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Canada’s new stablecoin framework and Alberta’s move to allow private online gambling operators are raising a common question: can better payment rails help move players from unregulated sites to the regulated market?

A report is urging Canadian provinces, especially Ontario and Alberta, to use legal pressure and public warnings against fake and unregulated gambling ads targeting consumers.

Alberta has committed about $2.4 million to Brick House Recovery Centre to expand gambling addiction treatment and aftercare, with services set to be offered in Edmonton, Calgary, and online province-wide.

Bonus TL;DR Alberta says betting on political events is prohibited in the province, even as online prediction markets tied to its Oct. 19 separation referendum continue to draw trading activity on platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket. The issue matters beyond one Canadian province because it highlights a growing compliance gap around event contracts: regulators may […]

Stake Canada has cleared an early regulatory step in Alberta, though the operator still cannot take bets until it secures a full licence and operating agreement.