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PlayNow.com is the premier online lottery website for residents of Canada’s British Columbia and Manitoba provinces. Launched in 2004, PlayNow is owned and operated by the BCLC (British Columbia Lottery Corporation). All funds generated are invested back into the community of British Columbia to benefit the residents. The site is only available in English and to residents of the two aforementioned provinces. In this PlayNow.com review, we will delve into the many great things that the site offers to players, as well as weigh what its pros and cons are.

How Does PlayNow Work?

Using PlayNow is a simple and enjoyable experience. Users are required to register an online player account before they can make use of the services available. Once this has been done using the online registration portal to submit your basic information, access to the full site becomes available, and you may select your preferred lottery and purchase tickets.

Due to the fact that the owners of the site also run the lotteries offered, tickets purchased online represent actual tickets in the lottery and are seen as physical tickets purchased. Once tickets are purchased, users are free to sit back and relax until the time of the draw to see if they are winners.

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2. Casino game lovers in Canada can enjoy a broad range of titles at PlayNow. These include 9-line slots and 20-line slots, video poker, progressive jackpot games, and all the classic table games too.

Is PlayNow.com a Scam or Legit?

PlayNow is operated under the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Since this entity is governmentally controlled, it is operated under strict laws and guidelines. This leaves very little wriggle room for anything that is not 100% legit. Add to this that the site has been successfully operating since 2004, offers many ways to contact them if there is a problem, and holds a solid online reputation, we feel that it is deserving of our trust.

User Experience

PlayNow boasts a striking and straightforward website design that is appealing to look at. The site loads quickly and moves seamlessly between PC and mobile devices to ensure that you are never left without the ability to purchase your tickets.

The only possible negative is that the site seems very busy in terms of menus and navigation, with the footer alone having a whopping 53 links. This does not, however, detract from the positives of the site design, as it is still relatively easy to navigate around once you become accustomed to the design.

While there is no dedicated Android or iPhone app, there is a version of the website that is highly optimized for smartphones and other portable devices. While we tend to prefer standalone apps because of the extra features, fancier graphics and animations, and notifications that they provide, the PlayNow mobile experience was still surprisingly good and satisfying during the few hours that we played around on it.

Lotteries Available

Being an official lottery site operated by an official Canadian lottery operator, there are no international lotteries such as US Powerball and Mega Millions available on PlayNow. Instead, users are given the option to participate in the following regional and national Canadian lotteries:

• Lotto Max
• Lotto 6/49
• BC/49
• Daily Grand

These lotteries are all owned and operated by the BCLC.

PlayNow.com Features

Additional features to the standard lottery options are where PlayNow really exceeds expectations. There are a wide variety of other features to enjoy on the site. These include:

Keno

PlayNow offers and online Keno game where users can try their luck in draws that occur every 3.5 minutes. The game is played online and offers players the chance to participate in a ‘Keno Bonus,’ which applies a randomly selected multiplier to any win.

Instant Win Games

There are 18 instant-win games available to play. These include bonus games and instant-win prizes to ensure that players are kept entertained the entire time that they choose to play.

Casino/Live Casino

PlayNow’s casinos are sure to keep players entertained for hours on end. Offering favourite casino games such as roulette and blackjack, players have even more chances to win with these fun online games. And for those who want some social interaction while playing, the Live Casino allows play alongside other players in real time.

Sport Betting

For sports enthusiasts, PlayNow offers betting on popular sporting events in an extensive range of categories from hockey to golf.

Poker

PlayNow offers an innovative poker game that users can download and install on their PC. It provides 68 tables for players to choose from and allows users to compete in real time against other players who are also online.

Bingo

For fans of bingo, PlayNow offers a superb bingo game available 24/7 via the website. It allows users the chance to try their luck and enjoy a relaxing game of bingo whenever they would like.

Payment/Withdrawal Options

Deposits to your online player account can be made using the following methods:

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Interac Online
• Online Bill Payment
• Web Cash*

*Web cash is a unique offering that allows users to purchase a physical deposit card from a range of selected retailers and redeem the deposit card online to deposit funds directly into their PlayNow account.

Withdrawals are made promptly with the stated timeframe being three business days. For all winnings under $100,000.00, deposits will be made directly into your bank account via wire transfer. For winnings over the $100,000.00 limit, winnings are paid by cheque, which will be sent to the home address you provided.

One thing to note is that players are not allowed to have more than $9,999.99 in their account at any one time. If your account goes over this limit and is not brought down within 72 hours, a withdrawal instruction will automatically be issued, and the funds will be withdrawn. Also, for any winnings over $1,000.00, players will be required to provide their occupation to PlayNow due to regulation. They may also be required to verify themselves by submitting proof of identity and physical address.

