Legality Archive

Oldest Canadian Gambling Regulator Sues Ontario for Illegal Competition Over two decades ago, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) emerged as one of the world’s very first online gambling regulators. Situated in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Canada, just outside of Montreal, the KGC successfully managed and monitored countless iGaming operations since the mid-1990s. More...

Then & Now: Gambling Laws of Canada On Land and Online (2024) What is gambling? It is the act of placing a bet. A bet is placed when an individual risks something of value on the outcome of something that hasn’t happened yet in hopes of winning an equal or larger thing of value...

Just Because Sports Betting is Legal in Canada Doesn’t Mean it’s Not Risky On August 27, 2021, single-event sports betting became legal all across Canada. That was the day millions of Canucks threw out their parlay slips in favor of straight-up bets. It opened a whole new world of odds and wagers; a world...

Unibet Ontario takes a $48k Hit from AGCO for “Generous” Bonus Ad It took many years for Ontario to get all its iGaming ducks in a row. Above all, provincial leaders had to ensure utmost player protections; protection against not just scams and fraudulent activity, but against predatory marketing. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission...

Lack of Ontario Sportsbook Promotions a Big Hurdle for Operators In April, Ontario launched the first locally regulated, competitive, online gambling market in Canada’s history. It broke many a mold, giving local players not only the opportunity to bet online through provincially-approved operators, but the chance to shop around for the best iGaming website...

Study Proposes Novel System to Detect Illegal Mobile Gambling Sites The gambling market as a whole is among the world’s most regulated industries. It has been for centuries. In such a munificent trade, the potential for corruption is astronomical. But it seems every time authorities get a handle on regulatory compliance, something comes along...

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,...

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...