British Columbia Residents Enjoying Relaunch Of Online Casino

British Columbia looked like a pioneer when the government launched PlayNow.com, an online gambling site back in mid-July. The site, however, had to be shut down just hours after going live. On Thursday, the site was again back up and running.

The British Columbia Lottery Corp. made history when they launched PlayNow last month. The province became the first place in North America to offer regulated online casinos to their residents, and hundreds of players signed up in the first couple of hours.

A security breach caused the site to shut down, and it has taken over a month for the government to correct the security issues. A flaw in the software was determined to be the problem, and with the software fixed, the site again went live, much to the satisfaction of online gamblers.

"This is going to be great and I cannot wait to sign up,' said Warren Beldum. "I wish it could have happened sooner, but I am glad that they got all their issues straightened out and they no longer are putting all my information at risk. I can't wait to play."

That is a sentiment shared not only by B.C. residents, but many Canadians. Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan residents may soon get to experience the same online games that B.C. residents are privileged to. All of those other provinces have either already committed to launching online gaming sites, or are in the process of examining the possibility.

The US is considered to be the largest online gambling market in the world even though the government currently has laws that are geared towards stopping online gaming transactions. That may soon change as well with Representative Barney Frank pushing legislation that would allow for regulated Internet gambling.

It is estimated that during the time that PlayNow was shut down in B.C., $150,000 a day in revenue was lost. The government will now look to not only recoup that lost revenue, but the $5 million it took to correct the security breach issue.

August 20, 2010
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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