US iGaming leaders ready to go in Alberta from day one
Thu, 09 Jul 2026When Alberta launches regulated online casino and sports betting this coming Monday, July 13, it will represent a rare opportunity for the big-name brands of North American online gambling, and a big change for people in the province. Currently, the only government-authorized online gambling site in that province is the government-owned site, Play Alberta. Albertans ...
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Is it time for Canadian gaming to reconsider credit cards?
Wed, 08 Jul 2026When U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren took to X earlier this year to denounce what she called a “$10 junk fee just to fund a $20 bet”, she was not merely chastizing payment processors. Warren was signalling that the politics of how gamblers move their money is shifting, and payment rails – once the plumbing of ...
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SBC Summit gives delegates direct access to regulators through new regulatory gaming meet-ups
Wed, 08 Jul 2026SBC Summit has launched the Regulatory Gaming Meet-Ups, a new networking initiative that will connect delegates with regulators, market experts, and industry leaders from more than 20 gaming jurisdictions during its 2026 event in Lisbon. Taking place each day at the Regulatory Gaming Meet-Up Lounge (F4-17) from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, the meet-ups will provide ...
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Ontario casino regulator fines Great Canadian Entertainment for second time in nine days
Tue, 07 Jul 2026Just over a week after the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) fined Great Canadian Entertainment (GCE) for allegedly using unauthorized gaming system software, the regulator has ordered an even larger punishment for other offences at an Ontario casino. The AGCO announced on Tuesday it intends to hit the casino operator with monetary penalties ...
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Kambi will power Pure Casino’s Alberta sports betting
Tue, 07 Jul 2026As Pure Casino Entertainment gears up to launch iGaming in Alberta, it has recruited sports betting technology specialist Kambi to power its online and retail sports betting throughout the province. Kambi announced on Tuesday, July 7, that it has signed a multi-year omnichannel agreement with the First Nations-owned operator to supply its turnkey sportsbook to ...
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Alberta iGaming operators: More than 50 online gambling sites ready to launch
Mon, 06 Jul 2026Last updated July 10, 2026 The commercial Alberta iGaming market will launch on July 13, and operators are busy preparing to enter Canada’s second regulated online gambling province. Dozens of companies will launch online sports betting or online casino in the province to compete with the government-run Play Alberta platform, in a similar market model ...
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Coolbet won’t get Alberta iGaming license, will exit province
Mon, 06 Jul 2026Three years after quitting Ontario’s then-nascent regulated iGaming market, Coolbet is preparing to end play in Alberta. A notice on the sportsbook and casino operator’s site states that it will no longer be able to offer its services in the western province “due to changes in Alberta’s iGaming regulations.” The planned exit was first reported ...
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Rivalry Co-Founder Steven Salz resigns as CEO of inactive operator
Mon, 06 Jul 2026Rivalry Co-Founder Steven Salz has resigned as CEO of the struggling Toronto-based gaming and betting company. Salz will remain on the board of directors but his exit leaves the company, which ceased all gaming operations in February, without clear leadership. In late April, Rivalry confirmed that a series of C-suite exits had left Salz as the last ...
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Michael Jordan, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins & Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl to open SBC Summit 2026
Mon, 06 Jul 2026Lisbon, Portugal — SBC Summit 2026 will host one of the most high-profile keynote sessions ever staged in Europe by bringing together three of the most influential figures in global sports business: Basketball icon, investor, and philanthropist Michael Jordan; Sportradar Founder and CEO Carsten Koerl; and DraftKings Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board Jason ...
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Alberta iGaming: What to know ahead of July 13 launch
Fri, 03 Jul 2026After more than three years of laying the groundwork, Alberta will open up for commercial online gambling on Monday, July 13. Since Premier Danielle Smith tasked Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally in summer 2023 with exploring the potential of launching a regulated iGaming and betting market, things have kept moving, ...
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