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Gambling News - 'Alberta'
Industry
February 3, 2025
Alberta to Cut $1M+ in Gambling Addiction Resource Funding
At the end of January, Alberta’s government unveiled controversial plans to introduce private operators into the gambling market while reducing funding for non-profit organizations aimed at supporting gambling addiction services. The historic decision to cut the three-decade agreement with the Problem Gambling Resources Network (PRGN), which has been providing education and resources for gambling addiction […]

Industry
January 31, 2025
Alberta Drops Gambling Support Group Funding as Expanded Online Wagering Draws Near
In a highly contentious decision, the Alberta government has terminated its funding agreement with the non-profit organization Problem Gambling Resources Network (PGRN), which has provided education and resources for gambling addiction since 1993. Various stakeholders argue that ending this three-decade partnership will ultimately harm public health, particularly as the province eyes an expanded online gambling […]

Industry
January 6, 2025
Pure Casino Lethbridge’s Operations Temporary Disrupted by Swatting Hoax
An Alberta, Canada casino was temporarily affected by a fake bomb threat that resulted in evacuation. Hoax Bombing Threat The threat, which was later recognized by Lethbridge Police as a hoax, dates to Thursday. At approximately 6:30 pm, law enforcement received a report that the casino located on the 3000 block of 2 Avenue South, […]

Casino
December 20, 2024
Mi’kmaw Communities Expand Economic Footprint with Alberta Casinos
Five Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia have taken a bold step into the casino gaming industry by buying four Alberta-based casinos through their new group, Indigenous Gaming Partners (IGP). The communities of Millbrook, Paqtnkek, We’koqoma’q, Glooscap, and Annapolis Valley joined forces to purchase PURE Canadian Gaming, which runs casinos in Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge. Mi’kmaw […]

Casino
October 28, 2024
Alberta’s Camrose Casino On the Edge of Bankruptcy
An official decision by an Alberta court ordered Camrose Casino into receivership last Thursday due to unpaid debts. This development follows two previous forbearance agreements earlier in the year, marking a critical moment as the casino failed to meet several default criteria, leading to Ernst and Young’s appointment as the receiver. A Final Effort to […]

Industry
October 28, 2024
University of Alberta Course Seeks to Prepare Graduates about Oncoming Gambling Legalization
As anticipation builds up in the province of Alberta for Ontario-style iGaming, the University of Alberta and political science professor Fiona Nicoll have created a new research-based course that seeks to address the proliferation of commercial gambling in the province that is due to take place soon. Educating Albertans about the Growth of Commercial Gambling […]

Casino
October 21, 2024
Alberta to Join Ranks of Regulated Gambling Provinces Sometime in 2025
Alberta is primed to become the second Canadian province to fully embrace online gambling and sports betting, with lawmakers now scrambling to hammer out the final details that will govern the rules of how the license-based market unfolds. Although the province already hosts a state-run gambling platform, the ambition is to expand to a fully-fledged […]
Industry
June 21, 2024
Alberta Plans to Adopt Ontario’s iGaming Model
Alberta maintains its steady progress towards a regulated online gaming market. A Tuesday presentation by Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally revealed additional information on how the province plans to implement legalized gambling. This move should significantly benefit Alberta’s economy, but Nally was adamant that gambling harm prevention remained a priority. […]
Business
June 14, 2024
AGLC to Buy 150 Valor Terminals From Inspired Entertainment
NASDAQ-listed business-to-business supplier of gaming content, technology, services, and hardware, Inspired Entertainment, has announced a fresh partnership with Alberta’s governmental agency responsible for overseeing casino gaming, Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis (AGLC). The announcement comes half a year after the start of what proved to be a successful trial period, as a result of which […]
Casino
June 10, 2024
Alberta Wants iGaming to Widen in Canadian Province
Alberta, the Canadian province, has been actively moving forward to ensure that it slashes the amount of red tape companies have to jump through in order to start offering legitimate iGaming products in the province. Alberta Seeks to Expand Online Gambling to Private Companies Yet, for the time being, the only legitimate online casino games […]
