Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation
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The Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Corporation (MBLL; French: Société manitobaine des alcools et des loteries) is a crown agency of the Manitoba government responsible for providing legalized gambling ("gaming"), distributing and selling liquor, and for sourcing and distributing non-medical cannabis to retailers in the province of Manitoba.[1]
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | 830 Empress St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 3H3 |
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Parent department | Manitoba Crown Services |
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Website | www.mbll.ca/ |
Its gaming services include selling Western Canada Lottery Corporation products via lottery ticket retailers, operating the Casinos of Winnipeg—Club Regent Casino and McPhillips Station Casino—operating PlayNow.com, and providing VLTs to the province. As a liquor retailer, MBLL operate 63 Liquor Mart and Liquor Mart Express stores throughout Manitoba.[1]
Liquor, cannabis and gambling products are regulated by the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba (LGCA), who "licenses charitable gambling activities, ensures the technical integrity of games and equipment, monitors compliance, and does other activities required of the regulator."[2]
MBLL was created in 2013 with the merger of the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) and Manitoba Lotteries Corporation (MLC). Its headquarters are located in the provincial capital, Winnipeg.