B.C. casinos will require all to show government ID as part of self-exclusion program

Everyone who enters a British Columbia casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the B.C. Lottery Corporation (BCLC) says is an initiative to support people who have registered for self-exclusion.

The corporation says the measure will be rolled out this summer, with more details to be announced in coming weeks, including the implementation date.

It says security staff will scan IDs that will be automatically checked against a list of people who are taking part in the Game Break self-exclusion program, but the system will not store any personal information for people allowed to enter a casino.

The Crown corporation says in a statement it wants to have the

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