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PlayNow.com is a web-based site owned and managed by British Columbia Lottery Corporation or BCLC. The revenues generated by the site go to the respective provincial governments across Manitoba and British Columbia and are then allocated for essential services, such as education and health care. PlayNow.com is the sole website that is legally regulated in Manitoba and British Columbia. Opened in 2004, the establishment offers numerous gambling services like PlayNow video poker, casino games, sports betting, lottery and bingo. These games are also available in certain online French casinos for francophone players who don't live on the territory of Manitoba and British Columbia. They can be found at http://casinosenlignefrance.org/.
By June 2010, it became the first ever provincially-operated establishment in North America. In December of 2010, the largest online prize throughout Canada was won by a player from Vancouver Island. It was a sweet day for the player for he won $7.6 million through a lotto 6/49 ticket bought at the site. Starting February2011, in partnership with Loto-Quebec, the site offered peer-to-peer poker; and in April 2012, BCLC partnered with Manitoba Lotteries to create online gambling sites for Manitobans to enjoy. Playnow Manitoba is the result of these efforts - it became live on January 2013.
Gambling education as well as player protection is a huge part of the site's program. Security features include a strict control over age and residency with an independent verification of the identity; session logs show the money and time spent at the site; players can keep track of their spending and play status for the past 13 months through a purchase history tab; all accounts are protected through usernames with matching passwords and players are helped to make informed choices through a GameSense information page.
The website offers numerous casino games like PlayNow video poker, various versions of roulette, blackjack, slots and sic bo. In addition, several titles feature progressive jackpots. Reactor games are part of the collection of titles at PlayNow.com.
The spotlight is on the vast collection of poker titles like PlayNow video poker and Hold'Em. Multi-table tournaments as well as the single-table ones are also on offer. Each year, the establishment gives select gamers a spot in tournaments like the World Series of Poker, the Roberto Luongo Charity Poker Classic and the B.C. Poker Championships.
A sports book took the place of Sports Action in July 2012. These days, more kinds of sports betting are enjoyed by players at the site, including live and future betting. Furthermore, several single- and multiplayer forms of e-bingo can be enjoyed. Last but not least is the provincial and national lottery offered such as Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49.
