Gambling help close by in BC

Gambling Support BC offers free help 24/7 at 1-888-795-6111. The same service is available online at gamblingsupportbc.ca. It is open to any BC resident, including people affected by someone else's gambling. That covers a family member or friend worried about another person's betting, not only the person who gambles.

Anyone already at a casino has help even closer than a phone call. A GameSense Advisor is available in every casino in British Columbia. That includes Cascades Casino Langley beside the Langley Centre bus exchange and the eight other Metro Vancouver casinos on this site. The number for Gambling Support BC works from the parking lot, the bus stop or home, at any hour.

BCLC's GameBreak program lets a person exclude themselves from casinos and community gaming centres in BC. The term is 6 months, 1 year, 2 years or 3 years. The same exclusion applies to PlayNow.com for the same period. Once a term is chosen, it cannot be changed, so the length should be settled before it starts.

GameBreak does not cover private online sites. PlayNow.com, run by BCLC, is the only legal online gambling site in BC.