JONATHAN FOWLIE, Vancouver Sun July 14, 2010 11:02 PMVICTORIA — The B.C. government will today launch a major expansion of online gambling, including a move that will make the province the first in North America to legalize and regulate online casino games, The Vancouver Sun has learned. Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman, who oversees the B.C. Lottery Corp., is expected this morning to announce 75 new online games for the corporation’s website, Playnow.com. BCLC president Michael Graydon is also expected to be at the announcement, which is being held on Granville Isla
nd. The games will be broken into separate categories, including bingo, lottery, sports betting and casino games. The casino-style games are expected to include blackjack, roulette and poker, among others. The B.C. Lottery Corp.’s website was taken down Wednesday, and a message on the site said both BCLC.com and PlayNow.com would relaunch as of noon today.
Today’s online expansion follows a move by the B.C. Lottery Corp. last August to dramatically increase the weekly limit for players on Playnow.com, bringing the cap to $9,999 a week, up from the previous limit of $120 a week. At the time of that increase, the corporation raised the possibility of casino-style games going online, adding they may be designed so players could access them not only from computers, but also from portable devices, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry or iPad.
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Okay! Now they should tax the winnings and do away with the HST
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