Alberta Online Casino Rules After the July 2026 Market Launch

Yes. Since July 13, 2026, Alberta has a regulated online casino market: private operators may run their online casinos in the province if they are registered with Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) and have signed a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC). Play Alberta, the province’s own site, continues alongside them. You must be 18 or older and physically located in Alberta to log in or bet. When we read it on October 19, 2026, AiGC’s directory of registered iGaming sites listed 51 sites, including Betty, BetMGM, BetRivers, bet365, Casino Days, DraftKings, FanDuel, PlayOJO, theScore, Jackpot City, Spin Casino, Golden Tiger, Luxury, Yukon Gold, 888, Stake and BET99.

What changed on July 13, 2026?

Before the launch, Play Alberta was the province’s only regulated online gambling site. The legal change came in spring 2025, when Bill 48 introduced the iGaming Alberta Act. According to the Government of Alberta, the Act created the Alberta iGaming Corporation, designated AGLC as regulator and set the minimum age to bet online at 18. AGLC states that as of July 13, operators can conduct and manage their registered iGaming platforms in Alberta, and that all operators must be registered with AGLC and have a signed commercial agreement with AiGC.

Before full approval, the government’s fact sheet says, operators could advertise and pre-register players but could not take funds or bets.

Who does what: AGLC, AiGC and Play Alberta?

• AGLC, the regulator. It handles registration, background checks and compliance, and sets the Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming.
• AiGC, the market manager. An independent Crown corporation whose board reports to the Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction. It conducts and manages igaming through private operators and is responsible for commercial agreements, anti-money laundering, financial reporting and revenue. AiGC says it does not run a site of its own.
• Play Alberta, the government site. AiGC says it continues as the province’s own government-run platform, competing alongside the registered private operators.

The government’s fact sheet sets the revenue split: 80 per cent of net iGaming revenue goes to operators and 20 per cent is retained by the province, with 2 per cent of gross gaming revenue supporting First Nations and 1 per cent going to social responsibility.

Which sites are registered now?

Two official lists answer this.

1. AiGC’s directory of registered iGaming sites. It had 51 entries on October 19, 2026, each with an “Operated by” line. The page shows no date, so treat it as current only on the day you read it.
2. AGLC’s register of gaming registrants. Its export listed 42 entries in the class “iGaming - Operator”, each with an expiry date. For example, Crown DK CAN Ltd. is registered for DraftKings.com until July 13, 2027. Our page on checking DraftKings in Alberta walks through one lookup.

AiGC also says a site regulated in Alberta shows the official AiGC logo and the Responsible Gambling Council’s RG Check seal at the top or bottom of its home page.

Who can play?

AiGC says you must be 18 or older to register, deposit and play on any regulated iGaming site in Alberta, and you must be physically located within Alberta’s borders to log in or place bets with a regulated operator. Alberta’s age is one year lower than Ontario’s 19.

What must registered operators provide?

From the government’s fact sheet and AiGC’s player FAQs:

• Financial and time limits available from registration.
• Integration with the province’s centralized self-exclusion platform on their websites and apps.
• A prompt asking players to affirm they are fit to play.
• Major credit cards accepted; cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or Ethereum not accepted for deposits or withdrawals.
• Player funds held in Canadian trust accounts, separate from operating cash.

What happened to operators that were not registered?

AGLC’s primary notice on the transition was not something we could find. A summary by the law firm Gowling WLG (April 16, 2026) of AGLC’s transition guidance says operators active in Alberta without regulation had to file a complete application, pay the fees and stop their unregulated activity by July 13, 2026. It adds that case-by-case relief after the launch was generally not expected beyond October 13, 2026, and that AiGC controls each operator’s go-live.

Where do complaints go?

First to the operator. AiGC says that if an approved operator’s customer service cannot resolve your issue within 72 hours, you can submit a formal dispute to AiGC for independent review.

Self-exclusion and help

Alberta’s centralized self-exclusion is free and voluntary. AiGC says it blocks access to all regulated Alberta iGaming sites and land-based casinos for a set period, and AGLC offers iGaming only, land-based only, or both. AGLC’s Self-Exclusion Program can be reached at 1-844-468-8034 or se@aglc.ca. For support, AiGC points to 211 Alberta: call 211, text INFO to 211, or use online chat, free and confidential, 24 hours a day.

What we could not confirm

• AGLC’s own notice on the July 13 transition: we used a law firm’s summary instead and say so above.
• The date of the AiGC directory: the page does not show one.
• AGLC’s home page still said Play Alberta was the only regulated online gambling site in Alberta when we checked on October 19, 2026, which conflicts with AGLC’s own iGaming page. We rely on the iGaming page and AiGC.

Check a site yourself

Before you sign up, search for the site’s name in AiGC’s directory of registered iGaming sites, then look up the operator named there in AGLC’s register and note the expiry date. On the site, look for the AiGC logo and the RG Check seal. A site that shows a foreign licence but is not on these lists is not registered for Alberta; our page on Curaçao, Anjouan and Tobique licences explains why, and our province-by-province reference covers the rest of Canada.