Ontario, Alberta Allow Private Online Gambling as Eight Provinces Use Public Platforms

Canada has regulated private online gambling in two provinces, leaving the other eight to government-backed platforms and making a player's location central to which operators may legally serve them. Section 207 of the Criminal Code gives provinces authority to run lottery schemes under their own laws. A federal change that took effect Aug. 27, 2021, also let provincial systems offer single-event sports betting. Ontario's private market opened April 4, 2022, with regulation and commercial management handled by separate bodies. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) registers operators and sets standards; iGaming Ontario signs operating agreements with registered companies and manages the private market. iGaming Ontario became a stand-alone Crown agency in May 2025.

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