Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis launched the GameSense Info Line to extend access to its responsible-gambling programme. The line is scheduled to operate Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am to 5pm, and Thursdays to Saturdays from 1pm to 8pm.
The service gives Alberta players another route to information and support on gambling-related tools and resources.
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Alberta iGaming Corporation CEO Dan Keene said Alberta was working with Ontario on a memorandum of understanding for interprovincial liquidity. He voiced support for the arrangement at a Toronto industry conference; the source also reports that Alberta’s regulated iGaming market is due to launch on 13 July.
Alberta minister Dale Nally said the province has used Ontario and other jurisdictions as models for its regulated gambling market, while adapting them locally ahead of the anticipated 13 July launch. He said the market will include a self-exclusion programme from day one, a 1% operator-revenue tax to fund outpatient therapy and a 2% deduction for First Nations.
Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin granted Alberta Attorney General Mickey Avery’s request to intervene in a case concerning international pooled liquidity for online poker and daily fantasy sports. Alberta may file a written submission of up to 10 pages by 25 May and make five minutes of oral argument, but cannot take a direct position on the appeal’s final outcome.
Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) said a policy amendment will prohibit betting on political events in Alberta. The bulletin comes as the province prepares to launch its regulated gambling market. The report says the ban will differ from Ontario’s approach, where election betting is allowed.
Alberta iGaming Corporation interim chief executive Dan Keene and Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said the province’s regulated commercial online gambling market could open around spring or summer. Nally said temporary regulatory requirements expire in the second week of July, but officials have not announced a launch date.