Gambling Laws Archive

Internet Gambling Canada: Research Shows Provincial Efforts are Lacking After more than 20 years, the online gambling industry hasn’t gotten any easier to compete in. That’s great news for players, as competition drives promotional generosity among operators. But it’s not such great news for Canadian provinces; most of which just found out their efforts...

BC Lottery Corp to Develop the First Saskatchewan Gambling App for SIGA For years now, it’s always been the same Canadian provinces that make headlines in the iGaming industry. British Columbia has been doing it for nearly two decades, having launched the country’s first legally and locally licensed online gambling portal back in 2004....

ALC Online Gambling Platform Receives RG Check Accreditation Responsibility in gambling – it’s an absolute must! It’s not just players who are encouraged to gamble responsibly, either. Operators of land-based casinos, as well as online gaming websites, are expected to uphold responsible practices. Perhaps more important is the responsibility of the government agencies that...

Regulators Penalize Two Ontario Licensed Casinos for Promo Violations The province of Ontario de-privatized iGaming by launching a competitive market on April 4, 2022. The operators who’ve been approved to compete in this market were warned well ahead of time that any violation of regulatory statutes would not be tolerated. On May 3 –...

Province Encourages Locals to Gamble Safely Online from Ontario There are two very good reasons why the government of Ontario is choosing to regulate internet gambling. The first reason – the one their touting the most heavily – is that it offers locals a safer way to bet on the web. The second one...

Online Gambling Ontario: What iGaming Regulation Means to You Ontarians have been gambling over the internet for the last 25 years. A lot has changed in that time. It’s not just about the quantity and quality of games anymore. The most significant changes have come by way of regulatory action. In the late 1990s,...

Canadian Banks that Support Online Gambling Payments – Learn what Canadian banks allow online gambling and acceptable payment methods....

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...