Online casino play in Alberta

Alberta has a regulated online gaming market. Two bodies share the work. The Alberta iGaming Corporation, known as AiGC, manages the market, while AGLC regulates it. That split matters for anyone weighing a site before playing on it.

An online operator has two steps to take before it can operate legally. It must register with AGLC. It must also sign an operating agreement with AiGC. Both steps are required, not one or the other.

Play Alberta, at PlayAlberta.ca, is the province's own online gaming site. AGLC runs it, so the body that regulates the market also operates this one site. Its revenue goes to the Government of Alberta.

AiGC keeps a directory of registered iGaming sites at abigaming.ca/players/registered-igaming-sites. A player can look up any operator there before playing. If an operator is not in the directory, it is not regulated. Approved operators display the AiGC logo as well.

Location matters as well. Registered online operators must make sure that only players physically located in Alberta can play. The legal gambling age in Alberta is 18, online and on the casino floor. At the resort, staff must check valid government-issued photo ID for anyone who appears to be under 25.

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Before using any online site, a reader can look it up in the AiGC directory. Anyone who wants a break can enrol in AGLC's Self-Exclusion Program, online only at selfexclusion.ca. It covers Alberta casinos and racing entertainment centres, regulated online gaming, or both. Terms run six months, one, two or three years, start immediately and cannot be cancelled early.