Casinomary Editorial
Regulatory updates, payment-method deep-dives, strategy explainers, and responsible-gambling guides — written by the same editorial team that researches our casino reviews.
Guides
For recreational players, gambling winnings in Canada are a tax-free windfall, not income — the rare exception is the player who gambles as a business, a bar the courts set very high and almost never apply to ordinary players.
Industry
Alberta's private-operator iGaming market opens July 13, 2026 under Bill 48. What changes for Canadian players, day-one operators, and how the AGLC framework compares to Ontario's AGCO model.
Guides
If you have an existing offshore account, here's a balanced look at staying, switching, or running both after July 13, 2026.
Responsible gambling
Self-exclusion is the most concrete tool an Alberta player has if gambling has stopped feeling like a game. One sign-up through AGLC's program covers PlayAlberta, every land-based casino and racing entertainment centre, and — from July 13, 2026 — every private operator registered in the new iGaming market. We walk through how it works, what it covers, what it doesn't, and what's changing on launch day.
Industry
For nearly six years, PlayAlberta.ca has been the only legal online casino an Alberta resident can play on. On July 13, 2026, that changes — roughly two dozen private operators join the market under AGLC registration. We walk through what stays the same, what genuinely improves, and the handful of things players may quietly lose.
Industry
Ontario's regulated iGaming market is four years old. Alberta's opens July 13, 2026. The two provinces share a goal — pull players off offshore sites and into a supervised framework — but the regulators, the fees, the tax model, and the advertising rules diverge in ways that change what a Canadian player actually sees on screen.