{"id":177383,"date":"2021-06-22T17:24:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=177383"},"modified":"2021-06-22T17:45:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T00:45:23","slug":"single-game-sports-betting-soon-to-be-legal-in-canada-after-historic-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/single-game-sports-betting-soon-to-be-legal-in-canada-after-historic-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Single-Game Sports Betting Soon to be Legal in Canada After Historic Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

By a 57-20 margin, Canadian Senators on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to allow single-game sports betting in the country. The vote, during the third and final reading of C-218, was the last major step before the bill officially becomes law.<\/p>\n

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Senators who support bill C-218 stand on the chamber floor in Ottawa to be counted for a vote to legalize single-game sports betting in the country. The measure passed by a 57-20 margin. (Image: Senate of Canada)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the votes were being tallied, supporters in Ottawa, including bill sponsor MP Kevin Waugh (Conservative-Saskatoon-Grasswood) and key stakeholders across the country celebrated the landmark achievement.<\/p>\n

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Just moments ago, #C218<\/a>, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act passed third reading in the Senate. Now, the only step left is for it to receive Royal Assent from the Administrator of Canada.<\/p>\n

The prohibition on single-event sports betting in Canada is just about over! pic.twitter.com\/2Xf9zDsG02<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kevin Waugh (@KevinWaugh_CPC) June 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n