Gambling Laws Archive

Ontario Casino Games Licenses Won’t Reach Offshore Brands this Year Online gambling has been big business in some parts of Canada for years now. British Columbia has been raking in the profits longer than any other province, following the 2004 launch of BCLC’s Playnow.com. Ontario was slow to the game, launching PlayOLG in January...

Popularity still rising for mobile gambling in Canada in 2021. Throughout history, we’ve experienced a plethora of fads and social crazes. They’ve impacted our lives in everything from fashion, to entertainment, to socialization. As you surely know, a fad is not a long-term thing. It is something that comes along, enjoys a brief spike...

Senates Passes C-218: Legal Mobile Sportsbooks to Compete in Canada. It’s all-but official. The Canadian government is moments away from legalizing single-event sports betting. Not only will we be able to bet on single game results, we’ll be able to do it with a variety of competing bookmakers, online and on land. It’s truly...

Only two weeks left to pass Canada single game betting bill. For nearly a decade, Canada’s appurtenant politicians have been working to amend federal laws as they pertain to gambling on sporting events. The act is not illegal, mind you. Current laws provide for a sports lottery, in which bettors can select multiple outcomes;...

5 Important Mobile Casino License Facts – Find out how and when an online casino license reflects integrity and responsibility....

MuchBetter Casino Deposits – How much better are they? We’ve all become pretty accustomed to eWallets over the last two decades. PayPal was among the first. Neteller, Skrill (formerly Moneybookers), EcoCard and EcoPayz – these were the brands that took web wallets into the mainstream of daily financing. Today’s online casino gamers are especially...

CA Sports Betting Coming ‘Soon‘, Legal Online Casino Games Here ‘Now‘ It seems like the biggest gaming story of the year is the so-called imminent regulation of single-event sports betting. While everyone anxiously awaits the day old-fashioned, parlay-style sports lotteries expand into single-game betting opportunities – both in the retail space and online –...

Toronto Star Online Casino? Eh, Why Not… Toronto media giant Torstar Corp is hoping to launch a “made-in-Ontario” online casino betting brand....

The Deception of “Instant” Casino Withdrawals – Find out how so-called instant casino payouts work, and why they aren’t really instant....

Casino Game Fairness – Learn why today’s slot machines aren’t fair compared to other casino games, where mathematical probabilities ring true....