betting

• Sask. MP pushes for legalized single-game sports betting as bill clears second reading

  Estimates from the Canadian Gaming Association suggest that Canadians may be spending as much as $14 billion illegally on single-game sports bets.

  Canada

  Feb 22
• Quebec man won’t have to pay $500K debt over ‘rock, paper, scissors’ betting game

  The best-of-three game took place in January 2011.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2020
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• Americans can now bet legally on Super Bowl for first time across U.S.

  The Super Bowl will almost surely be the country's single biggest betting event of the year. It is expected to generate twice as much in legal wagers across the country as last year, following the opening of sportsbooks in seven more states.

  Sports

  Feb 1, 2019
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• BCLC gets in on royal wedding action with Harry and Meghan novelty bets

  Think you know when and where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the knot? Want to bet?

  Nov 27, 2017
• Gibraltar-based Lottoland lets Canadians bet on global lotteries including U.S. Powerball

  Gibraltar-based company Lottoland lets Canadians bet on the world's largest jackpots online.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2017
• Gambling on U.S. election is most popular novelty betting in B.C.

  With the Republican Party Convention kicking off today, American politics is one of the hottest conversation topics on social media, but it's also becoming a popular gambling ground here in B.C.

  Jul 18, 2016
• Lawsuits filed against daily fantasy sports sites amid cheating allegations

  Customers of the two biggest daily fantasy sports websites have filed at least four lawsuits against the sites in recent days, following cheating allegations and a probe into the largely-unregulated multi-billion dollar industry.

  Sports

  Oct 16, 2015
• Winnipeg man charged in illegal NFL fantasy football pool

  A Winnipeg man is facing charges for running a fantasy football pool and allegedly keeping a portion of the bets for himself.

  Crime

  Feb 9, 2015
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• Betting agencies have big day on royal baby names

  Bookies cashed in big Monday as thousands of Britons placed bets on what Prince William and his wife, Kate, would name their newborn child.

  Jul 22, 2013