Alberta Lists 48 Approved iGaming Platforms as Transition Deadline Passes

Alberta closed its iGaming transition window on October 13, 2026, and published a roster of 48 approved sportsbook and casino platforms that may continue accepting wagers in the province. Sites that remain without provincial authorization must cease taking bets or risk regulatory enforcement and potential impacts on future registration eligibility.

What Alberta did on October 13: the approval checklist

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) finalised its list of approved platforms as the transition deadline passed. The published roster names platform-level approvals rather than distinct parent companies: some operators appear twice with separate casino and sportsbook platforms. AGLC granted individual transition extensions during the application period, but set October 13 as the final cutoff.

The provincial regulator made clear that submitting an application did not by itself authorise continued wagering. Operators must hold explicit approval from AGLC to accept bets in Alberta. Failure to comply can factor into AGLC’s assessment of an operator’s suitability for future registration.

Why Alberta moved to a regulated model and what it changes for operators

Alberta previously estimated that operators outside provincial regulation accounted for approximately 70% of online gambling activity in the province. The transition aims to bring those players into a provincially regulated framework and enforce local rules on advertising, player protections and a centralised self-exclusion system across participating sites.

The Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) will manage commercial agreements with private operators, while AGLC retains registration and regulatory oversight. Operators that transition from the unregulated channel must also address outstanding customer funds: guidance requires settling or cancelling outstanding wagers and returning account balances to players.

"Online gambling is here," said Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally last year. "What we're trying to do is we're trying to make it safer." — Dale Nally

The approved platforms: full roster published by AGLC

The list released on October 13 includes casino and sportsbook platforms from international and domestic operators. AGLC’s roster as published contains the following platform names:

• Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino

• Bet365 Casino

• Bet365 Sportsbook

• BET99

• BetMGM Sportsbook & Casino

• 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

• LuckyDays Casino

• Luxury Casino

• Mega Casino

• Monopoly Casino & Sportsbook

• PartyCasino

• PlayOJO

• PowerPlay

• PureCasino.ca

• Royal Vegas

• Ruby Fortune

• Slots Magic

• SpinGenie

• Sports Interaction

• Stake

• Stardust Casino

• theScore Bet Sportsbook

• theScore Casino

• Tonybet Sportsbook & Casino

• Vegas Club Casino

• Yukon Gold Casino

• Zodiac Casino

AGLC’s list should be read as platform approvals; some parent companies operate multiple brands and product lines that are individually listed.

Compliance obligations and customer funds handling

Operators approved to operate in Alberta must comply with provincial advertising rules, the centralised self-exclusion system and other player-protection measures required under the new framework. The transition guidance sets expectations for handling existing customer positions:

• outstanding wagers must be settled or cancelled according to the operator’s records;

• account balances must be returned to customers if they are closing accounts in the unregulated channel;

• failure to resolve customer funds or to stop accepting wagers without provincial approval may affect AGLC’s view of an operator’s suitability for registration.

AGLC and AiGC roles are distinct: AGLC handles registration and regulatory enforcement; AiGC negotiates and manages commercial agreements with approved private operators.

How this compares to Ontario and the wider Canadian context

Alberta became the second Canadian province to open a competitive online gambling market, following Ontario. Ontario launched its model in April 2022 and set October 31, 2022, as its transition deadline. Alberta’s approach mirrors Ontario’s in creating a provincially regulated channel for private operators, but the provincial institutions and commercial deal structures differ: AiGC is the commercial counterpart in Alberta, while Ontario uses its own framework and registrant model.

Bringing approximately 70% of previously unregulated play under provincial oversight will import advertising restrictions and central player-safety tools that did not uniformly apply in the unregulated channel.

What operators and suppliers should be doing now

Operators still in the unregulated channel must either stop accepting Alberta wagers immediately or complete the AGLC registration and AiGC commercial processes. For suppliers and platform vendors, the Alberta market shifts compliance and integration work toward supporting provincially mandated self-exclusion, advertising controls and the settlement mechanics for customer funds.

Market participants should also note the roster nature of approvals: platforms are listed individually, so parent companies with multiple brands may appear more than once. AGLC’s enforcement of the October 13 deadline means any operator continuing to accept Alberta bets without approval risks regulatory action and potential disqualification from future registration.

What to watch next

AGLC will be the arbiter of enforcement and suitability determinations going forward. Observers should track whether the approved platforms produce consolidated traffic and whether displacement from the unregulated market declines over time. The relationship between AiGC commercial agreements and AGLC’s regulatory decisions will set the practical operating terms for private operators in Alberta.

For operators, the immediate priorities are remediation of outstanding customer funds, ensuring advertising and player-protection compliance, and confirming that platform-level approvals cover both casino and sportsbook products where relevant. Regulators and operators now share the task of migrating players to the provincially governed channel without leaving consumer positions unresolved.