Tuesday’s deadline for iGaming operators to enter Alberta’s regulated market has passed, leaving platforms that continue accepting unauthorized wagers at risk of enforcement action.
- Operators that did not complete the approval process must stop accepting wagers outside the regulated market.
- Alberta is following Ontario’s lead in bringing previously unregulated operators into a provincially regulated market.
- The Alberta government previously estimated that operators not regulated in the province accounted for about 70% of its iGaming activity.
Forty-eight operators completed the required registration and approval process before Tuesday’s deadline. The grace period is over, and operators must be authorized to accept wagers in Alberta without violating provincial rules.
Alberta joined Ontario as the only Canadian provinces with competitive, privately operated iGaming markets when it launched its market July 13. Before then, residents and visitors could legally use Play Alberta, operated by the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC), for Alberta sports betting and online casino games. Many also used grey-market sites offering different odds, payouts, and games.
Big day for Alberta iGaming. It's the deadline for operators to cease any "unregulated" online gambling activity in the province. Anyone who keeps taking bets without provincial say-so will find themselves in the bad books of provincial regulators, who are promising a crackdown. https://t.co/XqrdtLAIHg
— Geoff Zochodne (@GeoffZochodne) October 13, 2026
The market’s launch began a three-month transition period during which previously unregulated operators could pursue approval while continuing to accept wagers.
With that window closing Tuesday, the Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (AGLC) is within its rights to crack down on unlicensed operators - and that is exactly what it plans to do. Operators that have not completed the approval process must stop accepting wagers until they are authorized to operate in Alberta or risk enforcement action.
The complete list of approved operators as of Tuesday afternoon is as follows:
- Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino
- Bet365 Casino
- Bet365 Sportsbook
- BET99
- BetMGM Sportsbook & Casino
- BetRivers Casino & Sportsbook
- Betty Casino
- BetVictor Sportsbook & Casino
- Betway
- Caesars Palace Online Casino
- Caesars Sportsbook
- Captain Cooks Casino
- Casino Classic
- Casino Time
- CasinoDays
- DAZN Bet Sportsbook and Casino
- Delta Casino
- DraftKings Sportsbook & Casino
- FanDuel Casino
- FanDuel Sportsbook
- Golden Nugget Casino
- Golden Tiger Casino
- Grand Mondial
- Hollywood Casino
- Horseshoe Casino
- Jackpot City
- LuckyDays Casino
- Luxury Casino
- Mega Casino
- Monopoly Casino & Sportsbook
- PartyCasino
- PlayOJO
- PowerPlay
- PureCasino.ca
- Royal Vegas
- Ruby Fortune
- Slots Magic
- Spin Casino
- SpinGenie
- Sports Interaction
- Stake
- Stardust Casino
- theScore Bet Sportsbook
- theScore Casino
- Tonybet Sportsbook & Casino
- Vegas Club Casino
- Yukon Gold Casino
- Zodiac Casino
Benefiting all involved
Alberta is following the steps taken by Ontario after it launched its highly successful iGaming market.
Regulated online casinos and sportsbooks arrived in Ontario in April 2022. Operators active before Ontario’s market launched had to stop their previous operations by Oct. 31, 2022, to qualify for approval to launch under the new framework.
Alberta’s decision to give previously unregulated operators a path into the market is intended to bring more gamblers under provincial oversight and provide consumer protections. This is as opposed to ostracizing the platforms and risking them retaining their Albertan gamblers, who would still be left unprotected by law.
“We'll be judged by Albertans, but we're excited,” AiGC chief executive officer Dan Keene said after the market launched in July.
“It’s the culmination of a lot of work by a lot of people,” he added in an interview with Covers.
The Alberta government previously estimated that about 70% of iGaming took place with operators not regulated in the province, though they may be regulated elsewhere. Bringing those consumers and dollars into a regulated framework could create a healthier ecosystem and generate tax revenue.
“Online gambling is here,” Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally said last year. “What we're trying to do is we're trying to make it safer.”
