Canadian Gaming: BCLC’s Latest Sportsbook Lounge, DeepMarkit Prediction Market Foray

Posted on: September 18, 2025, 12:37h. 

Last updated on: September 18, 2025, 01:12h.

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Expertise: Canadian Gaming, iGaming, Las Vegas, Sports Betting, NFL, Boxing, UFC.
  • Latest BCLC sportsbook lounge opens this Sunday in Fort St. John
  • Five PROLINE lounges currently operating, one more coming this year
  • DeepMarkit announces plans to buy Prospect Prediction Markets Inc. 

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has announced the opening of a fifth PROLINE sportsbook lounge in the province – this one at Chances Casino Fort St. John.

Chances Fort St. John is the latest land-based property in British Columbia to open a PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge. (Image: BCLC

The grand opening event is this Sunday from 1 pm to 10 pm MST.

Like with the previous sportsbook lounges opened earlier this year at Parq Casino in Vancouver, Chances Kelowna, Chances Maple Ridge, and Casino of the Rockies Sportsbook Lounge, BCLC is banking that the energy when sports fans get together in one place to watch and bet on sports, the multiple TV screens, the variety of food and beverages, will be draw for more people to visit the casino properties.

Chances Terrace Sportsbook Lounge is slotted to open later this year, according to a BCLC spokesperson.

Live Sports Betting

The sportsbook lounges offer sports betting on self-serve terminals, including single-event betting, live event betting, and parlays.

The Fort St. John lounge is marked by a 24-foot screen where players can watch multiple games at once. The property has six self-serve terminals.

“We are thrilled to open our newest PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge at Chances Casino Fort St. John,” says Dan Beebe, BCLC’s COO. “With wall-to-wall displays and a modern sportsbook offering, we believe that the lounge will provide an exciting and memorable experience for both sports fans and bettors alike in Fort St. John and around the Peace River region.”

DeepMarkit Announces Plans to Enter Prediction Market

DeepMarkit Corp., a company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, has announced its intent to acquire Prospect Prediction Markets Inc., a private company that develops fantasy sports software with a free-to-play prediction market platform on the Avalanche blockchain.

The deal is valued at CA$600K, and will involve a share exchange with Prospect shareholders receiving DeepMarkit shares. Trevor Broad, CEO of Prospect, will become CTO of DeepMarkit.

DeepMarkit Corp. is a tech company with subsidiaries active in blockchain, AI, and tokenization.