British Columbia's regulated online option is PlayNow, run by the BCLC. Spinit (spinit.com) is a separate offshore casino, online since 2016, that BC players reach directly. It is not PlayNow and not run by the BCLC, its licence is unconfirmed, and its payout record is mixed - so treat it as an offshore choice, not the provincial one.
Reviewed by Hollis Grenier - 11 September 2026
PlayNow is BC's regulated site
In British Columbia the government online gambling site is PlayNow, operated by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC). That is the regulated provincial route. Spinit has no link to PlayNow or the BCLC - it is an independent offshore operator, so a BC player using Spinit is outside the provincial system and its protections.
What Spinit brings, and what is unconfirmed
Spinit has run at spinit.com since 2016, targets Canadian players, and offers roughly 1,200 games from studios including Pragmatic Play and Evolution. It is offshore, and its licence is reported inconsistently: some 2026 sources cite the Gaming Board of Anjouan, older records mention Malta, the UK and Sweden, and the footer names none clearly. We treat it as unconfirmed. Its ratings are low - 1.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot across 205 reviews and 4.5 out of 10 on AskGamblers - with slow or cancelled withdrawals the recurring complaint.
Payments for BC players
Spinit's Canadian cashier includes Interac e-Transfer, Visa and Mastercard, plus crypto such as BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT, USDC and SOL. AskGamblers reports payout windows of 0-1 hour for e-wallet and crypto, 1-5 days for cards and 3-5 days for bank, with a 24-hour pending period - reported figures, not a test we ran. See our minimum deposit note and service page for detail.
The welcome offer, read honestly
The casino welcome offer is 100% up to 500 euro plus 200 free spins, no promo code, 10 euro minimum deposit - terms on the welcome bonus page. It is priced in euro rather than Canadian dollars, and a bonus is only worth as much as the cash-out that follows. Given Spinit's ratings and withdrawal complaints, weigh the offer against that record rather than in isolation.
Offshore versus PlayNow
Pros
- Interac and crypto both available for Canadian players
- Around 1,200 games from Pragmatic Play, Evolution and others
- Welcome offer of 100% up to 500 euro plus 200 free spins, no code
Cons
- Offshore, licence unconfirmed
- Trustpilot 1.8/5 and AskGamblers 4.5/10, withdrawal complaints
- Not the regulated option - that is PlayNow from the BCLC
For the wider Canadian picture, see Alberta and Quebec, each with its own government site, and Ontario, which runs a closed registered market. The home page has the full brand review.