The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) is a Crown Corporation of the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
It has provided government sanctioned lottery services in British Columbia since 1985. Prior to this it was an umbrella of the Western Canada Lottery Foundation.
In conjunction with the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, the BCLC offers Canada's highest payout lotteries: Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max.
In addition, the BCLC also manages casinos and bingos in British Columbia.
In 2004 BCLC launched PlayNow.com, Canada’s first legal online gambling website. PlayNow.com offers a variety of gambling games and services including Casino, Poker, Sports Betting, Bingo and Lottery.
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