Jack Daniels
Charcoal Mellowed
Silver Level
I can unzip it for you. Where would you like me to put it?
pokerrqueenn
Legend
Bronze Level
i couldn't get it to open so i put it in a zipped file. thanks. jd and list (and aloe for being a smarty pants.lol.)( i was going to use that pic for the party thread)lol
R
Rabidus
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I've attended the last few global gaming summits as well as some Canadian internet gambling conferences. I've had a chance to talk to all of the regulated jurisdictions in canada and the top few canadian lawyers associated with online gambling. So I do have a lot of info about the Canadian situation. Here's where it stands.
- Playing online poker from your home in Canada is illegal. Period. This has come straight from the top Canadian online gaming lawyers.
- This law has never been enforced.
- Two of the five Canadian lottery jurisdictions (lotteries control almost all the gambling in Canada) have internet gaming sites. (Atlantic Canada and British Columbia). Neither of these sites currently offer poker.
- Ontario (the biggest province) is actively trying to ban internet gambling in an enforcable way. The current law is largely unenforcable. Very simlar to the US prior to July.
- Ontario is attempting to ban advertising for online gambling sites including .NET sites.
- The rest of the country often follows Ontario so if Ontario is successful in banning online gambling, national laws might not be too far behind.
- The US would prefer online gambling was illegal in Canada.
- Online gambling is a huge topic in British Columbia right now but no clear direction has been given.
- The gambling sites hosted in Canada aren't really hosted in Canada...well they are but it's complicated...
The Canadian hosted sites are on the Khanawakee Indian Reserve in Quebec. The hosting of these sites is illegal by the federal criminal code. Hosting gambling sites in Canada is completely illegal and enforacable.
However, Khanawakee poses two major problems for the feds. The first is that this is in Quebec which although is part of Canada, the feds don't like to mess with two much. There have been two failed referendums for this province to leave the country in the past 30 years and talks of another one are looming. So the feds don't want to do anything that the Quebec government could use to help sway opinion that leaving Canada is a good thing.
The second major problem is that the indian reserves in that region of Quebec have historically been a major problem area for the government. This reserve claims complete soverignty and have armed First Nations ready to defend it if necessary. There have been armed confrontations with police in the past. The First Nations situation in Canada is very dicey and the Federal government feels that executing warrants on the reserve could easily lead to armed confrontation..national headlines and the spark that causes a First Nations uprising in Canada. So although what Khanawakee is doing is illegal, they've been operating with inpunity due to the situation.
Canada's private sector is a leader in global internet gaming with Boss Media, Interlogic, bodog and a ton of other tech and gambling companies based here. It's a large market that the government would be hesitant to destroy.
So..the situation in Canada is not exactly clear. It's definitely illegal but not enforced. Ontario is mainly the only province trying to enforce it now and Khanawakee is a wild card. Also, our current federal government is very right wing and it wouldn't suprise me if online gambling is re-declared illegal in the near future and new laws are passed similar to what's happening in the US.
As for regulated gambling in Canada, here's how it breaks down.
ALC (Atlantic Canada) - Offers lotto, sports and flash games online. Currently looking at Bingo.
Lotto Quebec - Doesn't have government approval to launch an online site although they have prepped for it.
OLGC (Ontario) - Once had an online gaming site fully built but didn't get government approval at the last minute so it's now on the shelf and outdated. Unlikely to have an online gaming site in the near future.
WCLC (Western Canada) - No plans for online gaming.
Alberta (part of WCLC but with a separate gaming board) - Are in planning to offer online gambling. Likley will not offer poker as they will face the same issues as other regulated jurisdictions which is liquidity of players.
BCLC (British Columbia) - Offers lotto, sports, 5 minute keno and flash games.
ALC and BCLC are the only two regulated jurisdictions in North America to provide true internet gaming.
So that's the Canadian gaming scene in a nutshell. After all that, I'm not sure why FirePay would pull out now. I should be able to dig this up though and will keep you posted.
