The company told Alberta visitors that new registrations were on hold, while Alberta’s regulator continued to ready an open online gambling market for 13 July.
Pre-registration has begun, but real-money accounts, deposits, and betting through Hollywood Casino Alberta remain unavailable until the province’s market opens
Gaming News Canada said the list fell from 47 to 46 as Cadtree/Super Group appeared to take down its Grizzly’s Quest casino offering ahead of Alberta’s regulated iGaming start
May 2026 brought double-digit gains in online casino betting and revenue, even as poker stakes slid.
The Toronto company says its first game, Unicorn Derby, is completed and should go live on Stake in the coming days under the Stake Engine model
Play Alberta, already the province’s only authorised online option, will share the market as operators move through licensing, registrations and customer pre-registration ahead of July 13
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.