, according to some in the gambling industry. Bruce Caughill, managing director for Canada at BetRivers, had this to say during a panel at last week’s SBC Summit North America conference in New Jersey.
AGLC is currently the only authorized iGaming operator in Alberta via its Play Alberta platform. If Alberta were to adopt an Ontario-like system, though, AGLC could be just one of many regulated operators in the province, which has a population size similar to that of Kentucky and Oregon. Ontario created an additional"conduct and manage" agency of its own, iGaming Ontario, before launching its competitive market for online gambling.
Caughill said he expects provincial lawmakers to approve it “shortly,” which would put 2025 in play for a launch of a competitive iGaming market in the province. Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally has been tasked with developing a new online gaming strategy, and the most recent provincial budget