Foreign companies that provide gambling services to people in Canada can’t be subjected to Canadian regulations and, therefore, don’t have to be registered with local authorities. The situation for companies operating in Canada gets even more challenging due to competition with online gambling providers settled outside of Canada. To do so, provinces have established separate gambling authorities that register and regulate gambling providers. Since provincial legal authorities do not establish casinos themselves, they instead issue registrations to private companies to operate gambling platforms and provide gambling-related services. So, to open a casino in Canada, it’s necessary to comply with the local laws, which differ from province to province. Therefore, commercial gaming and betting can be allowed only if it’s conducted or managed by provincial authorities. Gambling is illegal in Canada unless otherwise regulated by a province. This is a big step for Canada’s historically complex and strict gambling industry.
It enables online gaming providers to get licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission to provide their services in the province.
In April 2022, a new internet gaming market, iGaming, began operating in Ontario, Canada.
