By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Financial regulation continues to restrict prediction markets in Canada, iGaming Brazil reported. The report identifies sports and entertainment markets as areas where authorities' actions hinder expansion.
Regulatory restrictions hinder expansion of sports and entertainment prediction markets in Canada.
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IGCO warns that online providers other than BCLC offering sports and entertainment event contracts to provincial players operate illegally.
Canada’s regulatory stance concerns suppliers offering sports prediction markets in the country.
Updated Canadian regulatory guidance confirms that sports and entertainment event contracts are prohibited in Canada.
The guidance prevents platforms supervised by CSA and CIRO from offering sports and entertainment prediction contracts in Canada.
CIRO considers facilitating or approving dealer-member applications to trade sports and entertainment event contracts inappropriate.