The dark days for Ontario-based players of paid daily fantasy contests and online poker could be coming to an end if a court allows it.
Ontario’s government announced Monday that it filed a reference with the province’s Court of Appeal in February asking whether allowing residents to play online games and to bet with people outside of Canada is legal.The dark days for Ontario-based players of paid daily fantasy contests and online poker could be coming to an end — but only if the top judges in Canada’s most populous province say so.
However, the provincial government says some Ontarians are still accessing online gambling sites that are not regulated by local authorities and involve players located outside of Ontario. The government wants to allow Ontario-based players to play games against people outside of the country because, among other things, it could let the province channel that activity back to its regulated sites, which was part of the rationale for the regulated market in the first place.
Ontario is asking for clarity from the court as its competitive iGaming market continues to hum, with around 50 operators and 70 websites taking action from approximately 1.2 million active player accounts. More than $17 billion was wagered on sports, casino games, and poker from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 in the Ontario iGaming market, and more than $650 million in total gaming revenue was generated, around 20% of which is kept by the province.
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