Gambling reports, publications and statistics

View reports and publications related to gambling regulation in British Columbia including annual reports, third-party external reports, planning documents, and more.

Learn more:

• Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch Reports & Plans
• External Reports on B.C. Gambling Regulation
• Horse Racing
• Responsible Gambling
• Gambling Revenue to Community Organizations
• Gambling Revenue to Host Local Governments

Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch Reports and Plans

Annual reports, plans, and other documents related to the regulation of gambling in B.C. by the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB).

Current Annual Report

• Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch Annual Report - 2022/23 (PDF, 6.6MB)

Other

• Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch Annual Audit Plan (2014/15) (PDF)
• Action Plan to Review of Anti-Money Laundering Measures at BC Gaming Facilities (August 2011) (PDF)
• Sixth Status Report on Responsibilities Regarding Deloitte & Touche Lottery Retailer Recommendations (August 2009) (PDF)
• Final Status Report on Responsibilities Regarding Branch and Ombudsman Lottery Retailer Recommendations (January 2009) (PDF)
• Auditor General's Report on the Integrity of Casino Gaming Final status report (September 2007) (PDF)
• Actions Resulting from Review of BCLC Lottery Retailer Procedures (January 2007) (PDF)

External Reports on B.C. Gambling Regulation

Third-party external reports on gambling regulation in British Columbia.

• HLT Report - Restriction to Table Games Buy-in Levels (October 11, 2017) (PDF)
• MNP LLP report (July 26, 2016) (PDF)
• Community Gaming Grant Review Report (October 31, 2011) (PDF)
• BCLC's Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program: Perceptions and Experiences of a Sample of Program Participants (April 2011) (PDF, 4.1MB)
• Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General - Summary Review - Anti-Money Laundering Measures at BC Gaming Facilities (February 2011) (PDF)
• RGC Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices - Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program Review - British Columbia (January 2011) (PDF)
• Deloitte - Report on the Independent Review and Assessment of the Retail Lottery System in British Columbia (October 31, 2007) (PDF, 6.4MB)
• Office of the Comptroller General's Report on GPEB - Audit & Compliance Division Final status report (September 2007) (PDF)
• BC Ombudsman - Winning Fair and Square: A Report on the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's Prize Payout Process (May 2007)

Horse Racing

Reports and responses related horse racing management and regulation in B.C.Horse Racing Track and Teletheatre Reviews:

• 2010 Year-End Report (PDF)
• All Available Years (XLS)
   
• George Morfitt's Report on the Organization and Operation of Horse Racing in B.C. Status report updated December 4, 2006 (PDF)

Responsible Gambling

Reports, studies, and plans related to responsible and problem gambling in British Columbia.

• Responsible Gambling Strategy Three Year Plan (2014/15 - 2017/18) (PDF)
• Responsible Gambling Strategy Three Year Plan (2011/12 - 2013/14) (PDF)
• Responsible Gambling Strategy Three Year Plan (2008/09 - 2010/11) (PDF)
• Responsible Gambling Strategy Three Year Plan (2005/06 - 2007/08) (PDF)
   
• B.C. Plan for Public Health and Gambling (February 2015) (PDF)
   
• Lower Mainland Casino Impact Study: Final Report (July 2007) (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Lower Mainland Casino Impact Study: First Measures Report (May 2006) (PDF, 2.4MB)
• Lower Mainland Casino Impact Study: Baseline Report (November 2005) (PDF, 2.8MB)
• B.C. Problem Gambling Prevalence Study (October 2014) (PDF, 4.6MB)
• B.C. Problem Gambling Prevalence Study (January 2008) (PDF)
• B.C. Problem Gambling Prevalence Study (March 2003) (PDF, 2MB)
• BCLC's Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program: Perceptions and Experiences of a Sample of Program Participants (April 2011) (PDF)
• RGC Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices - Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program Review - British Columbia (January 2011) (PDF)

Gambling Revenue to Community Organizations

Reports on gambling revenue granted to and earned by community organizations to support programs that benefit the residents of B.C.

Combined Gaming Grant and Gambling Event Licence Reports

• Fiscal Year 2020/21 - Provincial Overview (PDF)
• Fiscal Year 2020/21 - Summary Report (by category) (PDF)
• Fiscal Year 2020/21 - Full Report (by community) (PDF)
• Fiscal Year 2020/21 - Full Report (by community) (XLSX)

Gaming Grant Reports

Each year the Community Gaming Grants program distributes $140 million to more than 5,000 community organizations. See Community Gaming Grants reports, statistics and publications for more information about how this funding is distributed.

Gambling Event Licence Reports

• Fiscal Year 2020/21 - Class A Ticket Raffle Earnings (PDF)
• Historical Class A Ticket Raffle Earnings - Fiscal Years 2002/03 to 2020/21 (XLSX)

Gambling Revenue to Host Local Governments

Reports on B.C. local government shares of provincial casino and community gambling center revenues.

• 2021/22 Year-to-Date Report (PDF)