Sports Betting In Canada Getting Closer

Feb 17, 2012
Sports Betting In Canada Getting Closer
Comartin bill will soon receive a third Parliamentary reading Over the past few months a proposal to legalise single game sports betting in Canada has been quietly making progress: this week it passed a key committee stage that has forwarded the bill for a parliamentary third reading before going to the Canadian Senate. The bill in question, C290, was introduced some time ago by Joe Comartin MP seeking to repeal existing laws which prevented provincial lotteries from offering anything beyond parlay sports betting. After a successful second reading in November last year, this week the bill traveled through the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with the prospects for a friendly reception in the Senate. Canadian provinces British Columbia and Ontario have both expressed their support for the measure, as well as the Canadian Gaming Association, whereas the opposition from the National Hockey League was against any revision. Comartin has estimated that his bill will generate around Cdn$70 million in wagers in Windsor alone. This town bordering the USA needs some encouragement after the economic crisis and bureaucratic border control changes induced a decline in gambling revenues in recent times.
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