British Columbia Archive

Buying ten thousand Lotto Max tickets (at $5 a pop, that's $50,000 btw) isn't going to put a dent in your 1 in 28,633,528 chance of winning. The lottery really is about luck. If you buy a ticket, and you get supremely lucky, you might win it. But as a 79 year old...
The promotion of healthier gambling habits is a major issue among government regulatory bodies all over the world. Here in Canada, self-exclusion programs are becoming more and more prevalent among the nation's provinces. Based on recent evidence, however, it would seem that some are more effective than others....
BC Canada online casino and gambling halls a boon for economy. Talk of gambling economics in British Columbia, Canada has been rampant for nearly two years. Much of it has been negative, pertaining to nearly a decade worth of money laundering at BC casinos. Many residents believe there was government involvement, or at the...
BCLC awaits winning lottery ticket claim from the Feb 22nd $25.9M Lotto Max jackpot drawing. Imagine for a moment what it would feel like to win $25 million? Now imagine being the winner of that incredible prize, and not even knowing it? Crazy right? But that’s exactly what’s happening right now in British Columbia,...
Strike finally ends at four BC Canada Casinos in Okanagan area. After 19 excruciatingly long weeks, the strike at British Columbia’s Okanagan casinos is finally over. More than 700 employees will be able to return to work this week; confident that their wages and benefits will be worth the time and effort they spend...
BCLC promises single event betting in Canada, pending legal update. Sports betting in North America has been a subject of great dissimilarity between Canada and the United States. For more than 25 years, betting on sports has been legal in Canada, but illegal across 98% of the US. In that regard, Canada was considered...
Hard Rock Casino Vancouver labour dispute is finally over. After a very long and arduous ten weeks, the strike at British Columbia’s Vancouver Hard Rock Casino is over. According to the British Columbia Government and Service Employee’s Union (BCGEU), negotiations came to an end this morning as workers voted in favour of their first...
Report recommends BC gambling regulator be replaced. Earlier this year, following staggering allegations of millions of dollars worth of money laundering through BC casinos, Peter German issued an independent report on the matter. Within that report is recommendations for policy changes and other effective ways to prevent future incidents. That report was partially released...
Gateway reopens first of 5 Playtime Casinos in Canada following a $3.6M renovation and rebranding. Gateway Casinos & Entertainment is Canada’s largest gambling entertainment group, operating 26 properties across the country. The majority of them are located in British Columbia. Here, the company is working on a series of renovations and refurbishments, including a...
Gateway’s proposed casino in Delta BC opening too many jobs? For as long as statistics have been collected, unemployment has always been an issue throughout Canada, and every other nation. One of the most common complaints of the last few decades is that technology is overwhelming the workforce. Machines are stripping jobs from communities,...
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