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3 min read An Alberta sports fan checks a smartphone beside a blurred hockey broadcast as the province’s regulated betting market expands. 822
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PowerPlay Joins Alberta’s Betting Market as Hockey Season Starts

PowerPlay went live in Alberta on September 30, raising the stakes for operators and players as the province expands regulated online betting.

2 min read Gaming industry professionals review an online casino content deployment in an Alberta office. 530
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EveryMatrix Brings Fantasma Games Live With bet365 in Alberta

EveryMatrix’s Fantasma Games titles are now live with bet365 in Alberta, putting supplier approval to its first commercial test.

5 min read Editorial illustration of Derek Ramm in a neutral office setting during Canada’s online gambling anti-money-laundering debate. 646
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Canada’s Online Gambling AML Test: Who Owns Risk as Ontario and Alberta Expand?

Two provincial gaming corporations paid C$631,538.50 in FINTRAC penalties. Ontario and Alberta now face a harder question: who owns online risk?

2 min read Illustration of Alberta Minister Dale Nally at a Las Vegas gaming industry conference. 557
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Alberta Takes Its New iGaming Market to Las Vegas, But Will Operators Follow?

Minister Dale Nally is pitching Alberta’s regulated iGaming market at G2E. The next test is whether outreach leads to more active operators.

3 min read A conference attendee reviews compliance documents at a Lisbon gaming industry event. 618
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Alberta’s New iGaming Model Meets Ontario’s Mature Market in Lisbon

SBC Summit 2026 will compare Alberta’s private market with Ontario’s established system, focusing on regulation, commercial control and player protection.

3 min read A workstation with a generic online gaming screen, sports notes, a calculator and financial charts. 681
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Ontario’s August iGaming Results Show Casinos Outpacing Sports Betting

Sports betting revenue plunged in August, but casino growth kept Ontario’s iGaming market 18% above last year’s level.

3 min read A laptop, compliance documents and a market briefing folder representing Québec’s regulated online gaming sector. 790
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Gaming Corps Enters Québec Market Through Loto-Québec Online Platform

The fourth-quarter deal gives Gaming Corps access to Québec’s government-run platform, unlike Ontario’s broader private-operator market.

3 min read A Canadian technology operations room representing Alberta’s regulated iGaming supplier market. 736
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Delasport Secures Two Alberta Registrations as iGaming Supplier Rivalry Grows

Delasport can now supply Alberta operators with platform and critical gaming systems, but cannot run a consumer-facing betting site.

3 min read A regulatory briefing table with policy folders and a laptop representing Alberta’s regulated iGaming market. 621
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Alberta’s 22-Site iGaming Launch Tests Canada’s Fight Against Offshore Gambling

Alberta launched 22 regulated iGaming sites, testing whether stronger safeguards can shift players from offshore platforms while limiting scams and illegal advertising.

3 min read A compliance analyst reviews a regulatory dashboard beside server racks representing Alberta’s regulated iGaming technology infrastructure 530
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Alberta’s iGaming Market Puts Technology Suppliers in the Spotlight

Delasport’s Alberta registrations show how platform technology and player-protection systems are becoming central to the province’s new iGaming market.

3 min read A smartphone displays a blurred gambling advertisement beside compliance notes and a payment card turned face down. 649
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AI Deepfake Gambling Ad Exposes Alberta’s Offshore Enforcement Gap

A fabricated ad using Alphonso Davies’ father highlights the limits of Alberta’s regulated gambling system when offshore sites use social platforms.

3 min read A smartphone showing a blurred gambling advertisement beside Alberta regulatory paperwork and a map. 546
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Offshore Gambling Ads Test Alberta’s New Regulated iGaming Market

Offshore sites using Canadian imagery are testing Alberta’s effort to move players into a regulated iGaming market launched July 13.

1 min read Canada iGaming: news, regulation and market intelligence 456
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Follow Canada iGaming on LinkedIn

Follow Canada iGaming on LinkedIn for news on Canadian iGaming regulation, operators and market developments, with links to the full stories on our website.

2 min read Players and chip stacks at tables during a live poker tournament in a Quebec gaming venue. 737
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WSOP Festival Draws 2,844 Entries and Puts Kahnawake in Canada’s Live Poker Spotlight

A record-scale WSOP event drew 2,844 entries and a CA$12.69 million prize pool, raising Kahnawake’s profile in Canada’s live poker economy.

2 min read Thoroughbred horses on the turf course at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. 458
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Woodbine Stakes Winner Earns 2027 Pegasus Invitation in Florida

The $200,000 Dance Smartly Stakes winner will receive an automatic invitation to the 2027 Pegasus turf event.

3 min read An empty technology workspace representing GeoComply’s expansion into geolocation, identity verification and anti-fraud systems for regulated Canadian iGaming. 567
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GeoComply Promotes Steven Vo as Canada’s iGaming Compliance Race Intensifies

GeoComply named Steven Vo chief technology officer as Alberta launches regulated iGaming and Ontario’s market demands stronger compliance systems.