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Canada: Trudeau moves to legalize single-event betting on sports

Monday 30 de November 2020 / 08:13

Kait Bolongaro and Sandra Mergulhao, Bloomberg

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(Canada).- Justice Minister David Lametti unveiled legislation to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada, marking a change in direction for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

Canada: Trudeau moves to legalize single-event betting on sports

The planned changes would allow provinces to issue licenses for companies to accept wagers on all sporting events except horse racing, which will remain under a separate system. It is currently illegal to bet on single games under Canadian law.

“The goal of the legislation is simple: it is to bring a common practice out of the shadows and into the open. To make it legal, regulated and safe,” Lametti told reporters Thursday in Ottawa.

The governing Liberal Party voted against a similar bill in parliament in 2016.

Canadians spend C$10 billion ($7.7 billion) per year on single-event betting through illegal bookies and a further C$4 billion on international betting websites, according to Lametti.

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