How to Claim Your Winnings

PayNow makes claiming winnings a breeze. All winnings are claimed automatically and are paid directly into your online player account.

Customer Support

PayNow offers a host of customer support options. These include:

• Live chat
• Comprehensive FAQ section
• Telephone support using 1-877-706-6789 (available between 7:00 am and midnight PST)
• Online contact form
• Head office contact details (74 West Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 1E2)
• Marketing and sales office contact details (2940 Virtual Way, Vancouver, BC V5M 0A6)

Welcome Bonus and Other Promotions

PlayNow offers a wide range of changing promotions that can be viewed on their site by visiting their ‘Promotions’ page.

At the time of writing this review, the welcome bonuses available included:

• $20 Casino Sign Up Bonus
• $50 Sports Matched Bet
• $20 Live Casino Sign Up Bonus

Rules and Regulations

PlayNow is strictly limited to users who are residents of British Columbia or Manitoba. This is heavily enforced by IP tracking to ensure that users are logging in from within these boundaries. There is also a minimum age of 19 to be able to register a player account and make use of the site.

PlayNow.com Review – Conclusion

If you live in British Columbia or Manitoba, then PlayNow.com is a great place to participate in some of Canada’s best local and national lotteries as well as try out a myriad of great online betting and gambling features. With a great website, exciting promotions, and a wide variety of games to choose from, PlayNow should keep you entertained for hours. It also does not hurt to know that the money earned is funnelled back into the British Columbia community. For all these reasons, we definitely give PlayNow.com a huge thumbs up.

That being said, if you don’t live in either of these two provinces—or do but are bored of only playing Canadian lotteries—then check out our list of the best lottery sites. Many of them will allow you play both Canadian and international lotteries, such as Powerball, EuroMillions, and Italy MillionDAY, regardless of where you live.

PlayNow.com is an online gambling website that is owned and operated by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

About[edit]

Net revenues generated by PlayNow.com gambling activities are directed back to the Provincial Governments to go towards essential services, like health care, education and community groups across British Columbia and Manitoba.

PlayNow.com is the only regulated website in both British Columbia and Manitoba for players to legally gamble on.^[1]

PlayNow.com is for individual use only; not to be used for group play as per section 3.01 in the PlayNow player agreement.[1]

History[edit]

Launched in 2004, PlayNow.com offers a variety of gambling services, including casino, poker, bingo, lottery and sports betting.^[2]

In June 2010, PlayNow.com became the very first provincially operated casino website in North America.^[3]

In December 2010, a player from Vancouver Island won the largest-ever online prize in Canada with a $7.6 million winning Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased on PlayNow.com.^[4]

In February 2011, PlayNow.com began offering peer-to-peer poker in collaboration with Loto-Quebec.^[5]

In April 2012, Manitoba Lotteries partnered with BCLC to provide services to conduct and manage an online gambling website for Manitobans through a similar site to PlayNow.com.^[6]

In January 2013 Playnow Manitoba launched based on British Columbia's PlayNow.com business model.

Player safety and security[edit]

Gambling education and resources are embedded into PlayNow.com,^[7] including:

• Strict age and residency controls with independent identity verification
• Player pre-set deposit limit with 24-hour delay for all increase request.
• Session logs that show time and amount spent.
• Purchase history so players can track play and spending for 52 weeks.
• Responsible play and problem gambling help information on all pages.
• Username and password-protected accounts, secure payment methods and strict privacy controls.
• Players must use a verified credit card to deposit money into their account.
• GameSense information to help players make informed choices and understand games, the odds and the potential risks.
• Low limits and a 1-week waiting period to be able to re-bet the same selection after betting the limit.

Games[edit]

Casino[edit]

PlayNow.com offers a variety of popular online casino games such as slots, Blackjack, Sic Bo, and Roulette.^[8]

Additionally several of these games, including Chain Reactors and Super Cubes, have progressive Jackpots. The casino portfolio at PlayNow.com also includes reactor games.

Poker[edit]

In addition, the website offers a wide selection of poker games, and single and multi-table tournaments including a progressive Bad Beat Jackpot.^[9]

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References[edit]

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1. ^'PlayNow.com partners with Roberto Luongo'. CNW Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
2. ^'Playnow Factsheet'(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
3. ^'As It Happens with Carol Off and Jeff Douglas'. CBC. July 21, 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
4. ^'Islander scores Canada's largest ever online lottery win'. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
5. ^'BCLC Welcomes You to Vancouver'. Canadian Gaming Summit. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
6. ^http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bclc-partners-with-manitoba-lotteries-for-online-gambling-2012-04-05^{[permanent dead link]}
7. ^'About PlayNow.com'. BCLC. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
8. ^'Online Casino - Slots, Blackjack, Roulette'. BCLC. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
9. ^'Welcome to PlayNow Poker'.

External links[edit]

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