Regulated Alberta Online Sports Betting, iGaming Launch One Week Away

• Alberta’s regulated online sports betting and iGaming launch is one week away
• The Canadian province will launch both regulated markets on Monday, July 13
• There are currently 47 regulated iGaming operators in the province

Regulated Alberta sports betting apps and iGaming is just one week away.

Alberta’s online sports betting and iGaming launch will take place on Monday, July 13, the culmination of more than a year’s worth of work after the province approved Service Alberta Minister Dave Nally’s Bill 48: the iGaming Alberta Act in May 2025.

Alberta is the second Canada province to have a regulated online sports betting and iGaming market, joining Ontario which launched its regulated markets in April 2022.

Nearly 50 Registered Operators

As of Friday, June 26, the Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) has approved 47 Canada sports betting apps as iGaming operators for the initial launch. The AGLC has also approved 50 iGaming critical gaming systems providers and 14 iGaming platform providers for operation in the province.

PlayAlberta is currently the only legal Alberta sports betting app and regulated iGaming site in the province, it is not necessarily the only operator currently in the province. A number of operators are currently offering gaming in Alberta as part of the gray market, where they offer their games to Canadian sports bettors and customers but the government collects no tax revenues from their services.

Major sports betting companies, such as DraftKings Alberta, FanDuel Alberta, theScore Bet Alberta, and BetMGM Alberta, have successfully registered to operate in Alberta’s upcoming regulated sports betting market.

The following notable operators have registered for Alberta sports betting:

• bet365 Alberta
• Bet99 Alberta
• Caesars Sportsbook Alberta
• Bally Bet
• BetMGM Alberta
• DraftKings Alberta
• FanDuel Alberta
• Golden Nugget Onlne Gaming
• Play Alberta
• PointsBet
• theScore Bet Alberta
• BetRivers Alberta

Loosely Based on Ontario Model

The approved Alberta sports betting bill is loosely based on Ontario’s legalization model. It allows for multiple private-sector operators to do business in Alberta, allowing those operating in the gray market to license themselves in the province. It also establishes the Alberta iGaming Corporation to regulate, license, and oversee the operations of iGaming.

Under the bill, licenses operators will have to pay 20% of net gaming revenue to the province, while keeping the remaining 80%. Licensed operators must pay a $50,000 CAD application fee and will be beholden to $150,000 CAD renewal fee.

The rules set the minimum age of play at 18.

Additionally, all licensed operators will have to promote the AGLC’s self-exclusion program and responsible gaming materials in the province. Operators are required to allow players to easily access the AGLC’s centralized self-exclusion tool through the iGaming sit and have controls in place to prevent self-excluded players from accessing their account or from engaging in gaming activity.

If a player enrolls in a self-exclusion program, an operator will be required to refund any player’s wager if the event or series of events have yet to begin. However, operators are not required to refunds a player’s bet if the player enrolls after the commencement of the event.