Online in BC
Casino of the Rockies, PlayNow and IGCO
At St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, the casino is a real building: doors, an ID check at entry, posted hours. Playing online in British Columbia follows different rules, which the Scorecard desk lays out below.
By the Scorecard deskChecked October 1, 2026
The law
What the law says in BC
BCLC runs PlayNow.com, the single online gambling site that British Columbia law allows. Since April 13, 2026, the IGCO (Independent Gambling Control Office) has overseen gambling in the province. It regards any other site that accepts BC players as operating illegally inside British Columbia.
In British Columbia, gambling is legal from age 19, both in casinos and online. Government-issued photo ID must be shown at every visit to the casino on Mission Road. The same age limit applies online at PlayNow.com.
Protection
What a private site takes away
Someone in BC who plays at a private online casino is left without any of the protections the province provides. PlayNow limits have no effect there, and neither does Game Break. Complaints about a private site cannot be taken to the IGCO.
Game Break, BCLC's voluntary self-exclusion program, lets a person stay away from gambling for a set term of their own choosing. Enrolment takes place in person at a casino, Casino of the Rockies near Cranbrook included, on showing one government-issued photo ID. Terms start at 6 months and reach 3 years at the longest, with 1 year and 2 years as the middle options. Whatever length is picked stays fixed, and PlayNow.com is barred to that person for the same span.
This guide
The Ad links on this guide
Cranbrook Casino Scorecard writes about a resort and a casino, yet it is neither of them. The Scorecard desk takes no wagers, books no tee times or rooms and holds no reader accounts. Paid links carry an Ad label and sit on the home page alone. They are a menu button, a block just under the opening screen, and one more near the bottom of that page.
Cranbrook Casino Scorecard carries three Ad spots, and all of them send readers to one online casino run privately. That company pays the Scorecard a commission for the traffic. It is not PlayNow.com, and British Columbia neither runs nor licenses it. The Scorecard desk may replace this partner whenever it chooses, and no page names the one in place now.
FAQ
Quick answers
- 1Which online gambling site belongs to the province itself?
- Only PlayNow.com, operated by BCLC. British Columbia permits no other online gambling site, a point the Scorecard desk stresses for Cranbrook readers.
- 2Who regulates gambling in British Columbia now?
- That role has belonged since April 13, 2026, to the province's Independent Gambling Control Office, known as the IGCO. The IGCO treats every other site that admits BC players as operating illegally in British Columbia.
- 3Does a Game Break term also stop play on PlayNow.com?
- Yes, a Game Break term reaches PlayNow.com too, lasting exactly as long as the casino ban. Four lengths exist, from 3 years down through 2 years and 1 year to 6 months, and a chosen length is final.
- 4Is the Ad partner on the home page approved by the province?
- No, the Scorecard's partner is a private online casino, neither run nor licensed by British Columbia. BCLC and the IGCO have nothing to do with it.
Next holes
- Help and methodGambling Support at Casino of the RockiesWhere a Cranbrook golfer can turn about gambling: the 1-888-795-6111 line, Game Break, the GameSense centre on the floor, and how the Scorecard desk works.
- The casinoCasino of the Rockies After DarkAfter a round near Cranbrook: the casino keeps 11 am to 11 pm or 1 am, has 210 slot machines, electronic tables, a sportsbook screen and set rules.
- One dayCasino of the Rockies Day PlannerPlan a golf day near Cranbrook that ends at the casino: breakfast hours, the course season, the 19th Hole, check-in at 4 pm and closing times.