Gambling at online private sports betting sites—still technically illegal in British Columbia—is so popular that the B.C. Lottery Corporation is now barely able to capture half the money being wagered in the province.
Finance Minister Brenda Bailey laid out the figures to the legislature during her budget estimates this week. They come as provinces continue to grapple with Ontario’s decision in 2022 to open the doors to private-sector online gambling sites like DraftKings, Bet365 and FanDuel.
“We estimate that BCLC has captured half—51 per cent is our estimate—of the online gambling market in B.C.,” said Bailey.
“We know there has been a significant increase in illegal operations attempting to
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