an amendment would likely derail the bill\u2019s chances<\/a> of passing in a timely manner.<\/p>\nOn Thursday, Sen. David Wells (Conservative-Newfoundland and Labrador) indicated that what companies or groups would be allowed to operate legal single-game sports betting would be up to the individual provinces.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want this to be overcomplicated in any way,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a bill that allows single-event sports betting. Any of the structures around regulatory platforms and the operation of gaming in a province is only associated with this bill in a tertiary way, but not the focus of this bill.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canadian Sports Betting Market Breakdown<\/h2>\n
The single-game sports betting bill enjoys broad-based support from the major professional sporting leagues that operate in Canada, as well as from the Canadian Gaming Association.<\/p>\n
With a national population of about 37.6 million, roughly equivalent to California, legalizing sports betting would open up several new markets for sportsbooks currently operating in the US.<\/strong><\/p>\nScore Media and Gaming<\/a>, a Toronto-based company that operates a popular Canadian sports news app and sportsbooks in four US states, has estimated Canada\u2019s online sports betting market could generate up to US $5.4 billion in gross gaming revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Canadian Senate is expected to resume debate Monday on C-218, the bill to legalize single-game sports betting in the country. Members will likely have to decide on an amendment supporters say could derail the bill\u2019s chances of passage. Monday also starts the final week of the Senate\u2019s session before it adjourns for the summer. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":177037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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