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Stake’s Alberta launch gets a license in Alberta, beating other legal brands. On 6 October, Stake Canada Ltd. had received a licence from Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC). The company plans to go live on 12 October 2026, after it signs an operating agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC). Stake’s Blask Index in […]
Canada’s two largest provinces by Blask Index sat almost level in August 2026. Projected revenue stayed apart. Ontario and Quebec lead every other Canadian province on Blask Index. One has run a competitive market since iGaming Ontario launched in April 2022. The other keeps online gambling as a Loto-Québec monopoly: the crown corporation calls its […]
Alberta opened its regulated iGaming market on July 13, but three of its five largest brands by BAP remain outside the new system. Blask data shows Stake, Rainbet and Roobet collectively hold 36% of market demand.
Alberta iGaming market 2026 opens to private operators on July 13, with FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, bet365, Caesars, BetRivers, Betty, BET99 and more entering the province. Blask data shows which Alberta-bound brands already have organic demand in Canada before the market opens.
Ontario market-leader Betty is set to expand into the UK and Alberta, marking the operator’s first major attempt to scale its casino-only model beyond its domestic borders. The company is launching in the UK, one of the world’s most mature and tightly regulated iGaming markets, while also preparing a full rollout in Alberta after registering […]
Québec’s gambling advertising debate is slowing the push to open the market. Blask data shows Loto-Québec still dominates awareness, but offshore brands capture most CEB among the province’s top operators.
Ontario’s April data showed a split market: betting volume declined, but revenue and active accounts continued to grow. Blask data points to the same cooling in demand, making Ontario a useful benchmark for Alberta before its regulated market opens in July.
Bet365 received AGLC approval; third regulated market in three months; $1.34B CEB, 87% offshore, Ontario experience.
