CBC News Posted:Sep 16, 2011 6:49 AM PT
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation wants to give players the
ability to gamble from their smartphones or tablets, but critics fear
the government is trying to recruit young gamblers. Earlier this week, the BCLC put a call out for mobile app developers
to design a system that will deliver its online gambling games to mobile
devices. The corporation said its PlayNow.com website wasn't designed for
mobile devices, and a growing number of Canadians own smartphones and
tablets. It said about 3,000 people already use devices such as the iPad
to access PlayNow.com.BCLC has said that people who self-exclude from PlayNow.com won't be able to access the app. BCLC's request for proposals for mobile application development closes Oct. 7. The app is expected to launch next spring.
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