News For Canadian Gamblers

[honestdude]

Just wanted to start a blog for our Canadian Gamblers to be aware of regulations, availability, forbidden software, updates on payment options etc etc. I'll start with Canadian regulation and what, if anything the Canadian Government regulations are doing with regards to this $17 billion fastest growing entertainment industry.

A few software restrictions to date that I am aware of so far: Feel free to add to this

Netent, BTG, NYX, ELK (thanks to The Average Guy), who posted. 

As far as regulations and some were asking why the Canadian Government are seriously looking into regulating on-line casinos I found this article : 

Gambling in all its form is a major contributor to the Canadian economy. Despite this, gambling does not receive a lot of government attention.

Here, are some of the key facts:

• CAD$9 billion dollars each year from gambling funds government and community projects
• Supplies over 135,000 jobs
• Online gambling is one of the fastest growing sectors
• The largest segment of Canada's entertainment industry
• More than over 100 land-based casinos operate in Canada
• Over 60% of Canadian adults have gambled in the past 3 years

As Quebec launches a fresh appeal, it is important that Prime Minister Trudeau makes a stand. There is nothing in Canadian law that opposes online casinos offshore or otherwise. Failing to act in this case, means supporting a Loto-Quebec monopoly. If Canadians wish to gamble online, they should be free to do and the government should create clearer laws. Failure to provide for a modern 21st century Canada shows a lack of forward-thinking. Something Justin Trudeau should think about.

[honestdude]

1 minute ago, honestdude said:

Just wanted to start a blog for our Canadian Gamblers to be aware of regulations, availability, forbidden software, updates on payment options etc etc. I'll start with Canadian regulation and what, if anything the Canadian Government regulations are doing with regards to this $17 billion fastest growing entertainment industry.

A few software restrictions to date that I am aware of so far: Feel free to add to this

NetEnt, BTG, NYX, ELK (thanks to The Average Guy), who posted. 

As far as regulations and some were asking why the Canadian Government are seriously looking into regulating on-line casinos I found this article : 

Gambling in all its form is a major contributor to the Canadian economy. Despite this, gambling does not receive a lot of government attention.

Here, are some of the key facts:

• CAD$9 billion Dollars each year from gambling funds government and community projects
• Supplies over 135,000 jobs
• Online gambling is one of the fastest growing sectors
• The largest segment of Canada's entertainment industry
• More than over 100 land-based casinos operate in Canada
• Over 60% of Canadian adults have gambled in the past 3 years

As Quebec launches a fresh appeal, it is important that Prime Minister Trudeau makes a stand. There is nothing in Canadian law that opposes online casinos offshore or otherwise. Failing to act in this case, means supporting a Loto-Quebec Monopoly. If Canadians wish to gamble online, they should be free to do and the government should create clearer laws. Failure to provide for a modern 21st century Canada shows a lack of forward-thinking. Something Justin Trudeau should think about.

As for casinos that accept Instadebit and idebit, (two of the most and only wallets for Canadian gamblers as I read new legislation soon to come is restricting most banks from accepting any on-line deposits or withdrawals from Casino betting are the following supplied by The Average Guy.

https://www.askgamblers.com/deposit-methods/idebit

https://www.askgamblers.com/deposit-methods/instadebit

 

[honestdude]

20 minutes ago, honestdude said:

As for casinos that accept Instadebit and idebit, (two of the most and only wallets for Canadian gamblers as I read new legislation soon to come is restricting most banks from accepting any on-line deposits or withdrawals from Casino betting are the following supplied by The Average Guy.

https://www.askgamblers.com/deposit-methods/idebit

https://www.askgamblers.com/deposit-methods/instadebit

 

Also find it interesting how Netent celebrated entering the Canadian market a s per last year's post by Netent but I believe this only applied to the province of BC since I was not able to play NeTEnt software on any casinos I played in. Appended is their article. 

Expansion to Canada - NetEnt 

And if that wasn’t enough the providers have also launched on the regulated market in Canada too providing even more player growth. A range of NetEnt’s most popular games are now live with British Columbia Lottery Cooperation (BCLC) through an agreement that was made with IGT.This now marks the first entry for NetEnt on the regulated market in Canada. The integration is now complete, and their world-leading games are available at BCLC through the IGT Connect integration layer IGT is providing to the lottery. 

Therese Hillman who is the Group CEO over at NetEnt commented “Launching our games to players in British Columbia is an important milestone for us in our expansion in North America. Entering regulated markets is a vital part of our strategy going forward, especially within the WLA segment. I am sure that our exciting games will be much appreciated by BCLC’s players.”

[ValDes]

Excellent idea mate! 

And thanks in advance on behalf all Canadian players here.

[TheAverageGuy]

15 hours ago, honestdude said:

Also find it interesting how NetEnt celebrated entering the Canadian market a s per last year's post by NetEnt but I believe this only applied to the province of BC since I was not able to play NetEnt software on any casinos I played in. Appended is their article. 

Expansion to Canada - NetEnt 

Yes, Netent's grand master plan is to gain entry into each province's casinos, to date they are available in B.C. both in brick and mortar and their online offering. I don't believe (or recall at the moment) that they have firmed up any other provinces at this moment.  Nyx et all (through scientific gaming) are now being offered, in small doses and with varying degrees of technological success at PlayOLG and in Ontario's B&M casino's. Unsure about other provinces at this time as I haven't looked since it doesn't affect me

 

Cheers!  

 

[honestdude]

Just another note for Canadian Players trying to deposit on Blitzstar casino using Instadebit.  Their  Instadebit deposit is temporarily unavailable as stated by James, their rep. So you may have to use Idebit.   Here is the chat transcrit.  

 

07:36:57 pm       Hi James again.. same problem no matter if I clear cache's on both IE and Google chrome and Instadebit shows up for a half second then the window pops down and it goes to Interact and when i try to click on the window to pop back up nothing happens. SOmething wrong with your site cause doesn't happen anywhere else so I'm confused. I will however mention it on Ask Gamblers to see if anyone else has this issue and maybe someone from Blitzstar can respond to this issue.

James 07:39:19 pm       Hi, just a moment I will have an look

07:39:26 pm       ok thks

James 07:48:33 pm       Unfortunately Instadebit is unfortunately at least temporarily removed as deposit method

07:50:29 pm       aha, there u go, this now explains why I could not deposit. So when I tried to use idebit the screen is so large I can't seem to reach the clicking options.. this is odd.. but thanks anyhow.

James 07:51:31 pm       No worries you are welcome.

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