Betway and Golden Tiger Casino began operating in Alberta’s regulated online gambling market on September 28, 2026. Their launches brought the number of active licensed sites to 33, according to Canadian Gaming Business.

The operators entered the market just weeks before Alberta’s October 13 transition deadline. Existing operators must complete the move into the regulated system, stop their unregulated activity or leave the province.

Alberta’s market is no longer measured only by how many brands register. The real test is whether those brands can become fully operational before the deadline.

Betway makes the switch

Betway previously served Alberta customers outside the new regulated framework. Its parent company, Super Group, has registered five Alberta-facing brands:

  • Betway
  • Jackpot City
  • Royal Vegas
  • Ruby Fortune
  • Spin

Royal Vegas and Ruby Fortune launched before Betway. The latest launch gives Super Group another active platform in Alberta, while its other registered brands remain subject to the October transition timetable.

Betway’s Alberta launch follows its earlier entry into Ontario’s regulated market. Alberta is now the company’s second provincially regulated Canadian market.

Golden Tiger opens Apollo’s account

Golden Tiger Casino is the first of seven Apollo Entertainment brands registered in Alberta to go live. Apollo’s other registered brands are:

  • Captain Cooks Casino
  • Casino Classic
  • Grand Mondial Casino
  • Luxury Casino
  • Yukon Gold Casino
  • Zodiac Casino

Registration does not automatically mean that a site is operating. Each operator must complete the required regulatory and commercial steps before accepting bets or offering online casino games.

Why October 13 matters

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis regulates the market. Alberta iGaming Corporation manages the commercial relationships and the province’s online gaming offering.

Legal operation requires both regulatory registration and a commercial agreement with Alberta iGaming Corporation.

Operators that were active in Alberta before the regulated market opened received a limited transition period. They now have three options:

  • Complete the approval and commercial process.
  • End their unregulated activity and continue under the regulated framework.
  • Leave Alberta.

The reported final date for the transition is October 13, 2026. The deadline is especially important for operators with long-standing grey-market businesses in Alberta, including Betway and brands that are still preparing to launch.

More sites could follow

Dave Berry, chief regulatory officer and executive vice-president at Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis, told Canadian Gaming Business that more registered sites could go live in the weeks around the deadline.

Alberta officials have previously discussed a market with as many as 70 operator sites. That figure will not necessarily translate into 70 active brands. Companies can register several brands and launch them at different times.

That distinction matters for players. The Alberta iGaming Corporation’s official directory lists sites available through the regulated market, while registration alone does not confirm that a brand is live.

What regulated status changes for players

Alberta’s framework is designed to move gambling activity away from unregulated websites and into a system with provincial oversight.

The Alberta government says regulated operators must support tools including account limits, transaction records and centralised self-exclusion. The framework also includes advertising restrictions, player-protection requirements and anti-money-laundering controls.

Regulated status does not remove gambling risk, but it gives players a clearer way to identify sites operating within Alberta’s framework.

Betway and Golden Tiger’s launches show that Alberta’s market has entered a more demanding phase. The question is no longer just how many operators register. It is how many can complete the move into a supervised market before the October 13 deadline.