With the final days away, the 2026 tournament is on track to be the most heavily wagered event in history, and in Canada, where a home World Cup met a maturing legal market, the numbers jumped further still, even as the ads and the harm that came with them drew a political backlash. TORONTO – … Read more
Five years after Parliament decriminalized single-game wagering, Canada has a multibillion-dollar online market, a mounting public-health bill and exactly one province that has opened its doors to competition. TORONTO – The story of legal sports betting in Canada turns exactly five years old on June 29. On that date in 2021, a private member’s bill … Read more
Drake’s $100 million-a-year promotion of crypto-gambling platform Stake.com is reaching Canadian audiences through Kick livestreams. Ontario’s 2024 celebrity advertising ban does not cover the channel, and no Canadian regulator has acted.