The B.C. Lottery Corporation was set to re-open its online gaming website Thursday evening after a security glitch prompted officials to shut the site down just hours after it was launched in mid-July. The security breach was what lottery corporatio
n officials called a "data crossover" that allowed some gamblers to access others' accounts. The corporation says the problem affected the accounts of 134 players, 12 of whom had some personal information viewed by others. Officials did not specify if any money was misappropriated during the breach. A security audit has given the PlayNow network a clean bill of health, the corporation said Thursday. Launched with much fanfare July 15 by B.C. Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman, the website suddenly became inaccessible later that day. Officials at first blamed the site's overwhelming popularity for the shutdown, but later admitted they were dealing
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B.C. relaunches gambling website
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hank goodness they lost money. I suspect they never put themselves on the banned list!
Maybe they will have a greater appreciation for the people who are addicted to their bloody machines.
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