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VICTORIA – An independent and broad
review of B.C.’s lottery retail system confirms government and the BC Lottery
Corporation (BCLC) are taking the necessary steps to ensure public trust and
confidence in the lottery retail system, Solicitor General John Les said today.
The report offers additional recommendations
to further enhance lottery gaming in the province.
“With this report, B.C has done more than any
other province to make sure players can buy lottery tickets with confidence,”
said Les. “We’re acting on most of the recommendations immediately because we
want to build on what we’ve already done and keep the momentum of improvements
going. Other recommendations require legislative or regulatory changes, while
still others require further review and analysis.”
The Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Report on the
Independent Review and Assessment of the Retail Lottery System in British
Columbia also recommends:
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The roles and responsibilities of the BCLC
and the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) should be more clearly
articulated and communicated to all relevant stakeholders.
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The implementation of sustainable risk
management processes by GPEB and the continuation of BCLC’s framework for risk
management.
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GPEB giving equal status organizationally to
its policy and enforcement functions.
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Clarifying GPEB’s and BCLC’s enforcement and
operating responsibilities with respect to allegations of wrongdoing within the
gaming industry.
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The establishment of a three to five year
comprehensive audit plan by GPEB to cover all aspects of BCLC’s operations.
The Solicitor General ordered an independent
review of the lottery retail system last June following the release of a report
by the B.C. ombudsman. The ombudsman’s report made 23 recommendations for BCLC
and four for GPEB. In September, BCLC and GPEB released progress reports on
their respective implementation of those recommendations.
The Deloitte report is available at http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/publications/.
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