CONSPIRACY TIME

KINGSWAY & THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Concrete Score

Greetings music fans.

I will tell you a little something about wagering online with the government of British Columbia’s lottery corporation: they don’t want you to win. I mean, they really don’t want you to win. So much so, the site has been “down” for the entire World Cup so far.

You see, BCLC has this game called “Oddset”. Unlike picking spreads, you can pick a win, a loss OR a tie. A tie pays considerably more, but is very difficult to predict. In basketball, a tie constitutes a game within 5 points. Hockey, it’s a game that goes to a shoot out. Baseball, it’s a one run game. And in football it is a three point game. Simple enough, no? But in soccer, it is a game that is tied at the end of regulation – a very common occurence.

So here is the rub, while BCLC gets to profit the other three years and 11 months the World Cup isn’t on the board, they have opted to have their site “down” (first time I have ever seen it down in over five years) so as not to take a hit on people betting ties during world cup. This is bullshit. They are like an insurance company that’s takes your premiums, but then doesn’t want to pay out when a couple planes fly into your buildings. It’s just bad fucking sportsmanship  is what it is.

So I suggest dropping BCLC’s Corporate Communications Officer, Trevor Milller, a line at tmiller@bclc.com and tell him what bullshit you think this is. Or better yet, call him at 604.247.3013. He needs to know that we are fully aware of the scam they are pulling.

The government steals from us everyday: misdirected public funds, bullshit taxes, speeding tickets, transit hikes, auto insurance. Are we going to let them start stealing our luck too? Fuck no. I won’t revolt over any of that other stuff, but I’ll lead the fight when it comes to protecting my right to gamble. Get your pitchforks and torches ready; we’re about to play a whole new kind of beautiful game.

Shine on you crazy diamonds.

Jon Raw
owner/operator
DDG Records

posted: June 14, 2010