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Online Casinos Captivating Canada's Interest

The Canadian internet gambling industry has long been closely linked with the US gambling industry. The US’ 2006 UIGEA though changed all of the previous precedents and set Canada on a new course of action. Instead of just contending with online casinos focusing on the Canadian market as a secondary aspect to the US industry, Canada’s industry has taken front and center in the new battle to expand gambling around the world. And the Canadian government is still sitting on the fence about the online casino gambling industry if you can even imagine it! Despite the fact that the government has refused to pass any sort of formal ruling about the Canadian internet gambling industry, most provinces in the country have determined that online gambling isn’t leaving the market and they could best benefit from providing their own regulations.

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation is one of the oldest gambling companies still operating in Canada, and the company’s scope of influence has greatly expanded since the mid-seventies when the company first launched into Canada. The ALC now has a unique and interesting proposition on the books from Quebec’s lottery company. As several Canadian provinces formally enter the Canadian online casino gambling industry with formalized regulations and new standards governing the gambling sites, there is an increased pressure for ALC to quickly partner up with other powerful Canadian companies to ensure continued domination in the gambling market in the country.

The online casinos are incredibly pervasive and although the ALC is still considering the partnership offered with Lotto Quebec, there is a very strong change that the ALC will choose to either accept the partnership, or similarly launch efforts to operate an internet version of the lottery business. The prevalence of the internet gambling market in Canada is unavoidable and Canadian land gambling companies are beginning to really take notice.