Roughly seven months after the grand commercial Ontario sports betting and gaming experiment began, it is time for former gray-market operators to get moving or get out.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario established October 31 as the date that those former gray-market operators must transition to the regulated market or face consequences from the province.
But, the end of olive-branch season is not the only change coming to the regulated ON sports betting (and online gaming market), potentially. In fact, a few days after reminding stakeholders that the conversion period was coming to an end, the province sought feedback from stakeholders on regulated promotional partnerships.
The end of times in Ontario sports betting market?
Ontario’s commercial sports betting market was built around a grand experiment. This experiment is less feasible in the United States because of the Wire Act and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, as well as the general dysfunction of Congress.