Canada is an important market for poker. Its cultural connection with the U.S. is such that it was caught up in the same 2003-era poker boom as its southern neighbor. However, its more liberal stance on online gambling meant that it remained open to international sites even as the U.S. cracked down on internet poker in 2011.
Many online professionals moved to Canada (or Mexico) in the wake of Black Friday in order to continue playing on sites like PokerStars. Canada has also produced many home-grown poker heroes, including Daniel Negreanu, arguably the most widely-recognized living poker player.
In 2022, Ontario — Canada’s most populous province — launched a regulated online gambling market. Although a boon for U.S. iGaming sites looking to operate there, the move resulted in Ontario poker players being cut off from the global pool. It’s now a ring-fenced market similar to regulated U.S. states like New Jersey.
After recently announcing the new BetMGM Poker Championship this summer in Las Vegas, on Thursday expanded qualifying opportunities to online… Continue reading BetMGM Expands $1M Poker Championship Qualifying to Online Players in Ontario, Canada
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Canada has long been a card-playing hotspot and that goes for online poker as well. However, players in the province… Continue reading Market Updates: Ontario Regulations Restrict Online Poker; Partypoker Pulls Out of Russia
