The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) set October 13th, 2026, as the end of a three-month grace period from the July 13th, 2026, launch date for unregulated sites to make the transition to the legal market. By day’s end, some 29 operators and 50 brands are now in business having been given seals of approval by AGLC and the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC).
Alberta’s framework draws on Ontario’s competitive iGaming model, launched in April 2022. The province spent several years developing its approach to private-sector participation in online gambling as regulators sought to compete with offshore websites.
The complete list of approved operators is the following: 888; Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino; bet365 Casino; bet365 Sportsbook; BET99; BetMGM Sportsbook & Casino; BetNova; BetRivers Casino & Sportsbook; Betty Casino; BetVictor Sportsbook & Casino; Betway; Caesars Palace Online Casino; Caesars Sportsbook; Captain Cooks Casino; Casino Classic; Casino Time; CasinoDays; DAZN Bet Sportsbook and Casino; Delta Casino; DraftKings Sportsbook & Casino; FanDuel Casino; FanDuel Sportsbook; Golden Nugget Casino; Golden Tiger Casino; Grand Mondial; Hollywood Casino; Horseshoe Casino; Jackpot City; Lucky Liner; LuckyDays Casino; Luxury Casino; Mega Casino; Monopoly Casino & Sportsbook; PartyCasino; PlayOJO; PowerPlay; PureCasino.ca; Royal Vegas; Ruby Fortune; Slots Magic; Spin Casino; SpinGenie; Sports Interaction; Stake; Stardust Casino; theScore Bet Sportsbook; theScore Casino; Tonybet Sportsbook & Casino; Vegas Club Casino; Yukon Gold Casino, and Zodiac Casino.
This province open market is largely a huge success in just three months. For instance, in comparison, some 15 operators and 31 websites were up and running in Ontario’s regulated market at the end of its opening quarter in June 2022.
Alberta’s decision to give previously unregulated operators a path into the market is intended to bring more gamblers under provincial oversight and provide consumer protection. Before the launch of Alberta’s regulated iGaming market, offshore operators accounted for a substantial share of online gambling activity in the province. The provincial government estimated that around 70% of online gambling in Alberta was taking place in the unregulated market, and the new model aims to channel that activity toward supervised platforms. Operators must meet player protection requirements, such as integration with a centralized self-exclusion program, and comply with advertising rules.
Dale Nally, the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction that oversees Alberta’s online gambling market, commented that the province will go after unregulated operators that continue to take bets from Albertans.
AGLC will be responsible for monitoring compliance and taking appropriate enforcement action against sites that continue to operate outside of the regulated deadline of October 13th, 2026.
Up to now, PokerStars announced it is leaving the market. It has told customers it will stop taking bets from those in Alberta and will use both IP and registration information to ban people in the province from accessing the site. That doesn’t mean PokerStars, which is regulated and operating in Ontario, won’t return to Alberta at some point by officially regulating. GGPoker is in a waiting pattern. It registered with the AGLC in August 2026 but has not received final approval for launch. Currently, 888 is the only licensed online poker site in Alberta.
In terms of taxes, under Alberta’s current model, 20 per cent of private operators’ net revenues are allocated to the province’s General Revenue Fund. One per cent of gross gaming revenue is earmarked for responsible gambling initiatives, including research, education, and treatment services. Alberta has also announced plans to expand prevention of problematic gambling and treatment services using revenue generated by the regulated market.