Our Business - April 07, 2020

BCLC Extends Expiry Dates on Lottery Tickets to Support Players and Physical-Distancing Directions

Lottery players now have an additional six months (183 days) to claim prizes for tickets that have an expiry date between March 17, 2020 and September 17, 2020....

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Our Business - March 18, 2020

BCLC Temporarily Closes Prize Payout Locations

BCLC is temporarily closing its prize payout centres located in the Kamloops head office and Vancouver corporate office. The closure is in effect as of 4:30 p.m...

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media release, lottery, covid-19, article

Our Business - March 16, 2020

All B.C. Casinos Directed to Temporarily Close

BCLC is confirming that an orderly shutdown of all casinos, community gaming centres and bingo halls across B.C. is underway. We expect the closure to be comple...

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Our People - March 12, 2020

BCLC Welcomes New Vice President of People & Culture in Kamloops

BCLC is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Vice President of People & Culture, to be based in Kamloops. Yabome Gilpin- Jackson [pronounced ya-bo...

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Player Health - March 11, 2020

8th Annual New Horizons in Responsible Gambling Conference Focuses on Future-Proofing the Industry

Vancouver, B.C. March 11, 2020 – Hundreds of industry experts, researchers and policy-makers are gathering for BCLC’s eighth-annual New Horizons in Respons...

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media release, vancouver, coast & mountains, vancouver, article

Community Benefits - March 06, 2020

BCLC Announces Support for Proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts

BCLC’s Interim President and CEO Greg Moore is pleased to announce BCLC’s support for the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts. As a business that has been ope...

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media release, thompson okanagan, kamloops, article

Our Business - February 24, 2020

Lotto Max Players Get Third Chance to Play for Mega $70-Million Jackpot

Players of Canada’s biggest lottery game, Lotto Max, are gearing-up for the chance to win the game’s top prize: a $70-million jackpot. Tomorrow’s draw marks the...

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media release, lottery, article

Our Business - February 24, 2020

BCLC Makes Opening Statement at Commission of Inquiry Into Money Laundering in British Columbia

BCLC today delivered its opening statement to the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia (Inquiry), focusing on the organization’s comm...

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media release, casino, article

Our Business - February 05, 2020

PlayNow.com Making Changes to Compete with Unregulated Online Sites Operating in B.C.

PlayNow.com, the only regulated online gambling site in British Columbia, is increasing its weekly transfer-in limit to expand its appeal and move high limit pl...

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media release, playnow, article

Our People - January 16, 2020

BCLC Announces New Vice President of Social Purpose & Stakeholder Engagement, Based in Kamloops

BCLC has appointed a new Vice President of Social Purpose & Stakeholder Engagement to strengthen its long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibi...

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media release, thompson okanagan, kamloops, article

Player Health - January 13, 2020

BCLC Offers Free Player Health Program to North American Lottery Jurisdictions

An industry leader in player health, BCLC is providing members of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) with the opportunity ...

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Our Business - January 06, 2020

Record-Breaking $70M Jackpot Still Up for Grabs in Tuesday’s Lotto Max Draw

Canada’s largest-ever single prize is still up for grabs as the Lotto Max jackpot remains at a mind-boggling $70 million for Tuesday’s January 7, 2020 draw. In ...

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