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Alberta's government is expanding competition in Canada's betting market to counter illegal platforms, iGaming Brazil reported. The report describes commercial competition as the central element of the strategy.
Alberta places commercial competition at the centre of its strategy to counter illegal betting platforms.
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The proposed national oversight could affect how sports betting advertising is regulated across Canada.
Supreme Court objections concern Ontario’s regulated online poker market, where shared liquidity increases player pools and pots.
Operators without final authorisation face a shutdown requirement, while the reported live-site count shows the scale of Alberta’s regulated market.
Justices’ questions focus on Ontario’s ability to enforce proposed cross-border igaming rules against players abroad.
The case concerns whether Ontario can legally permit its online gambling customers to play against participants abroad.