British Columbia is a great province for sports betting. The Vancouver Canucks have had success in the NHL over the past two decades, while the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps FC provide residents with plenty of entertainment and professional teams to root for during the summer months.
BC residents are also some of the luckiest in the country when it comes to online sports betting because their government run sports betting site PlayNow.com is actually a reasonable site with odds that compete with the other online sportsbooks rather than a money grab like so many of the other provinces sports betting lotteries. There is a spot for PlayNow alongside our recommended sportsbooks for BC residents, which is something I cannot say many other provinces.
Best Betting Sites for BC Residents
Here are the best 3 online sportsbooks for BC residents. Each of these sportsbooks is dedicated to building their Canadian market share which means great bet offerings, promotions, customer service and betting options that are geared towards Canadian bettors.
These sites are great as either alternatives to betting through PlayNow.com or as compliments to PlayNow in order to compare odds, take advantage of their bonuses and be able to bet with fewer restrictions.
As I said before there is a place for Play Now in the sports betting site portfolio of British Columbia bettors. The odds are comparable to those of our recommended sportsbooks, which came as a surprise to me as the traditional government run sports lotteries such as Proline and Sport Select offer very poor odds. I do suggest opening a PlayNow account to compliment your accounts with the other Canada-wide sportsbooks we recommend above.
PlayNow.com has become an actual online sportsbook. You log into your account, select the type of games you are looking to bet on from the sidebar and place your bets. They offer a wide variety of betting options including many different types of bets on individual games, prop bets, futures bets and more.
I am impressed with PlayNow.com when compared with the government run betting options of other provinces. It’s an easy to use site with comparable odds to my 3 recommended sportsbooks. That said, the issue remains that you are forced to bet parlays (no single game bets) and there is no sign up bonus to pad your bankroll out of the gate.
Proline (Formerly Sports Action)
For many years Sports Action was at the forefront of the BCLC’s sports betting offerings. BCLC finally decided to decommission Sports Action in May of 2024. This was the right decision as Sports Action had odds that were far worse than you would find online at either Play Now or any of our recommended sports betting sites.
To replace Sports Action the BCLC has launched a Proline product for offline betting in the province. Proline, which has been a popular product in Ontario and other provinces for years, is similar to Sports Action in that you can place bets and receive payouts at any BCLC retail outlet. The odds are still significantly worse than at any of our recommended betting sites or at PlayNow, so I still don’t see any reason to play Proline vs betting through an online sportsbook. That said, the Proline product is better than the old Sports Action product, so the change is a step in the right direction.
Proline Sportsbook Lounges
The BCLC has launched Proline Sportsbook Lounges at some casinos throughout British Columbia. The Sportsbook Lounges offer sports betting kiosks in a sports bar atmosphere. These Proline Sportsbook Lounges can currently be found at Parq Casino in Vancouver and Chances Casino in Kelowna, but more are expected to be launched throughout the province in 2025.
Major Sports Teams in British Columbia
British Columbia is home to three major sports teams, all located in Vancouver.
See Website For Details
See Website For Details
#Ad
