Which online casinos are licensed in British Columbia, Canada?
The register records British Columbia, Canada as a state monopoly. Nothing to play is listed here, per the register read 2 Oct 2026. Online casino games in this market are reserved to the state operator. Legal age: 19+.
Source: Third-party source · read 2 Oct 2026
- Status
- State monopoly
- Regulator
- BCLC (operator); Independent Gambling Control Office (IGCO), independent regulator since 13 April 2026
- Legal age
- 19+
- 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.
What a player risks
Online casino games in this market are reserved to the state operator. No other site is licensed to offer them, and a licence issued elsewhere, offshore or foreign, does not make play legal where the offer is reserved to a monopoly. A site outside the monopoly is not supervised by the local regulator: its players have no access to that regulator's protection or dispute resolution, and deposits, payments or winnings may be blocked or confiscated. Depending on local law, using such a site may also lead to fines or prosecution. The register records for British Columbia, Canada: 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.
Licences valid in British Columbia, Canada
Nothing to play is listed here: state monopoly.