Alberta’s regulated iGaming market now includes 29 operators and 50 websites after the October 13, 2026 deadline

Alberta has moved from launch to enforcement. After the October 13, 2026 end of the three-month grace period, the province’s new iGaming framework now has 29 operators and 50 brands live under approval from AGLC and the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) — and unauthorized sites are about to feel the pressure.

1. AGLC set July 13th, 2026 as the launch date for Alberta’s regulated online gambling market and gave unregulated sites a three-month grace period to transition. That window closed on October 13th, 2026, and AiGC says it will now begin cracking down on unauthorized gambling platforms.
2. By the end of that period, Alberta had approved 29 operators and 50 websites. The approved list includes 888, Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino, bet365 Casino, bet365 Sportsbook, BET99, BetMGM Sportsbook & Casino, BetRivers Casino & Sportsbook, Betway, Caesars Palace Online Casino, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings Sportsbook & Casino, FanDuel Casino, FanDuel Sportsbook, Stake, theScore Bet Sportsbook, and theScore Casino, among others.
3. The province’s model borrows from Ontario’s competitive iGaming framework, which launched in April 2022. Alberta spent several years building its approach to private-sector participation in online gambling as regulators tried to compete with offshore websites.
4. The opening numbers compare favorably with Ontario’s first quarter. Ontario had 15 operators and 31 websites live at the end of its opening quarter in June 2022, while Alberta reached 29 operators and 50 websites within three months.
5. For high-risk operators, the important part is the structure, not just the headcount. Alberta’s model is designed to pull activity away from the unregulated market, which the provincial government estimated accounted for around 70% of online gambling in Alberta before launch. To stay in market, operators must meet player-protection requirements, including integration with a centralized self-exclusion program, and comply with advertising rules. Dale Nally, Alberta’s Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, said the province will go after unregulated operators that continue taking bets from Albertans.

AGLC will handle compliance monitoring and enforcement against sites that keep operating outside the approved framework. For PSPs and acquiring teams, that usually means one thing: the market is no longer in “wait and see” mode, and payment flows tied to unlicensed gambling brands in Alberta are now facing a more active regulator.