🇨🇦 CA
Gambling licensing in Canada — Alberta
Alberta opened a competitive online market on 13 July 2026. AGLC registers operators and sets the rules; the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) signs commercial agreements and conducts and manages the market. Listing taken from AiGC's Registered iGaming Sites directory. The directory does not name company names, so these are matched to the operators' Ontario registrations where the same brand appears, and need checking.
Information reviewed: 26 September 2026
Regulator and legal framework
- Regulator
- Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) / Alberta iGaming Corporation Visit official website
- Primary framework
- iGaming Alberta Act (Bill 48, 2025) and Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act
- Minimum age
- 18
Licence categories
- iGaming operator registration (AGLC)
- Commercial agreement with AiGC
- iGaming supplier registration
Key licensee requirements
- Register with AGLC and sign a commercial agreement with AiGC
- Join the centralised self-exclusion system
- Hold RG Check accreditation
- Follow AGLC Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming, including advertising limits
- 80% of net iGaming revenue to operators, 20% retained by government
Legislation and standards
Criminal Code of Canada, s.207
Only a province may conduct and manage a lottery scheme, including online gambling; private operators may take part only under provincial authority.
Safer and Regulated Sports Betting Act 2021 (Bill C-218)
Removed the federal ban on single-event sports betting from 27 August 2021.
iGaming Alberta Act (2025)
Created the Alberta iGaming Corporation and set the minimum online age at 18.
Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation (January 2026 amendments)
Registration exemptions, advertising and social responsibility obligations, transition measures.
AGLC Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming
Detailed operating rules for registered sites.