The province will look to share its poker liquidity both with Ontario and internationally, pending a decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal this November, which will have an impact on all Canadian provinces.
The Tour returns to Montreal for the second time this year, as WPT Playground brings a $1.5 million guaranteed Championship event and an exciting schedule of side events with millions of dollars in play.
Canada’s only regulated iGaming market will be launching a centralized self-exclusion system, allowing players to exclude themselves from play across all licensed sports betting, casino, and poker operators in the province.
Government officials are continuing discussions with interested parties and preparing for an iGaming overhaul that could see first regulated iGaming sites launch in Alberta as early as next year.
All of existing online poker operators in American markets have shown interest applying for Alberta gaming licenses in the near future, with Bally’s Interactive being the latest to join the trend and explore its options.
WSOP Main Event packages are still available at GGPoker Ontario as the Series gets closer. Win your seat for as little as $1 and join the biggest poker festival of 2024 this summer.
The Series will feature dozens of events across different buyins, with the mystery bounty format taking a key place in the overall schedule and the $50k Main Event.
The prestigious WPT festival will feature a C$2 Million guaranteed Championship event, along with a number of more affordable WPT tournaments and the popular Meet Up Game with Brad Owen and other WPT Ambassadors.
The low stakes series brings 21 numbered events and over $100,000 in guaranteed prizes, with mystery bounty tournaments in the focus and two major events offering individual $30k guarantees.
The province enters the third year of legal online gambling as one of the biggest markets in North America, as 86% of all Ontarians now turn to regulated sites to play their favorite games.