Alberta

Status as of 23 October 2026. Not legal advice: this guide describes published rules and does not tell any business what to do.

Who regulates

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) is the market regulator. The Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) conducts and manages the market.

What is legal online

Alberta's regulated iGaming market launched on 13 July 2026, with 22 registered sites. Since then, operators may run their platforms in the province only if they hold an AGLC registration and a signed AiGC commercial agreement. The minimum age to bet online is 18.

Licences and how to apply

Entry has two steps. An operator first registers with AGLC, then completes a commercial agreement with AiGC. AiGC describes the model as open registration, and the pages reviewed for this guide publish no cap on the number of operators. Suppliers of goods or services also register with AGLC, and their technology needs certification from an accredited test lab. AGLC publishes a separate fee schedule for operator and supplier registration; this guide does not state the fees.

Taxes and revenue allocation

The province sets its take as a revenue allocation. The province keeps 20% of net iGaming revenue and operators keep 80%. Before that split, 2% of gross gaming revenue (GGR) goes to First Nations initiatives and 1% of GGR goes to social responsibility programmes. The rates are set on different bases, so they are not added together.

Safer-gambling rules

Every site must complete RG Check accreditation through a partnership between AiGC and the Responsible Gambling Council, announced on 20 February 2026. Operators and suppliers must both connect to the AGLC centralised self-exclusion programme.

What changed

• 13 July 2026: the regulated market opened with 22 registered sites.
• 20 February 2026: RG Check accreditation was made mandatory for all iGaming sites.
• 13 January 2026: listed sections of the iGaming Alberta Act came into force, and an Order in Council made the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Amendment Regulation. During the transition, operators in the registration process could market to and enrol prospective customers, but could neither take bets nor add funds to accounts.
• 15 May 2025: Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act, received Royal Assent.

What to watch

No further dated regulatory deadline up to the end of 2027 appears on the regulator's or the government's own pages reviewed for this guide.