Alberta Moving towards Passage Of IGaming, Sports Betting Bill

Alberta's United Conservative federal government has actually knocked away some proposed changes to its online sports wagering and casino gambling bill, keeping intact legislation that will lay the structure for a competitive iGaming market in the Western Canadian province.


- Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act, is undergoing a committee review in the provincial legislature, but is near to passing.
- Given the Conservative majority in the legislature, its passage is practically a certainty.
- Once the bill becomes law, it will put in place the legal foundation for a competitive iGaming market in Alberta, which will be additional tightened with guidelines that have yet to be presented.


Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act, began the legislature's Committee of the Whole procedure on Tuesday in Edmonton.


A handful of tweaks to the expense, proposed by the opposition New Democratic Party, were shot down on a 38-16 vote before the committee adjourned for the day.


The rejection of the change now tees up approval of the bill by the Committee of the Whole. That would then send out the government-backed legislation back to the complete assembly for its third and last reading, bringing an overhaul of Alberta sports betting and iGaming one action closer.


Third reading might happen as early as Thursday, according to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta's order paper. Moreover, the bulk of seats the governing United Conservative Party possesses in the legislature indicates passage of the legislation is practically certain.


We're setting the phase for an online gaming market that safeguards Albertans.


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After third reading, Bill 48 would become law after getting the mainly ritualistic blessing of Royal Assent from Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani.