Law introduced into the House

Single-game sports betting may finally be working its way to legalization in Canada. After months of talk — and a few failed attempts in the past — NDP MP Brian Masse presented a bill he co-sponsored with Conservative MP Kevin Waugh that would legalize single-event sports betting in the country. It’s likely that the House will debate the bill in the next couple of weeks, and a formal vote on it will be held soon after. While similar bills have failed in Canada in the past, the hope is that the fact that the practice was legalized in the United States recently will sway Canadian legislators to finally come around and make it legal here, too. Lawmakers hope the overwhelming evidence about job creation, job retention and revenue for the government will help change everyone’s minds. But until then, some time will pass and if you want to spend some free time at an online sportsbook, have a look at the following site.

The pressure to make changes

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1 The pressure to make changes
2 Why this bill might have a chance

The issue of legalized single-event sports betting has become a pressing issue for many in Canada, as border states in the U.S. have legalized the practice. That has made it easy for Canadian gamblers in border towns to make a short trek into America to gamble on sports legally.

Perhaps the biggest threat to that is Windsor, a gambling hub in Canada. Right over the border is Detroit in Michigan, which legalized single-event sports gambling recently. Three casinos in downtown Detroit are set to offer sports betting within a few weeks, and that could be a huge hit to Caesars Windsor.

As Masse said: “We are going to lose market share to the U.S. (A few years ago) we were hoping to attract U.S. customers (by being first with sports betting), but now the fight is to retain customers. This is critical for our community People who work at our casinos doe a great job, but they need this product to compete.”

Jobs are of the utmost importance to the community, and Dave Cassidy, the president of Unifor Local 444, explained in detail this week how this bill is therefore so important. He said:

“This file is a decade old. I’m glad we are taking another stab at it. We seem to have a couple (government parties on board now with this, so I’m hoping to get this done.

“It’s no secret Michigan has passed this and the facts are they are already moving forward. I know Motor City Casino (in Detroit) is putting a lot of money into this, and the other casinos are going to do the same. People need to understand what this means to the economy. We are talking what could be 100 to 150 new jobs (in Windsor) with this. This is a $10-billion to $15-billion industry whether (betting) off-shore or on phones.”

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Why this bill might have a chance

Bills that would have legalized single-event sports betting in Canada have failed two different times in the past. But the bill this time seems to stand a better chance.

One reason is that it’s getting bi-partisan support among MPs, and another reason is the acceptance of sports betting in this form in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Studies have also shown that Canadians wager about $10 billion each year through illegal bookmaking operations in Canada, according to The Canadian Gaming Association. In addition to that, there’s another $4 billion wagered at offshore online sportsbooks, which the Canadian government can’t tax.

Only $500 million is wagered legally on sports in Canada each year, mainly because there aren’t a lot of options to do so.

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