Tag: ontario

  • A Full List of Sports Betting Sites & Online Casinos Launching in Canada

    A Full List of Sports Betting Sites & Online Casinos Launching in Canada

    Canada sports betting launched Monday after offering parlay-only betting legally for decades. Right away, it’s become a line shoppers’ paradise — in Ontario at least. There are 27 different sportsbooks launching or planning to launch Monday in Ontario, as the barrier to entry is much lower than in many U.S. states. Those include nine books…

  • Canada’s Complex Sports Betting History & New Launch, Explained

    Canada’s Complex Sports Betting History & New Launch, Explained

    Canada’s legal online sports betting market launches April 4 in Ontario and there are a few regulatory features that make it different from the United States’s gaming landscape. Like the U.S.’s state-by-state approach, Canada is legalizing sports betting one province at a time starting with Ontario, though unlike the states there’s no cap on the number…

  • theScore Bet Opens Pre-Registration Ahead of April 4 Launch in Ontario

    theScore Bet Opens Pre-Registration Ahead of April 4 Launch in Ontario

    Great news for Ontario residents and visitors — theScore Bet has opened pre-registration right before Canada’s most biggest online sports betting market launches in Ontario. theScore, based on Toronto, launched its sports betting app in 2019. It’s existed as a media company and app since 2012. The sportsbook is available in Colorado, Iowa, Indiana and…

  • Canada Sports Betting: Futures Bets Potentially in Jeopardy Ahead of April 4 Launch in Ontario

    Canada Sports Betting: Futures Bets Potentially in Jeopardy Ahead of April 4 Launch in Ontario

    Legal sportsbooks overseas taking action from Canadian bettors may be forced to void those customers’ futures bets ahead of the province’s April 4 launch. Reading the tea leaves, this comes straight from iGaming Ontario‘s formal website: With regard to pre-existing players, can Operators settle bets that are placed by players in Ontario prior to market…

  • Which Online Sportsbooks Will be Legal in Ontario?

    Which Online Sportsbooks Will be Legal in Ontario?

    Canada’s most significant online gaming launch is on April 4, 2022, and bettors are anxious to know which new sportsbooks will be available in Ontario. Since Ontario iGaming announced they will be launching an online betting market in Ontario, theScore Bet placed a billboard in downtown Toronto to confirm they will be a part of…

  • A Timeline of Sports Betting Legalization in Ontario

    A Timeline of Sports Betting Legalization in Ontario

    Ontario online sports betting will finally launch on April 4, 2022 after a highly-anticipated wait. Parlay and some other forms of betting have been legal in Canada for a long-time, but this will bring full-scale, single-game wagering to the country this spring. Here’s a timeline recap of how sports betting became legalized in Canada’s most-populous…

  • How Will Taxes on Canada Sports Betting Work for Bettors & Operators?

    How Will Taxes on Canada Sports Betting Work for Bettors & Operators?

    When private sportsbooks enter the Ontario online sports betting market this year in Canada’s largest market, it will generate money through tax revenue from operators. But perhaps the best benefit of winning bets as a Canadian citizen is not having to pay taxes on your earnings. Citizens are only relegated to report their earnings and…