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New Brunswick explores regulating private online gambling as Atlantic provinces review markets

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New Brunswick is considering options to regulate private online gambling, Finance and Treasury Board Minister René Legacy said this week. The report says the unregulated market accounts for 65% of regional iGaming activity and generates $250m annually. Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador are monitoring developments, but say they have no immediate plans for market changes.

Private-market regulation in New Brunswick could reshape competition with Atlantic Lottery, while neighbouring provinces report no immediate plans.

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