By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Casino.org reported that Ontario sports betting handle exceeded $1bn in June. The report attributed increased betting activity to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
World Cup betting contributed to higher sports wagering activity in Ontario.
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The proposed national oversight could affect how sports betting advertising is regulated across Canada.
Supreme Court objections concern Ontario’s regulated online poker market, where shared liquidity increases player pools and pots.
Operators without final authorisation face a shutdown requirement, while the reported live-site count shows the scale of Alberta’s regulated market.
Alberta places commercial competition at the centre of its strategy to counter illegal betting platforms.
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