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Gaming platform Grizzly’s Quest has informed its Alberta players that it is shutting down operations in that province as of Canadian Thanksgiving (Oct. 12).
An email went out late last week to all Grizzly’s Quest users in Alberta,
“If you’re located in Alberta, you will no longer be able to access or play on your Grizzly’s Quest Casino account from 12 October 2026. If you have funds remaining in your account, please ensure you either use them or request a withdrawal before this date.”
Albertans can access and play Grizzly’s Quest after Oct. 12 if they travel outside the province.
Grizzly’s Quest was pre-approved by Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis ahead of the July 13 launch of the province’s legal iGaming market. The site had been available to Albertans as an unregulated offshore site and continued to operate that way.
But before Alberta’s iGaming market launched, Grizzly’s Quest disappeared off the list of approved sites.
Grizzly’s Quest is registered in Canada as owned by Stanworth Development Ltd., which is headquartered in Guernsey. But Stanworth is a subsidiary of gaming giant Super Group.
The closing date is significant. The Alberta government had identified Oct. 13 as the date that any offshore, unregistered online casinos in Alberta would be treated as “illicit,” right from the mouth of Dale Nally, the provincial minister overseeing the iGaming market.
The iGaming market opened July 13, but all pre-approved sites were given a three-month grace period to launch. That’s when the province goes from being “patient” to “no more Mr. Nice Guy.”
So, really, Oct. 13 is the day when Alberta goes from soft open to full operation.
Grizzly’s Quest’s calling card is a cartoon bear dressed as a Canadian park ranger. Alberta gaming regulations do not allow for any gaming site to use cartoon images that could be perceived as being attractive to minors.
The Grizzly’s Quest email advises Alberta users to move to its sister sites: Jackpot City, Spin Casino, Royal Vegas Casino and Ruby Fortune Casino.
All four of those sites are listed by the Alberta iGaming Corporation as being legal to operate in the province.
As of Oct. 11, AIGC has 41 sites listed as being legal to operate in the province, a rise of six from the previous week.
