Online Casino Options for Surrey Residents
Surrey's own casino is Elements in Cloverdale, but readers also ask about playing online. This page answers the plain questions. Which site belongs to the province? What sits behind the ad on the home page? And which habits keep online play in its place?
PlayNow, the Province's Own Site
PlayNow.com is run by BCLC. It is British Columbia's own online gambling site, the one the province itself operates. You need to be 19 to play, the same legal age as for any casino in B.C.
Links to PlayNow on this guide are ordinary links. Nobody pays the editors for them, and a click earns the site nothing. If you want the province's version of online play, that is where it lives.
About the Ad on the Home Page
A button on the home page reads Play from home and carries the Ad label. Behind it sits a partner's online casino. The partner is separate from this guide, from PlayNow and from the province. Since that partner may change, it goes unnamed here.
Commission from that link is how the site pays for the work, and the editors would rather say so than hide it. This page makes no claim that the partner holds a B.C. licence. You will not find a button like that here either. Read any partner's terms yourself before deciding anything.
Habits Worth Keeping Online
- Pick a deposit limit ahead of your first deposit, not after a rough night. A number chosen calmly is easier to keep.
- Use only entertainment money, the kind you would spend on a movie ticket or a dinner out. Rent, bills and savings stay out of it.
- Every so often, take a break and get away from the screen. A timer on your phone works fine.
- Once the fun fades, phone Gambling Support BC at 1-888-795-6111. Calls are free and confidential, and someone answers 24/7.