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Gambling on elections will not be enabled in Alberta's competitive market for online betting.

- The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission revealed election betting will be banned in the province's upcoming competitive iGaming market.

- The brand-new rule restricts wagers on political occasions and will apply to all operators expected to release under Alberta's broadened online gambling structure later this year.

- The restriction is another sign of some subtle differences that will exist in between Alberta's iGaming design which of Ontario.

The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) provided a publication Tuesday that notified prospective individuals in the yet-to-launch iGaming market to the new election betting ban.

Among the new standards for future Alberta sports wagering and iGaming operators is that "bets on political events (e.g., elections, by-elections, leadership contests) are forbidden."

Stick to sports

Alberta is intending to expand the number of provincially licensed operators from one, AGLC's Play Alberta, to possibly many.

The new rule (amongst many others) will apply to the small army of online sports betting and online casino operators that are anticipated to go live in the Alberta iGaming market eventually later this year. It may not be the last tweak made, either.

"AGLC is dedicated to examining policies to fulfill the requirements of stakeholders, while preserving an effective regulatory environment," the publication notes.

Tuesday's tweak to the guidelines around the possible betting menu is more evidence that provincial authorities are difficult at work introducing the new regulated market.

The growing expectation recently is that the Western Canadian province's brand-new regulatory framework will go live somewhere around the end of June or early July, although expectations have actually undergone alter in the past.

The AGLC will function as both regulator and operator (of Play Alberta) when the new market goes live.

Banning election betting is likewise a noteworthy difference from what Ontario has actually done with its competitive iGaming market. The province is still the only one in Canada that licenses numerous private-sector iGaming operators to take bets, and wagering on elections is allowed.

Interesting. Alberta's betting regulator released a publication today making it clear that private-sector operators will not be allowed to offer election betting in the province's upcoming iGaming market. pic.twitter.com/uUTY2QGNzg

While Alberta is largely basing its own iGaming market on what Ontario has actually done, the restriction on election betting is another sign that the marketplaces will not be precise copies.

Alberta's tax rate is poised to be a touch greater than the 20% Ontario imposes, and Alberta likewise plans to have centralized self-exclusion in location before the market launches, which is something Ontario is still working on. Both provinces will still prohibit betting on some other things, such as minor-league sports.

At what expense?

Exactly why Alberta does not desire election betting in its iGaming market wasn't explained in the bulletin. It's imaginable, though, that there are some political issues. It's likewise imaginable that the restriction could cost the province some betting activity.

Election wagering is still used by "grey" and "black" market operators, online sportsbooks and gambling establishments that might be managed abroad or outside a province however not by the province itself.

The sizable amount of betting occurring with those companies is among the reasons that Alberta is releasing its iGaming market - to bring that activity into a provincially controlled channel.

is also big with prediction markets. While they have actually primarily steered clear of Canada, Polymarket and its election betting markets are accessible in Alberta.