Ontario Province Begins Regulated Online Gambling13 Individual Brands Are Now Taking Bets |
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On Monday, Canada’s most populous province kicked off regulated online casino and online sports betting.
iGaming Ontario, which oversees the new market on behalf of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, said that 13 online gambling brands hit the market.
“This is a monumental day that establishes Ontario as an international leader in online gaming” said Martha Otton, iGaming Ontario’s Executive Director.
“After years of anticipation culminating in historic legislation followed by months of hard work by all stakeholders, we have reached today’s launch of a legal internet gaming market out from under its previous grey market standing.”
The internet gaming sites that went live included the likes of 888, Bet365, BetMGM, BetRivers, Caesars, FanDuel, LeoVegas, among others.
“We appreciate all the effort and resources these site operators have dedicated to becoming our first market entrants,” the regulator added.
Ontario’s legal commercial iGaming market is the first of its kind in Canada.
The province has a population of about 14.5 million, the lion’s share of Canada’s overall population of about 38 million.
The likes of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York, states which all border Ontario, each have legal online gambling in some form.
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