Legal Gambling Age
Players must be at least 18 years of age to gamble online and play in land-based casinos.
Overview of Gambling
Gambling is popular in Alberta – over 4% of the province's revenue is sourced from betting. The
organization that oversees all gambling regulation in the province is the
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
.
Residents of Alberta can gamble online at casino sites and sportsbooks with no limitations.
It's one of only two provinces that don't offer any regulated online gambling services.
However Albertan officials are investigating changing this soon.
Alberta players do not have to pay any taxes on winnings from casino games, sportsbooks, or poker
sites.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
None
Legal Gambling Age
Players must be 19 years old to gamble online or in land-based casinos.
Overview of Gambling
People have been gambling in British Columbia for years, but it wasn't until July 2010 that the
British
Columbia Lottery Corporation established the first government-run online casino. Today
British Columbians can gamble on casino games, sports betting, and poker at both land-based
operators and online provincial and foreign casino sites.
Players are not required to pay taxes on their winnings if they aren't gambling professionally.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
There's only one provincial online casino regulated by British Columbia:
https://www.playnow.com/. Only bettors physically located in British Columbia can play at
this online casino.
Legal Gambling Age
The minimum legal age for gambling in Manitoba is 18.
Overview of Gambling
The Liquor, Gaming
and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba regulates all casinos, sports betting and poker games in
the province.
Only professional bettors are required to pay taxes on winnings from gambling, which is good news
for most players.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Manitoba's only provincial online casino, https://www.playnow.com/mb/, launched in 2013.
Like other provincial gambling sites, only players residing in Manitoba can play with this casino.
Legal Gambling Age
Players must be a minimum of 19 years old to gamble in New Brunswick.
Overview of Gambling
New Brunswick players can enjoy sports betting and casino games including slots and table games,
as well as poker. All gambling in the province is regulated by the New Brunswick Lotteries & Gaming
Corporation.
If you aren't a professional gambler, you aren't required to pay tax on winnings from gambling
online or land-based casinos.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
New Brunswick has no provincial online casino, but players are permitted to play with
foreign casino sites.
Legal Gambling Age
In Newfoundland & Labrador, the minimum legal age for gambling is 19.
Overview of Gambling
Newfoundland & Labrador is the only province in Canada that doesn't have any land-based
casinos. However, First Nations tribes can open their own casinos.
The Atlantic Lottery regulates all sports betting, lottery, and charitable
gambling in the province.
Players won't find any provincial online casino for Newfoundland & Labrador. However,
residents can legally bet with casino sites located abroad.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Players won't find any provincial online casino for Newfoundland & Labrador, but
there are more than 1,000 casino sites online that can legally accept residents from this province.
Legal Gambling Age
Players must be 19 years or older to gamble in the Northwest Territories.
Overview of Gambling
Casino games, sports betting, and lotteries are legally permitted and regulated by
NWT & Nunavut Lotteries.
While casino gambling is legal in this province, there are currently no land-based casinos in the
Northwest Territories. However, it is legal for players to gamble online with casino sites based
overseas.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
There is no provincial online casino for the Northwest Territories. Players can legally
play with online casinos based outside of Canada, though.
Legal Gambling Age
The minimum legal age to gamble in Nova Scotia is 19.
Overview of Gambling
The Nova Scotia Alcohol and Gaming Division
oversees all gambling minus horse racing in the province.
Casinos, sports betting and lotteries are permitted to operate in the province, but can only be
found in age-restricted venues.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Around 87% of residents in Nova Scotia gamble. While the province doesn't have its own
regulated online casino, players frequently visit one of the numerous casino sites based outside of
Canada.
Legal Gambling Age
Residents of Nunavut must be 19 years of age or older to legally gamble.
Overview of Gambling
Nunavut is the least-populated territory in Canada. While Yukon law states the province is legally
allowed to operate casinos, racetracks and sportsbooks, the sparse population means there are no
casinos or racetracks in the Nunavut.
The lottery is the only form of land-based casino gambling in Nunavut, and is regulated by the
Department of Community and Government Services.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Given the small size of Nunavut's population, there isn't enough capacity for its own
provincial online casino. However, gambling online with overseas casinos that accept Canadian
players is popular in this province.
Legal Gambling Age
Players must be 19 years of age to gamble in Ontario, including with online casinos and
sportsbooks.
Overview of Gambling
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is responsible for gambling in
the province.
Players in Ontario are permitted to engage in casino games, sports betting, and poker games.
In Ontario, a player's winnings from gambling online or in a land-based site are not taxed.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Ontario has one provincial online casino: www.playOLG.ca.
It only accepts players that reside within the province of Ontario.
Legal Gambling Age
The minimum legal age to gamble in Prince Edward Island is 19.
Overview of Gambling
Prince Edward Island (PEI) is the smallest province in Canada and has one of the lowest gambling
rates in the country. The Atlantic Lottery Corporation in PEI regulates all
land-based gambling in the province, which includes sports betting and 'racinos', which
combine harness racing and casino games. PEI residents are legally permitted to gamble online
with sites based overseas, though.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
The Atlantic Lottery site is the provincial online casino for residents in Prince
Edward Island.
Legal Gambling Age
18 is the minimum legal gambling age in Quebec.
Overview of Gambling
For more than four decades, Quebec has offered its residents gambling opportunities. Casino games,
sports betting and poker are all regulated by the Quebec Alcohol, Racing, and Gaming
Commission. Currently the province has nine land-based casinos, a racetrack, and various
sports betting outlets. As gambling grows in popularity in Quebec, more operators are opening.
Online gambling is popular in the province. Quebecers are legally allowed to gamble online, either
through government-regulated sites or casinos and sportsbooks located outside of Canada.
Unless a player is a professional gambler, they do not have to pay taxes on winnings in Quebec
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Espace Jeux is Quebec's popular government-regulated provincial online casino. Only residents
in Quebec are allowed to play at this site.
Legal Gambling Age
The minimum legal age to gamble in Saskatchewan is 18.
Overview of Gambling
According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan residents spend more on gambling than any other
Canadian province. Casino games, sports betting and poker are all permitted in the province, and
regulated by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority or the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority if
operated by a First Nations tribe.
Players do not have to pay tax on any of their winnings, if they do not gamble professionally.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
There is no provincial online casino regulated by the Saskatchewan Government. Players
are permitted to gamble online with casino sites, sportsbooks, and poker rooms located outside of Canada.
Legal Gambling Age
Players must be 19 years or older to legally gamble in Yukon.
Overview of Gambling
With a population of approximately 34,000, the Yukon Territory has only a few gambling
opportunities. Apart from Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall, permanent casinos are banned in
the Yukon. Instead, the territory hosts 'three-day casinos', where charitable or religious
not-for-profit organizations host temporary casino games.
That's why many Yukon residents gamble online.
As long as players are not professional gamblers, they do not have to pay tax on any of their
winnings.
Does it have provincial casino sites?
Gambling is regulated by the Department of Community Services in Yukon,
but players are legally permitted to gamble online with casinos and sportsbooks located outside of
Canada in the province. Currently, the Yukon Territory has no provincial online casino.
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