Alberta iGaming launch: Everything that happened on Day 1 as 20+ sites went live
Mon, 13 Jul 2026EDMONTON, ALTA. — Alberta residents and the Canadian gaming industry woke up to a new dawn on Monday morning, as the Alberta iGaming market opened for business at midnight on July 13. Four years, three months, and 10 days after Ontario launched commercial iGaming on April 4, 2022, Canada now officially has two regulated, competitive ...
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Polymarket says it has blocked access in several Canadian provinces
Mon, 13 Jul 2026Leading global prediction market platform Polymarket quietly changed its terms of use recently to reveal that it has blocked access to its trading exchange in several Canadian provinces. Already banned in Ontario through a 2023 settlement agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), Polymarket has now added three more provinces to its restricted list: Canadian ...
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Atlantic Lottery pays $212,025 FINTRAC fine
Sat, 11 Jul 2026The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) is the latest Canadian gaming entity to be fined by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) for alleged violations related to suspicious transaction reporting. FINTRAC announced on July 9 that it hit the Atlantic Lottery with an administrative monetary penalty of $212,025 on May 29 after ...
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US iGaming giants launch in Alberta on Monday
Thu, 09 Jul 2026Alberta’s regulated online casino and sports betting launch on Monday, July 13, represents a rare opportunity for the big-name brands of North American online gambling, and a big change for people in the province. Until now, the only online gambling site authorized by the Alberta government has been the one that it runs, Play Alberta. ...
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Is it time for Canadian gaming to reconsider credit cards?
Wed, 08 Jul 2026When U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren took to X earlier this year to denounce what she called a “$10 junk fee just to fund a $20 bet”, she was not merely chastizing payment processors. Warren was signalling that the politics of how gamblers move their money is shifting, and payment rails – once the plumbing of ...
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SBC Summit gives delegates direct access to regulators through new regulatory gaming meet-ups
Wed, 08 Jul 2026SBC Summit has launched the Regulatory Gaming Meet-Ups, a new networking initiative that will connect delegates with regulators, market experts, and industry leaders from more than 20 gaming jurisdictions during its 2026 event in Lisbon. Taking place each day at the Regulatory Gaming Meet-Up Lounge (F4-17) from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, the meet-ups will provide ...
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Ontario casino regulator fines Great Canadian Entertainment for second time in nine days
Tue, 07 Jul 2026Just over a week after the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) fined Great Canadian Entertainment (GCE) for allegedly using unauthorized gaming system software, the regulator has ordered an even larger punishment for other offences at an Ontario casino. The AGCO announced on Tuesday it intends to hit the casino operator with monetary penalties ...
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Kambi will power Pure Casino’s Alberta sports betting
Tue, 07 Jul 2026As Pure Casino Entertainment gears up to launch iGaming in Alberta, it has recruited sports betting technology specialist Kambi to power its online and retail sports betting throughout the province. Kambi announced on Tuesday, July 7, that it has signed a multi-year omnichannel agreement with the First Nations-owned operator to supply its turnkey sportsbook to ...
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Alberta iGaming operators: More than 50 online gambling sites ready to launch
Mon, 06 Jul 2026Last updated July 10, 2026 The commercial Alberta iGaming market will launch on July 13, and operators are busy preparing to enter Canada’s second regulated online gambling province. Dozens of companies will launch online sports betting or online casino in the province to compete with the government-run Play Alberta platform, in a similar market model ...
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Coolbet won’t get Alberta iGaming license, will exit province
Mon, 06 Jul 2026Three years after quitting Ontario’s then-nascent regulated iGaming market, Coolbet is preparing to end play in Alberta. A notice on the sportsbook and casino operator’s site states that it will no longer be able to offer its services in the western province “due to changes in Alberta’s iGaming regulations.” The planned exit was first reported ...
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