'Should be offside': Sports betting blitz spikes concerns over problem gambling yyc
For those who raise the alarm on gaming addictions, Paul is an unintentionally fitting pitchman for an industry they say is aggravating an already fraught gambling addiction problem.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
That spread to Canada in 2021 with the legalization of single-game betting that’s found a major foothold in Ontario, which has registered about 70 different sports books or casinos. In a bid to discourage that kind of offshore betting, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis , which operates the province’s only legal online sports betting platform atThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.At the same time, the AGLC, which in the fall of 2020 joined other provinces in jumping on the online gaming bandwagon to grab a share of the gambling pie, says the activity is promising for its bottom line.
Screen grab from the website PlayAlberta. Keno Game – Alberta’s Only Regulated Online Gambling Website. It also states that 96 per cent of gamblers do so responsibly, one percentage point shy of the AGLC’s goal.Those seeking help for their gaming addictions are increasingly those tempted by online betting, and the lure of sports books has only turbocharged those problems, said a spokesman for Gamblers’ Anonymous.
“They struggle with it, truly — it’s easier to stay away from the bar or the casino, but this is right in your hand,” said Rod.
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