The Canadian iGamer’s Handbook to Casino Debit Card Banking

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We offer different guides to prospective players. These are listed in our table of contents immediatly below.

These guides and articles span the entire ecosystem of Canadian gaming and this includes the introduction of gambling laws, land based casinos news, and even the evolution of tech as it pertains to gaming.

About us –  We are a small team of friendly, dedicated, life-long gamblers living in Canada. We strive to be a good ressource for discerning Canadians.

Because we cover the entire gaming spectrum, allow us to break it down for you below, in narrow bands.

Canadian Deposit Options

As you might expect, we’re big into casino mechanics here at DebitCardCasino.ca, and this includes the question of financing a player account.

The popularity of credit cards has been steadily declining in iGaming, and this has been the impetus for players to switch to debit cards, and to third party payment processors.

The debit card is our preferred payment modality – obviously we are biased given our domain name – yet it is not the only deposit option we cover.

Here are our featured Guides & Payment Modalities

We recently completed a section about prepaid modalities specifically, and wrote articles on Boku mobile billing, Vanilla gift cards, and MuchBetter. But there are so much more banking options that we can’t possibly cover each one of them.

For further insight into alternate deposit options for Canadians in 2023, please see the choices listed on eCheck Casinos. The website is run by Trevor Hallsey from Ontario, and shares our focus on the intersection of finance and all things Canadian iGaming.

Canadian Casino Games

Our editors reviewed every game you are likely to encounter in a brick and mortar casino. We expand on strategies, local and online offerings, and profitability.

Featured Articles & Guides

Further Reading – For a complete list of different games we cover, please read our directory of real money casino games sorted by alphabetical order.

Canadian Board Games

Since the lockdowns, playing games at home in a family context is a lot more prevalent. It’s great for morale to gather around with loved ones and play a few rounds of cards. Here are some popular games right now.

Featured Articles & Guides

Further Reading – For a broader view, please read our directory of Canadian games which arranges every board game reviewed in alphabetical order.

Canadian Gaming Laws

Our editors scoured the local Canadian provincial landscape to understand the legal ramifications of playing online.

Further Reading – For a comprehensive timeline of the various gaming laws governing Canada, please visit this exhaustive legal page which we are updating to cater to the latest developments in Ontario.

For specific provinces that weren’t covered in the “featured” tab, please see: Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories Laws, Nunavut Terr. Casino Laws, Yukon Gaming Laws.

Canadian Gaming in French (Quebec)

Quebec is a special legal province with a rich history and French-speaking demographic that is more pro-gaming than elsewhere in Canada.

Montreal offers regulated casinos and caters to popular games like blackjack and stud. People there have local card game interests and preferences which you can read about on our pages.

The Quebec legislation is also highly favorable to players. To serve this French speaking community better we are dedicating an entire section of our site, DebitCardCasino.ca/fr/ , to cater to their every need (links below in French).

Canadian Texas Hold’em

Poker in Canada is thriving, as we host numerous national and international competitions every year. We also boast some homegrown professionals such as Chris Kruk and our local “femme fatale” Ema Zajmovic. Speaking about “femme fatale”, we also have a dedicated French-Canadian section regarding texas holdem. You can also use your Canadian carte de débit to deposit or even eCheck . The range of options is wide to your play your favorite card game in Quebec .

Overview of the Canadian Gaming Market

Gambling is one of the biggest industries in the world, but it’s also one of the most unique. This is an industry that enjoys just as much success during times of prosperity as it does during financial downturns. It is an industry that offers the consumer the chance to win big money, but always profits nonetheless. In Canada, the gambling industry is in even more of a unique position, because it exists to the north of a country that tightly regulates the industry, yet it is heavily influenced by the regulations of countries like the United Kingdom, which have some of the most relaxed laws in the world.

Outside of Canada, there are many people who assume that gambling is as restricted here as it is in the US. But that’s not true. Far from it in fact. Because while the laws aren’t as relaxed as they are in the UK, gambling—and online gambling—is legal and widely available. There have been suggestions that this might change, and those rumors have formed an ominous cold that has hung over the industry. But they have existed for many years and nothing has changed yet, nor will it likely change in the future.

That’s because gambling is a huge business in Canada. It is true that online gambling tends to draw money out of a country and into tax havens. But Canada is a little different. There are authorities that regulate and control the industry in certain regions, making sure all of the money goes through them. And when you consider that the biggest online gambling company in the world (Amaya) is Canadian, this industry will always benefit the country’s coffers in one way or another.

If you’re still a little confused about the status of online gambling, then you won’t be for long. On DebitCardCasino.ca we make it our goal to clarify these complicated online gambling laws. Far too many Canadians don’t understand the gambling laws in their own country, and we don’t think that’s right. We also clearly show you which Canadian banks allow online gambling. We also have a handy directory of resources for Canadian gamblers.

Gamers are fed conflicting information from their peers and even from government officials. They are fed confusing information from casinos and affiliate sites only interested in their bank balance. And when they try to read up on the gambling laws, the only information they can find relates to the US and not to Canada.

This is a Canadian site for Canadian gamblers. The laws we discuss all relate to this country and the casinos and sports books mentioned all accept players from here. It is our hope that this will make life easier for Canadian gamblers.

In Closing…

You will find all kinds of reviews, guides and more here on DebitCardCasino.ca. With our search function, the dedicated sports gambler and casino aficionada can find the advice they need to succeed. They can also find directions to the best destinations, sports books and more. To browse our collection of articles, just use the links provided. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us through the Contact Page. You can also read our Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions. This will help you to gain a better understanding of how we operate; what we do with your information; whether we use cookies or not; and much more.

If you are French reader, please read our francophone section. We offer details for Quebec based players, discuss laws, deposit options and relevant laws. In February of 2019, we introduced an exciting new Canadian-French section on card gaming , everything from board games to popular card games such as Canadian salad or Euchre .

And that’s it. So, take a look around. And be sure to bookmark us and check back regularly to discover new specialty bets, new bonuses codes and different deposit options.

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