dirt with BCLC Approval
New BC casino resort in Delta gets final approval from BCLC. Month after month, question after question, delay after delay… That’s the typical scenario whenever a private company seeks to build a new casino anywhere in British Columbia—anywhere in Canada, for that matter. There’s an endless strain of red tape … Continue reading
