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Alberta seeks intervention in Supreme Court case on Ontario player pooling

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Alberta’s attorney general has asked to intervene in a Supreme Court appeal over Ontario’s ability to pool peer-to-peer gaming players across jurisdictions. Alberta said its iGaming Alberta Act gives the province a significant interest in the case, which concerns the legality of international liquidity for games including online poker and daily fantasy sports.

The case could affect whether Alberta and Ontario can pursue cross-border player pooling for regulated iGaming.

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Story date30 January 202630 April 2026

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Supreme Court allows Loto-Québec to join Ontario iGaming appeal

Canada’s Supreme Court appeal over Ontario’s proposed cross-border iGaming liquidity will include Loto-Québec after Justice Sheilah Martin granted the corporation permission to join, according to the report. It joins three other provincial lottery corporations challenging Ontario’s plan to connect players across jurisdictions in peer-to-peer games such as poker and daily fantasy sports.

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