The United States is putting pressure on Canada after legalizing sports betting

The United States was recently still one of the few countries to ban sports betting. But recently, the Supreme Court gave a favorable judgment on the legalization of discipline in all American states. Even if the decision will fall directly to each of these 50 states, the 1992 law that prohibited the authorization of sports betting is now invalidated. According to experts, this judgment may increase, in the very short term, the pressure on the Canadian government to, in turn, completely legalize sports betting on its territory. This is an opportunity for us to take stock of the current legalization of sports betting in our country.

Where is the Canadian legislation at?

In Canada, sports betting is not completely banned as it could be in the United States. Each of the federal states has roughly a law authorizing sports betting of the "parlay" type, which means that it is mandatory to bet on several events at once.

Numerous bills, such as in 2012 or more recently at the beginning of the current government's legislature, have emerged to try to legalize all sports betting. However, none of them has been validated so far. With the legalization of the discipline in the United States, the local gambling industry will probably lose money, which players will invest in the United States.

Will Canadians be able to bet in the United States?

According to Kevin J. Weber, a Toronto-area lawyer specializing in sports betting, there is a good chance that Canadians who will travel to the United States will take the opportunity to play. The State of New York, one of the American states bordering Canada, seems to be already well advanced in its process of legalizing sports betting, which can only encourage players to go for a ride there.

On the other hand, as far as American online sports betting is concerned, it would seem that the latter are more difficult for Canadians to access. Indeed, in addition to being geolocated in the United States, sports betting sites will be geolocated by state, each having its own law. However, according to the Canadian Gaming Association, it seems that this is what Canadian players are now looking for. The most motivated of them will surely succeed in overcoming these virtual and legal barriers to bet online in their turn.

However, some Canadian bookmakers have managed to obtain a special license allowing them to offer sports betting online. This is especially the case in Quebec, where the legislation is more flexible. Moreover, all the bookmakers that we offer on our site have this license.