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Building Multi-Jurisdictional Internet Gambling. Lottery Expo 2011 Miami. Kevin Gass Vice President, Lottery Gaming British Columbia Lottery Corporation. September , 2011. BCLC. Conduct & Manage Gambling in British Columbia, Canada Annual Net Win US $2.1 Billion
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Building Multi-Jurisdictional Internet Gambling Lottery Expo 2011Miami Kevin Gass Vice President, Lottery Gaming British Columbia Lottery Corporation September, 2011
BCLC • Conduct & Manage Gambling in British Columbia, Canada • Annual Net Win US$2.1 Billion • Annual Net Profit US $1 Billion • British Columbia 4.2m Population • 80% of adult population play BCLC games
BCLC Business Structure • Integrated model, which includes: • 17 Casinos • 16 Mini-Casinos • 11 Bingo Halls • 3000 Lotto Retailers • 1000 Pubs & Bars • 170,000 Internet Players
WHY Internet Gambling • Growth • Competition • Demographic • Customer Integration • Leverage ‘Bricks & Mortar’
PlayNow.com Evolution • 2003 – Board Approval • 2004 – Launched with Sports • 2005 – Lotto, Keno • 2006 – Interactives • 2008 – Monitor Games • 2009 – Bingo • 2010 – Casino Games • 2011 – Poker
PlayNow.com Position in the Competitive Landscape Mixed Target Full Portfolio Female Bingo Male Poker/Sports
Canadian Internet Evolution • 2004 – BCLC and Atlantic Launch Internet Gambling • 2010 – Loto Quebec Launches Poker • 2011 – BCLC joins Loto Quebec with peer-to-peer Poker
Multi-Jurisdictional Approach to Key Challenges • Political • Regulatory • Standards • Vendors • RG Controls • Technical • Integrity • Privacy • Marketing • Competition • Integration • LIQUIDITY
Player Protection • Age Restriction & Verification • Residency Verification • Real Time Session Tracking • Pre-commitment Wallet Size • Voluntary Self Exclusion • Free, Unlimited Confidential Counselling • Online Support – Gam Talk • Advertising Compliance • Links to RG Information – GameSense • Alderney Standards & Security Protection