The hearing will focus on Ontario and Alberta, which are the only 2 Canadian provinces running multi-license betting and gaming markets. According to the case, Ontario’s Attorney General is pushing to let the province pool iGaming and daily fantasy players with other jurisdictions, which would allow Ontario poker and DFS players to compete against people outside of the jurisdiction.
Additionally, there are multiple companies and corporations supporting the initiative, including Flutter Entertainment, the Canadian Gaming Association, and NSUS Group marketing firm. The Attorney General of Alberta, Mickey Amery, has further explained why the province joined the initiative, saying that a positive outcome would carry strong weight for its newly regulated iGaming market.
On the other hand, in every other province, betting can only be offered through provincial Crown corporations, including Loto-Quèbec, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, and the Atlantic Lottery Corporation. Those Crown corporations, along with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries, are opposing Ontario’s push, arguing that it breaches Canada’s Criminal Code. At the same time, the Ontario Court of Appeal had previously sided with the province back in 2024, allowing the case to move to the Supreme Court.
