Commission Rejects KSAC's Lottery Licence Request
JAMAICA (March 13, 2010) --It was reported the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has denied the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) application for a city lottery........................Subscribers

New KSAC Lottery Could Create Thousands of Jobs
KINGSTON, Jamaica (October 23,  2009)  - More than 7,000 jobs could be created if the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) gives the green light to an application from the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) to operate a city lottery................Subscribers

Commission Blames Legal Process for KSAC Lottery Licence Delay
JAMAICA (October 20, 2009) - The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is blaming legal processes for the delay in approving an application made by the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) to operate a city lottery almost a year ago.................Subscribers

KSAC Wants Commission to Approve City Lottery
KINGSTON, Jamaica (October 16, 2009) –Local news sources report Lee Clarke, Deputy Mayor of Kingston, is upset with the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) over what he says is that organization's “foot dragging” in relation to an application .................Subscribers

Jamaican Casino-Gaming Commission to be Established
KINGSTON, Jamaica (July 7, 2009) -- A casino-gaming commission is to be established, under the Casino Gaming Bill which has been tabled in the House of Representatives by Minister of Finance and the Public Service.................Subscribers

Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act to be Amended
KINGSTON, Jamaica (July 2, 2009) -- The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act is to be amended to enable the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to regulate the sector more effectively, and protect stakeholders and consumers......................Subscribers

Fit and Proper For Gaming
KINGSTON, Jamaica (July 2, 2009) - The government is moving to ensure that only 'fit and proper' persons are granted licences, permit approval or authority to operate betting, gaming and lotteries in Jamaica...................Subscribers

Economic Crisis Puts Damper on Local Gambling Industry
JAMAICA (March 15, 2009) -- The local gaming industry is bracing for the worst in the ongoing economic meltdown that has cost some industry players up to a third of gambling revenues over the past six months. According to provisional statistics provided by the Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC) the industry posted a flat performance last year. Total gross profit across the industry's betting, lotteries and gaming (gaming lounges and machines) subsectors were................Subscribers

Lottery Game Sales Show Slight Increase
JAMAICA (January 2, 2008) -- Radio Jamaica reported today that the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission, (BGLC), has announced that sales for the six lottery games for the 2005/2006 fiscal year totalled ...............Subscribers

Lotteries Commission Shuts Down Over 200 Illegal Gaming Operators
JAMAICA (December 27, 2007) -- The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) says it conducted operations at 237 gaming entities in the 2005/2006 fiscal year..................Subscribers

Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Ensuring Proper Gaming Sector
JAMAICA (October 01, 2007) -- Gaming is big business the world over and Jamaica is no exception. As the industry grew here, the government recognized a need for regulation, and so in 1975, it created the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission.......................Subscribers

Lotteries, Gaming Commission to be Reorganized
JAMAICA (April 16, 2007) -- There's to be a restructuring of the operations of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC). According to the news source a Finance Ministry report on public bodies states that ..........Subscribers

Lottery Company Undergoes Restructuring, Creates New Subsidiary for Games
JAMAICA (January 5, 2007) – The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) has reportedly approved a plan for Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary company solely for the purpose of..........Subscribers