All online casino guides in Victoria (British Columbia)

Victoria at a glance

Victoria boomed during the Fraser River gold rush of 1858, when thousands of prospectors passed through on their way to the mainland. Victoria began as Fort Victoria, a Hudson's Bay Company post founded by James Douglas in 1843 on the homelands of the Lekwungen people. The Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, descendants of the Lekwungen, continue to live in and around Victoria's harbour. Mile Zero of the Trans-Canada Highway is marked at the corner of Dallas Road and Douglas Street in Victoria, beside Beacon Hill Park. Victoria is linked to the mainland by BC Ferries from nearby Swartz Bay and by floatplanes and harbour ferries from its Inner Harbour. Victoria has the mildest winter climate of any major Canadian city, and gardeners often see flowers blooming by February.

Neighbourhoods of Victoria

• DowntownVictoria's compact downtown of heritage buildings, shopping streets and harbourfront walkways between the Inner Harbour and Centennial Square.3 districts
• James BayOne of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in western Canada, on the peninsula south of the Inner Harbour, home to the legislature and Royal BC Museum.Neighbourhood
• FairfieldA residential neighbourhood of character houses south-east of downtown Victoria, stretching from Cook Street Village to the Dallas Road waterfront.Neighbourhood
• FernwoodA community-minded neighbourhood of Victorian and Edwardian houses north-east of downtown Victoria, centred on the small square at Fernwood and Gladstone.Neighbourhood
• RocklandAn affluent hillside neighbourhood east of downtown Victoria with stately homes, Garry oak meadows, Craigdarroch Castle and Government House.Neighbourhood
• Vic WestThe neighbourhood across the harbour from downtown Victoria, mixing older homes, waterfront condos, the Dockside Green development and the E&N Roundhouse.Neighbourhood

All guides in Victoria

126 topics in 13 categories, each written for Victoria.

Not sure where to begin in Victoria? Read a general guide on online casinos first, then the one on payments, then the one on the type of game you are interested in. Categories below are ordered by search interest, and every guide also exists for nearby areas.

The legal framework, in short

PlayNow.com, run by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), is the online casino authorised by the province of British Columbia. British Columbia has no licensing system for private online casinos: PlayNow.com is the only provincially authorised site, and offshore platforms operate without provincial oversight. Players are not prosecuted for using them, but their recourse in a dispute is limited to the foreign regulator. You must be 19 or older to gamble in British Columbia; age is verified with documents at the latest at the first cash-out.

Gambling responsibly in Victoria

First and foremost, gambling is a paid pastime. Decide how much and how long before you start, never try to win back what you lost, and switch on the limits on offer. If gambling becomes a worry, the BC Gambling Support Line (1-888-795-6111) is free, confidential and available to everyone in British Columbia, Victoria included. Your family doctor and the province's addiction services can also arrange free counselling, for players and their families.