Online rules in Alberta

What changed on July 13, 2026

The Government of Alberta says its regulated online gambling market officially launched on July 13, 2026. Since then, private companies can legally run online casinos for people in Alberta, but only once they meet the province's conditions.

The legal basis is the iGaming Alberta Act and new online gaming provisions in the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act.

This guide takes no bets, is not a casino and does not recommend any online site. This page explains the rules and nothing more.

Two bodies, two jobs

Two organizations share the work.

• Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) is the regulator. It registers operators, sets the Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming and enforces compliance. See AGLC's iGaming page.
• The Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) manages market operations. It signs and oversees operating agreements with private operators.

To operate legally in Alberta, a company must do three things:

1. Register with AGLC.
2. Sign an operating agreement with AiGC.
3. Meet requirements for game integrity, fairness, player protection and the prevention of underage gambling.

Registered operators must also connect to AGLC's central self-exclusion system and offer money and time limit tools. They must show players their transaction history, watch for high-risk play and ask players to confirm they are fit to play. Each approved site must also pass the Responsible Gambling Council's RG Check accreditation.

How to check a site

AiGC gives players two checks.

• The directory. AiGC publishes a list of registered online gambling sites on its players page. AiGC's position: any operator absent from the directory is unregulated. At launch AiGC reported 22 approved sites.
• The logo. Approved operators display the AiGC logo.

AGLC also keeps a searchable public registry of registered entities. Filter by the class "iGaming - Operator". Each entry shows the legal company name, the registration expiry date and the site names or domains linked to that company. This is useful when a brand name and a company name do not match.

Play Alberta

Play Alberta is the online gambling site run by the province itself. It appears on AGLC's website, with every dollar of its revenue going to the General Revenue Fund of the Government of Alberta. It offers slots and virtual table games, live dealer tables, instant games, lottery and sports betting.

Age and location

The legal age for gambling in Alberta is 18. Under the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act, no one under 18 may enter or stay on an online gambling site or gamble online. No one may help them do so either. Operators must run a program to identify and exclude minors.

Online play is also tied to the map. Registered operators must make sure only people physically in Alberta can play, and they must block play when they cannot confirm a player's location.

Self-exclusion and the way back

AGLC's Self-Exclusion Program takes enrolment online only, at selfexclusion.ca. Its brochure sets out the terms:

• Three options: online gambling that is regulated, the casinos plus racing entertainment centres of Alberta, or both.
• Lengths of six months, a single year, or a span of two or three years.
• It starts right away and cannot be cancelled or shortened.
• Only the person can enrol themselves.

The online option covers all regulated forms of online gambling in Alberta. It does not reach unregulated sites. For questions, email se@aglc.ca or call 1-844-468-8034.

Free, confidential help is available at any hour. Call or text 211, or see AiGC's Get Help page. The Addiction Helpline (Recovery Alberta) is at 1-866-332-2322, toll-free, 24/7. More options are on Help and limits.