The honest answer on British Columbia access
I looked for a published, official restricted-country or restricted-province list from MyStake and didn't find one. That absence cuts both ways: I can't point to a document that bars British Columbia residents, but I also can't point to one that confirms they're accepted. Anyone who tells you flatly that MyStake is open to BC players, or that it isn't, is going further than the available evidence supports.
What I can say is narrower. MyStake is a Curacao-licensed operator with no BC-specific registration, and Curacao licensing doesn't map onto Canadian provincial gambling law the way a BCLC-issued licence does. That's a structural fact about the operator, not a verdict on whether your account would work if you tried to sign up from Vancouver or Kelowna.
Third-party marketing sites aren't proof of a compliant offering
A handful of affiliate sites, including domains built specifically around Canadian traffic, market MyStake to Canadian players in general terms. That tells you there's demand and an active affiliate push aimed at Canada. It does not tell you the operator has a confirmed, compliant relationship with British Columbia specifically, or that BC was ever named in whatever internal market rules MyStake applies. Marketing intent and regulatory status are two different things, and conflating them is how players end up assuming an approval that was never actually granted.
If you want to verify your own situation rather than rely on a third party's landing page, the more reliable step is to start the sign-up flow yourself and see whether the operator's own systems flag your province, or to contact MyStake support directly and ask in writing.
PlayNow: the option BC actually regulates
British Columbia's own regulated online gambling option is PlayNow, operated by the BC Lottery Corporation. PlayNow is licensed and run under provincial authority, which is a different category of oversight entirely from a Curacao-licensed offshore operator like MyStake. I'm not going to tell you which one to choose. I'm telling you the two sit in different regulatory categories, and that distinction should factor into any comparison you make, not just game selection or bonus size.
| Point of comparison | MyStake | PlayNow (BCLC) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensing authority | Curacao Gaming Control Board | British Columbia Lottery Corporation |
| BC-specific approval | Not confirmed either way | Yes, provincially regulated |
| Licence number published | No | N/A, government-operated |
| Deposit methods | Interac, Visa, Mastercard, 15+ cryptocurrencies | Interac and standard Canadian banking rails |
| Game count | 4,000+ titles, 50+ providers | Varies, provincially curated catalogue |
Licensing and what it means day to day
MyStake holds a licence from the Curacao Gaming Control Board. No specific licence number is published on the operator's site or in the review portals I checked, which makes independent verification harder than it should be. Curacao's current regulatory framework carries less dispute-resolution weight than a provincial or EU-style licence, so if a payout dispute ever arose, your practical leverage would sit closer to public review pressure than to a regulator with enforcement power over the operator.
Payments: what's on offer regardless of province
MyStake's payment stack doesn't change by province in any way I could confirm. Interac sits alongside Visa and Mastercard for card and bank-linked funding, and the operator lists more than 15 supported cryptocurrencies for players who prefer that route. See our crypto deposit page for how that works in practice. What isn't confirmed is a specific welcome bonus figure. AskGamblers and Trustpilot don't agree on a live match percentage or free spins count, and I'm not going to publish a number that two review sources can't align on. Our welcome bonus page covers that gap in more detail.
Confirm your province isn't silently blocked at the cashier stage by starting the sign-up flow yourself, and get any bonus terms in writing from support rather than trusting a number from a third-party listing site.
Withdrawal limits: two sources, two different currencies
This is a real disagreement, not a rounding error. AskGamblers lists MyStake's withdrawal ceiling at roughly EUR 7,500 per week and EUR 15,000 per month. Trustpilot complaints I reviewed cite the identical 7,500 and 15,000 figures, but denominated in USDT, not euros. Same numbers, different currency, which suggests the limit may vary by account type or payment method, or that one source is simply out of date. Either way, don't plan a large BC withdrawal around either figure without getting your own account's limit confirmed directly.
Game library and providers
The catalogue itself doesn't vary by province: 4,000+ titles from more than 50 studios, including NetEnt, Evolution Gaming, Pragmatic Play and Yggdrasil. That's a broad spread across slots and live dealer tables, large enough that filtering by provider matters more than scrolling the full list.
Where this leaves a British Columbia player
I can confirm the licence, the payment stack, and the game catalogue. I cannot confirm that British Columbia is specifically accepted or specifically excluded, and I won't pretend a marketing page from an unrelated affiliate settles that question. If provincial regulation matters to you, PlayNow already carries it. If you're weighing MyStake anyway, verify your own province's status at sign-up before you deposit, not after. See how Ontario's situation compares, or check our FAQ page for more on verification and account questions that come up before a first deposit.