Asian high rollers fuel the largest-ever annual profit for B.C.’s lottery regulator. Table games that have limits as high as $100,000 helped push British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) profit to $1.25 billion in the year that ended in March, according to the BCLC’s annual report, which was released July 15.
That’s the Crown corporation’s highest ever annual profit.
Special VIP rooms at casinos such as Great Canadian Gaming’s (GCG) (TSX:GC) River Rock Casino in Richmond have tables with the high limits, which have been in effect for about a year, BCLC CEO Jim Lightbody told Business in Vancouver July 16.
Glen Korstrom – Business in Vancouver – July 16, 2015.
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