Just one week after the British Columbia Lottery Commission’s new online gambling website crashed, industry experts believe that Ontario is planning on following in B.C. footsteps by offering its own government-regulated online casino. Ontario currently has a $20 billion deficit, and politicians believe that online gambling would help to cover a portion of the province's…
Read moreAfter last week’s online gambling debacle, which saw BCLC’s new online casino undergo a major malfunction, the British Columbia government will not be reopening the site. As it stands, the province’s lottery commission cannot say when the site will resume its operations as refuses to estimate when PlayNow.com will be fixed. Before launching officially, the…
Read moreLast year, the online gambling community was sent into a tailspin after PayPal decided to reject transactions from online casinos and their customers. The decision was based on the volatile climate of the online gambling industry, but now that things have calmed down, PayPal is making its way back into the market one casino at…
Read moreLast week, British Columbia’s new online gambling website, PlayNow.com, was shut down just hours after its launch. Originally, it was reported that the site’s server crashed due to an unexpected influx of traffic, but it has just been revealed that player safety was the primary concern. According to the Vancouver Sun, more than 130 user…
Read moreNow that Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade and Lebron James have been granted their wish of playing on the same team, industry officials are already predicting that the Miami Heat will triumph over all others in the upcoming season. According to Bodog.com, the team is expected to win the 2011 NBA Championship. With odds of 7/4,…
Read moreOn Thursday, July 15, British Columbia’s new government-regulated online gambling website was launched. Players from all over the province were excited about the prospect of finally having the ability to gamble at a legal online casino. The influx of customers was so great, however, that the website’s server crashed within a few hours of its…
Read moreMany provinces in Canada are looking to take over the regulation of online gambling, rather than entrusting the responsibility to offshore regulators. British Columbia was one of the first to launch its government-run online gambling website, and now the province has announced a major expansion of the existing network. PlayNow.com is the British Columbia Lottery…
Read moreA new study by online gaming solutions provider GreenTube reveals the habits of mobile and online gamers. The study is the first of its kind, and could provide some valuable insight for online casino operators. As the use of smartphones becomes more widespread, an increasing number of mobile gamers emerge. For software designers to be…
Read moreThe self-exclusion program run by the British Columbia Lottery Commission has come under fire recently, as an increasing number of former members come forward to voice their concerns. The primary complaint has stated that the program failed to keep the self-excluded gamblers from entering various British Columbia casinos. The effects of the negligence have been…
Read moreAs Loto-Quebec prepares to launch its own internet gambling, the province’s government has put together a panel of experts to study the effects of gambling online. Although Quebec’s government is anxious to launch its new website, which would allow residents to play casino games online for real cash, Finance Minister Raymond Bachand wants to ensure…
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