The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has signed a new contract with its long-term partner Bally’s Intralot, focusing on integrated Shared Services.
Bally’s subsidiary Intralot Canada will deliver end-to-end operational and technical support across BCLC’s lottery and technology operations, as well as a roadmap for ongoing enhancements and integration of new capabilities.
“This collaborative Shared Services model represents a significant advancement in BCLC’s digital transformation journey,” said BCLC President and Chief Executive Officer Pat Davis. “BCLC looks forward to continuing its partnership with Bally’s Intralot in service of a more efficient, streamlined and resilient operating framework that delivers an elevated experience for our players across both our retail and digital channels.”
“This contract builds on the long-standing successful partnership between BCLC and Bally’s Intralot, and enhances our presence in the Canadian market,” added Bally’s Intralot Group CEO Robeson Reeves. “We are committed to delivering our best-in-class, fully integrated Shared Services model in support of the responsible growth of the Lottery and the good causes it serves across the province.
“This is an exciting new chapter for both organizations, and we look forward to the journey ahead.”
A new step for long-term partners
Intralot and BCLC have worked together for several years, beginning in 2019 on a project to replace the lottery’s legacy retail system.
In 2023, they expanded their partnership to include a retail sports betting overhaul via the Intralot Orion platform. The following year, they began a project to migrate BCLC’s retail lottery system to Intralot’s Lotos X Omni ecosystem, which made the lottery one of the first in the world to integrate a fully cloud-based system.
The partners announced in late 2024 that they would next work on a new online lottery platform, as well as advancing the digitalization of the crown corporation’s existing land-based network. As of that time, Intralot powered roughly 8,000 terminals across 3,400 retail locations in B.C.
A BCLC spokesperson told Canadian Gaming Business that the new contract formalizes Intralot’s role as the crown corporation’s primary delivery partner for lottery technology and operations by leveraging Intralot Canada’s local, on‑shore team to operate the Lotos X system on behalf of BCLC.
Bally’s and Intralot begin new North American chapter
The latest step in the collaboration is one of the first deals that Bally’s Intralot has signed since Bally’s Corporation and Intralot officially launched their new merged brand for their North American lottery technology operations in March.
That rebrand followed Intralot’s multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Bally’s Interactive assets in July 2025 in a deal which also made Bally’s a 58% majority shareholder in Intralot.
Bally’s Intralot’s focus in North America has remained the same: targeted B2B activities focused on U.S. state and Canadian provincial lotteries like BCLC.
“What has changed is the strength behind us,” said the firm in March. “By connecting Bally’s digital capabilities and the Vitruvian data platform with Intralot’s trusted lottery infrastructure, we’re positioned to deliver even more innovation and value to the market.”
