Supreme Court Sets Oct. 7 Hearing in Ontario iGaming Appeal
The case will test whether provincial online poker and daily fantasy sports can include players outside Canada, and could matter for Alberta.
The case will test whether provincial online poker and daily fantasy sports can include players outside Canada, and could matter for Alberta.
The bookmaker’s deal covers Ontario and Alberta as Alberta’s regulated iGaming market opens and the season heads toward the Grey Cup in Calgary.
New CasinoCanada research says a block in one province does not follow players nationwide, while offshore sites keep drawing traffic.
The debut came as Alberta opened a regulated iGaming market built to pull players away from unlicensed sites.
Kaizen Gaming’s brand was added as the province opened its regulated online gambling market, after 49 platforms had already been cleared.
About 50 operators were in the mix at launch, as the province moved to a private-operator model with new revenue and player-protection rules.
The rollout adds standalone Hollywood Casino and theScore Casino apps as Alberta’s regulated online gaming market opens.
The rollout sits alongside a new provincial market that approved 50 betting apps and keeps PlayAlberta as the public platform.
The free pop-ups will run from July 13 to 18 with games, prizes and giveaways.
The Alberta operator pitched itself as a local alternative to multinational rivals as more than 48 platforms lined up for the new regime.