Effective February 1, 2023, the Gaming Online Service system will be updated to require the minimum 10-week (Class A & C) and 10 business day (Class B & D) processing time for charitable event applications as per the Licensed Charitable Gaming Rules.
Effective August 25, 2022, licensees will no longer be permitted to scan and email bingo cards as per Section 10.5 of the Licensed Charitable Gaming Rules. For more information, please contact Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca.
Gambling event licence information, documents, and forms including: rules, guides, financial reporting, audit information, frequently asked questions and more.
The Licensed Charitable Gaming Rules (PDF) are updated periodically. All applicants are strongly encouraged to review the rules in their entirety before each application to ensure they understand all eligibility and application criteria.
To assist in the online application submission process, the following step-by-step guides have been provided for each licence class and event application type.
The following forms are required to be submitted in support of the below mentioned applications:
Non-Restricted Firearms as Prizes
Organizations offering non-restricted firearm(s) as a prize must submit a Non-Restricted Firearms Form (PDF) in support of an application by email to Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca.
Electronic Raffle Systems (Class A and B Only)
Class A and B licensees may apply to use an Electronic Raffle System by selecting the Licensed Online Gaming (LGO) option within the online application and submitting the required addendum and the contract with their service provider in support to an application by email to Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca.
Employee Consent Form Sample for Payroll Raffles
An Employee Consent Form Sample (PDF) must be submitted to Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca at the time of application. Employees entered in the raffle must be advised of the raffle’s licence number and of the start and end dates. Permission from the employer is required before such a raffle may be held.
Custom Printed Ticket Sample for Ticket Raffles
Custom printed tickets are required where any ticket sales period exceeds one day.
A Custom Printed Ticket Sample (PDF) must be submitted with each application, for review, when the gross projected sales are $100,000 or more. This must be submitted by email to Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca.
All criteria listed in Section 10.10 of the Licensed Charitable Gaming Rules (PDF) must be met.
Gaming Event Revenue Reports and Gaming Account Summary Reports must be submitted within the required time frames. At the discretion of GPEB, failure to submit the required reports may impact future licensing.
If for any reason an organization is unable to submit the required reports, they must email Licensed Charitable Gaming at Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca.
A GERR is a report that summarizes the actuals of each individual gaming event licence. The required fields include: gross revenue, prize costs, donated prizes, expenses and net revenue.
It is mandatory that all licensees complete a Gaming Event Revenue Report within 90 days after an event has occurred and the license period expires.
Gaming Event Revenue Reports must now be submitted online using the the Online Service.
To assist clients, organizations and stakeholders through this transition, a step-by-step Gaming Event Revenue Report Online Submission Guide is available:
Gaming Event Revenue Reports submitted by mail, fax or email are no longer accepted.
A GASR is a report that reflects the activity and all revenues and expenses within an organization gaming account for each fiscal year.
If an organization has a gaming account, a GASR must be submitted for each fiscal year end regardless of whether gaming events have taken place for that fiscal year.
It is mandatory that all licensees with a gaming account complete a Gaming Account Summary Report within 90 days of their fiscal year end.
GASRs may be submitted by email to Gaming.Licensing@gov.bc.ca.
Using the Online Service, organizations must submit a special approval request if they wish to use gaming funds for:
Submit online through the Online Service using the "Apply Online" link. Special approval requests are found under the “Special Approvals” licence type.
The following resources and sample forms have been made available to support the hosting of successful and compliant gambling events.