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The Global iGaming Summit & Expo (GiGSE) ended in Montreal in Thursday. One of the topics discussed on the last day was the online gambling scenario in Canada. It has been estimated that Canadians spent 800 million Canadian Dollars on online gambling in 2009 with most of it going to offshore operators.

Hence it is understandable that many Canadian provincial governments are considering offering regulated online gambling services. Bob Rybak, who is an online gambling consultant with the Atlantic Lottery, made a detailed presentation on this subject to the delegates at GiGSE. According to him Atlantic Lottery, Loto-Quebec and British Columbia Lottery were ready with a common Internet gambling platform, which could be launched as early as in the autumn of 2010. The provinces of Ontario and Manitoba were some way behind in their plans, but were pursuing them actively. They could be ready for a launch in the next 18 months. Rybak said that the projects were viable, the technology was available and the only issue was the timing of the launch. That would be a political decision based on the timing of the provincial elections.

In Canada, as in many other parts of the world that are just legalizing online gambling, online casinos will have to take a back seat to online sports betting and online poker. Loto-Quebec spokesman Jean-Pierre Roy said that their first online gambling product would be poker. This would be followed by sports betting. The French law on online gambling also proposes to legalize only online poker and online sports betting.

It was also pointed out that there is a reservation about online gambling among a significant section of the population because of the fear that underage players will be able to access these sites. Another concern cited was problem gambling. Hillevi Stuhrenberg, manager of responsible gaming for Betsson, responded by emphasizing that addressing these issues was not only a social responsibility for the online gambling operators. Their livelihood depended on their ability to do so. Hence he assured the delegates that these issues would be taken care of. Today advanced technology is available to the online gambling industry. Geo-locating software ensures that gamblers outside the permitted jurisdictions are not allowed to wager. Even more sophisticated software is available that can help determine the gambler's identity.

Problem gambling specialist Jeff Derevensky of McGill University's International Centre for Youth Gambling and High Risk Behaviors has been a staunch and vocal opponent of online gambling. Even he seemed to have accepted the inevitability of online gambling. He pointed out that the online gambling industry was better equipped to ensure player protection than other forms of gambling. The net conclusion at GiGSE seemed to be that online gambling in Canada was now a question of when.
 
B.C.'s Online Casino Plan Draws Criticism
Friday, August 21, 2009
CBC News

B.C. residents will be able to play casino-style games and bet nearly $10,000 a week starting in March 2010.B.C. residents will be able to play casino-style games and bet nearly $10,000 a week starting in March 2010. (B.C. Lottery Corp.)

The B.C. Lottery Corp. is defending its decision to introduce casino games online that could generate up to $100 million a year in revenue by 2014.

Games like blackjack, roulette and poker will be available by next March on the corporation's PlayNow website, according to a release issued Thursday.

The corporation wants to tap into the estimated $87 million that British Columbians already spend on unregulated offshore gaming websites.

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Congratulations to our Fellow Canadian Bettor!

From Gambling911.com

A Canadian sports bettor recently witnessed a $27,000 payout betting a mere $5.  He did it at one of the world's leading online sports betting companies,   Sportingbet.com.  It was done on a baseball accumulator bet.

Accumulator Bets are only now becoming popular in Canada.  These are progressive wagers that allow a bettor to lay down a small amount of money on a series of bets, with the original stake plus winnings from one event placed as the stake on the next event.

In this case, the bettor placed a $5 wager on a total of 14 baseball wagers, including moneylines, runlines and over/unders. All 14 cashed.

The first bet was a moneyline wager on the Los Angeles Angels to beat the Oakland Athletics on the road. The Angels won as a +109 moneyline road dog.

Those winnings - the original stake plus profit - were then placed on the New York Mets to beat the Baltimore Orioles. The Mets won as +112 road underdogs.

That money was bet on a matchup between the Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox, with the Red Sox cashing as -1.5 runline favorites at +115.

After nine more winning bets - which included five moneyline, three over/under and one runline wagers - the whole amount was placed on the final matchup: the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Minnesota Twins.

The Twins won as -133 moneyline favorites and the bettor suddenly found himself with nearly 27 thousand dollars in profit.

 
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WELCOME to Canada Sports Betting Information

If you're Canadian, you probably LOVE sports.  We love to play them and we love to watch them.  Nothing makes spectating more exciting than a little money on the game - a little action.  Betting with your buddy is all well and good, but more often than not, your buddy is a fan of the same teams you are.  What then?  Find a local bookie?  Is that legal in Canada?  And just how much of that high added juice do you pay before it's not fun anymore?

The best sports betting deals, in Canada or elsewhere, are online.  Technology has ushered in a new era in sports betting.  The high volumes and low overhead of an electronic sportsbook has pushed the bookie's edge over the bettor down to historic lows.  But how does the average Canadian make sense of all of those lines, numbers, and options?  How can you get money into the sportsbook?  How do you get money out?  Should you bet with Canadian dollars, or US, or Euros?  How do you find a legitmate sportsbook you can trust?

Our mission at Canada Sports Betting Information  is to help you find answers to all of those questions, and any others you might have about online sports betting.  Because if you're Canadian, you LOVE sports.

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