Independent Gambling Control Office (IGCO, since 13 April 2026): online casino licences

No IGCO licence on file is active as of 2 Oct 2026. 1 licence record is on file under British Columbia, Canada: 1 unconfirmed. Per the register, IGCO licences are valid in British Columbia, Canada. No official register link is on file.

Source: No source on file · read 2 Oct 2026

Regulator

Independent Gambling Control Office (IGCO, since 13 April 2026)

Official register

none on file

Scope

National

Continent

North America

Legal age

19

Markets covered

British Columbia, Canada

Licence regime

Monopoly of the Crown corporation BCLC (•••)

Key facts

PlayNow holds about 51% of the online market; about CA$316.5 million per year goes offshore (Gambling.com, August 2026). The creation of the IGCO separates regulation from operation, a possible precondition for an opening, but no timetable is set.

Offshore sites

Offshore is illegal on the operator side but widely used: 60.4% of online players in B.C. use only unregulated sites (Canadian Gaming Association survey). The Criminal Code (sections 206-207) reserves gambling to the provinces; the player is not prosecuted for gambling on an offshore site, but the unauthorised operator is illegal.