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Last week, British Columbia launched the first government-run online casino in North America. "If we're going to do this as a government then we have a higher responsibility than private operators elsewhere to ensure we are protecting people," said Shane Simpson, a lawmaker with the opposition New Democratic Party.
Six hours after the site, PlayNow.com, was launched it was shut down. The Vancouver Sun is now reporting that the site was shut down because of a data crossover. A data crossover occurs when one player is accidentally switched into another player's account while they are playing online, The crossover causes a security breach and allows the crossover player to access the other player's sensitive information, as well as gamble with the other person's money. This data crossover happened to 134 players that day.
The site is still not online but could return later this week.
Last week, British Columbia launched the first government-run online casino in North America. "If we're going to do this as a government then we have a higher responsibility than private operators elsewhere to ensure we are protecting people," said Shane Simpson, a lawmaker with the opposition New Democratic Party.
Six hours after the site, PlayNow.com, was launched it was shut down. The Vancouver Sun is now reporting that the site was shut down because of a data crossover. A data crossover occurs when one player is accidentally switched into another player's account while they are playing online, The crossover causes a security breach and allows the crossover player to access the other player's sensitive information, as well as gamble with the other person's money. This data crossover happened to 134 players that day.
The site is still not online but could return later this week.
