After almost 10 years and two attempts by its proponents, single-event sports betting in Canada is about to be legal. The Senate passed Bill C-218, the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, on Tuesday by a vote of 57-20. “There a sense of ‘finally,’” Paul Burns, president and CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, said Tuesday afternoon on hearing the news that the Senate had passed Bill C-218. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... “They’re in a good place to get going.”SM Steve McAllister is the editor-in-chief of The Parleh sports betting newsletter.

Source: thestar June 23, 2021 00:45 UTC