Across Canada, various provincial lottery have decided to get involved in the online casino market by launching their own online gaming sites.
There are quite a few available now, targeted at players in specific provinces. So, Slots Temple is taking a look at the quality of each online lottery site available to players in Canada.
PlayNow.com (BCLC) The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) led the way by launching Canada’s first-ever lottery-operated online casino in 2010.
While the site experienced its fair share of glitches shortly after launching, it is now a reliable online gaming site. Players from Manitoba and British Columbia can both wager on games from the site. A wide range of table games, video poker and online slots are available.
There are over 150 different slots from a wide range of providers like IGT, Big Time Gaming, Bally Technologies and more.
Poker and sportsbetting are also available, and players can also purchase lottery tickets online from this site. It is almost like an actual casino, as it offers players many different promotions at any given time. There are promotions focused on slots players, poker players and punters.
PlayOLG.com
PlayOLG.com is operated by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission, which operates casinos, VLTs and lottery operations across the province.
The site is new to the market, as it was just launched in 2015. The site experienced fewer problems than PlayNow.com did when it first debuted on the market – but, it took players some time to get used to the security systems on the site as they are required to enter their personal details exactly as they appear on their identification.
There are plenty of casino games available on the site, including slots, progressive jackpots, video poker, horseracing and roulette. With 60 online slots, PlayOLG has significantly fewer games than PlayNow.com. It also doesn’t offer poker or sportsbetting, but players can purchase their lottery tickets online from the site.
EspaceJeux.com (Loto Quebec)
EspaceJeux is operated by Loto Quebec, and was launched very shortly after PlayNow.com in 2010. The site has offered Quebecois players a safe place to gamble online for the past 6 years, and only minor glitches had been reported after its launch.
At EspaceJeux, players can access a wide range of casino games include over 70 slots from a many different games providers. The site also offers players the chance to bet on sports, player poker and purchase lottery tickets.
Atlantic Lottery
The ALC allows players to purchase lottery tickets online from alc.ca, as well as play instant-win games. There are no casino games available on this site, but the ALC has stated that it is open to expanding into the online casino world.
