Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally introduced the anticipated Bill 48 on Wednesday. The iGaming Alberta Act would create the new Alberta iGaming Corporation to oversee the proposed private-sector market, which would see commercial operators compete with Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis’ (AGLC) Play Alberta platform.
Nally had been tasked with providing a plan to offer regulated commercial online gambling by Premier Danielle Smith. He already confirmed last year that a new conduct-and-manage entity would be established separately from the AGLC to run the industry.
The iGaming Alberta Act would “designate AGLC as the regulator to ensure market integrity and compliance,” stated a government release. So, the crown corporation would be both Play Alberta’s oper..