Senator Scott Tannas’s Bill S-241 seeks to give First Nations governing bodies exclusive authority to conduct, manage or license gaming on reserve lands in Canada. The proposal would require notice to federal and relevant provincial governments, but not prior approval; it was at second reading on 2 December.
If enacted, the bill would change how First Nations gaming operations are authorised on reserve lands.
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The AGCO’s Ontario gaming standards restrict who may open accounts, access gaming sites and bet. They prohibit, among others, people under 19 from playing, subject to a lottery-ticket exception for those aged 18, and people with certain roles or access to event information from betting on related events.
Ontario's Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) standards restrict who may open or use a player account and place bets. The rules set a general minimum age of 19, with an exception for people aged 18 or older buying lottery tickets, and prohibit certain people—including athletes and others with influence over sporting outcomes—from betting on specified events.
iGaming Ontario presented BetGuard in Ontario on 15 April, with a full launch scheduled for May, reportedly. The system lets a player submit one exclusion request covering all 82 licensed operators and digital products run by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation; operator participation is mandatory. Operators will retain their own exclusion tools, while technical guidance is expected before launch.
iGaming Ontario plans to launch BetGuard, a centralised self-exclusion system for Ontario's regulated online gambling market, in May 2026. Developed with Integrity Compliance 360 and Dataworks, the system will allow exclusions of up to five years and is intended to prevent excluded players from receiving gaming advertisements or opening new accounts. Operators will be required to participate and make the scheme visible on their websites, the report says.
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.