On Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 13, Jimmy Mac鈥檚 Pub in 91原创 was offering something new in addition to big-screen broadcasts of the game.
It was one of 12 pubs and bars in B.C., along with one casino, to do a trial run of the B.C. Lottery Corporation move to make it鈥檚 online PlayNow.com sportsbook, available at land-based locations.
Dan Beebe, BCLC interim COO, called it a first step.
鈥淭his pilot will help BCLC to understand the preferences of sports bettors, and help inform future experiences and programs to help support safe, positive play,鈥� Beebe said.
Jimmy Mac鈥檚 manager Pat Neufeld welcomed the new betting option.
鈥淚 think it will be a good thing,鈥� Neufeld remarked.
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The pilot project follows the legalization of single-event sports betting in B.C. last year.
Live sports-betting odds and related promos were flashed across digital screens at 13 sites in the province, including six in the Fraser Valley 鈥� three in Surrey and one each in 91原创, Maple Ridge and Abbotsford.
On PlayNow.com at the 13 locations, people could get a $10 free-bet voucher for sports betting by using a mobile device and scanning a QR code.
The website was on track to double its Super Bowl betting record now that players have the option to place single bets on the NFL鈥檚 championship game.
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BCLC predicted more than $2 million in wagers will be placed on the website for Sunday鈥檚 Super Bowl, pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Los Angeles Rams won a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals to give them their first NFL title since the 1999 season 鈥� and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951.
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