Introduction Quebec recently made changes to its publicity contests rules. The rules, which require publicity contests to adhere to stringent regulatory requirements in order to operate in Quebec, now exempt international...
Read MoreThe Canadian Criminal Code (the “Code”) sets forth the parameters of legal gaming in Canada. The Code generally prohibits sports-based wagering except where such wagering is conducted and managed by the provincial governments;...
Read MoreOn July 10, 2019, the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the “Amending Regulations”) were formally released in the Canada Gazette. The formal...
Read Moreby: Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber and Chantal Cipriano The current division of jurisdiction over gaming in Canada came about as a result of a Federal-Provincial Agreement that was entered into in 1985, intended to...
Read MoreNEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA CASINOS by Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber, and Chantal A. Cipriano On December 5, 2017, following an internal government review of the casino sector after...
Read MoreBy Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. Tadman On February 11, 2014, the Canadian Federal Government released its 2014 Budget. In the 2014 Budget, the Federal Government pledged to introduce legislative...
Read MoreBy Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber and Jack I. Tadman Canadians can place legal, provincially regulated sports bets through lottery terminals found in popular locations such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and...
Read MoreBy Michael D. Lipton, Q.C. and Kevin J. WeberAs previously reported in Gaming Legal News, in October 2010 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) ruled in the case of Bérubé v. Rational Entertainment Limited...
Read MoreBy Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber, and Jack I. TadmanDespite the availability of provincially authorized sports lottery parlay games and offshore betting and gaming (iGaming) operations licensed and regulated in other...
Read MoreBy Michael D. Lipton, Q.C. and Kevin J. WeberWhen asked whether “gambling” is lawful in Canada, the focus has often been upon the commercial enterprises that provide gaming and betting services to people in Canada. Less...
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