GLI advises British Columbia on version 2 of TGS5

Key elements of the initiative were to address ongoing changes and technological advancements in internet gaming, including mobile gaming, as well as the inclusion of entirely new game product line offerings planned for the BCLC’s PlayNow.com site, offered to players inside British Columbia.

The update was the result of collaboration between GPEB, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and GLI Canada. As a GPEB-accredited and British Columbia-based firm, GLI played a key technical advisory role in the creation of Version 2 of TGS5 – Technical Gaming Standards for Internet Gaming Systems.

BCLC’s Director of eGaming Operations, Richard Fenster said, “Finalizing a technical standard that meets the needs of all concerned parties is a significant achievement made possible through a major investment of time and expertise of all involved including the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch and GLI Canada.”

Since its 2010 acquisition of Technical Systems Testing (TST) – a firm with broad experience in internet gaming testing and regulation – GLI has amassed the world’s foremost knowledge base in testing internet gaming products for highly regulated jurisdictions. For more than a decade GLI (TST) has either advised and/or drafted iGaming technical standards for highly respected iGaming jurisdictions such as British Columbia, Alderney, Italy, Nevada (USA), Tasmania (Australia), the UK and others. GLI has also provided technical standards consultancy to respected Tribes and/or Tribal associations in gaming and continues to work closely with Regulators and Tribes in emerging markets both domestically and abroad.

Salim Adatia, CEO of GLI Canada added, “It was an honour to heed the call to update the original version of the BC iGaming technical standard we originally helped put in place back in 2009. Updates such as the ones that were requested of GLI are natural in the course of iGaming operations within a jurisdiction and we applaud BCLC and GPEB for recognizing this. Technical standards must evolve with the rapid pace of technology, regulatory concerns, and player demand for new product offerings.”