Rab
- Playing online poker from your home in Canada is illegal. Period. This has come straight from the top Canadian online gaming lawyers.
- This law has never been enforced.
- Two of the five Canadian lottery jurisdictions (lotteries control almost all the gambling in Canada) have internet gaming sites. (Atlantic Canada and British Columbia). Neither of these sites currently offer poker.
- Ontario (the biggest province) is actively trying to ban internet gambling in an enforcable way. The current law is largely unenforcable. Very simlar to the US prior to July.
- Ontario is attempting to ban advertising for online gambling sites including .NET sites.
- The rest of the country often follows Ontario so if Ontario is successful in banning online gambling, national laws might not be too far behind.
- The US would prefer online gambling was illegal in Canada.
- Online gambling is a huge topic in British Columbia right now but no clear direction has been given.
- The gambling sites hosted in Canada aren't really hosted in Canada...well they are but it's complicated...
The Canadian hosted sites are on the Khanawakee Indian Reserve in Quebec. The hosting of these sites is illegal by the federal criminal code. Hosting gambling sites in Canada is completely illegal and enforacable.
However, Khanawakee poses two major problems for the feds. The first is that this is in Quebec which although is part of Canada, the feds don't like to mess with two much. There have been two failed referendums for this province to leave the country in the past 30 years and talks of another one are looming. So the feds don't want to do anything that the Quebec government could use to help sway opinion that leaving Canada is a good thing.
The second major problem is that the indian reserves in that region of Quebec have historically been a major problem area for the government. This reserve claims complete soverignty and have armed First Nations ready to defend it if necessary. There have been armed confrontations with police in the past. The First Nations situation in Canada is very dicey and the Federal government feels that executing warrants on the reserve could easily lead to armed confrontation..national headlines and the spark that causes a First Nations uprising in Canada. So although what Khanawakee is doing is illegal, they've been operating with inpunity due to the situation.
Canada's private sector is a leader in global internet gaming with Boss Media, Interlogic, bodog and a ton of other tech and gambling companies based here. It's a large market that the government would be hesitant to destroy.
So..the situation in Canada is not exactly clear. It's definitely illegal but not enforced. Ontario is mainly the only province trying to enforce it now and Khanawakee is a wild card. Also, our current federal government is very right wing and it wouldn't suprise me if online gambling is re-declared illegal in the near future and new laws are passed similar to what's happening in the US.
As for regulated gambling in Canada, here's how it breaks down.
ALC (Atlantic Canada) - Offers lotto, sports and flash games online. Currently looking at Bingo.
Lotto Quebec - Doesn't have government approval to launch an online site although they have prepped for it.
OLGC (Ontario) - Once had an online gaming site fully built but didn't get government approval at the last minute so it's now on the shelf and outdated. Unlikely to have an online gaming site in the near future.
WCLC (Western Canada) - No plans for online gaming.
Alberta (part of WCLC but with a separate gaming board) - Are in planning to offer online gambling. Likley will not offer poker as they will face the same issues as other regulated jurisdictions which is liquidity of players.
BCLC (British Columbia) - Offers lotto, sports, 5 minute keno and flash games.
ALC and BCLC are the only two regulated jurisdictions in North America to provide true internet gaming.
So that's the Canadian gaming scene in a nutshell. After all that, I'm not sure why FirePay would pull out now. I should be able to dig this up though and will keep you posted.
Rab
aloevera
Cardschat Elite
Bronze Level
Well Rab I want to thank you for all the information. I knew about the banning of advertisement as I have witnessed it already. IT IS ILLEGLE TO PLAY ONLINE GAMBLING!! Wow so all they have to do is enforce it then. I know the Indian and Quebec situation will always be a battle here in Canada, it has been since I can remember.
Well all I can say is keep your eyes and ears open fellow Canadians, and by the looks of things IT WON'T BE LONG!!!!
Well all I can say is keep your eyes and ears open fellow Canadians, and by the looks of things IT WON'T BE LONG!!!!