🇨🇦 Alberta gambling license check

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Alberta licenses online gambling through Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis, and every real AGLC licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims an Alberta permit, the register linked below settles it in under two minutes.

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Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis · AGLC
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Search the official AGLC register

How to verify an Alberta license

  1. Open the AGLC Gaming Registrants listing and filter by the stream iGaming and the class iGaming - Operator
  2. Find the legal name of the operator, or search the keywords box for the brand or the web address shown on the casino site
  3. Compare the web address in your browser with the address AGLC displays under that entry, since the listing shows the exact domains
  4. Check the expiry date on the entry and treat an expired registration as one to confirm with AGLC
  5. Look for the Alberta iGaming Corporation logo on the site and in its advertising, which every approved operator must display
  6. Treat a brand or address that is missing from the AGLC listing as not registered in Alberta

License types in Alberta

Private operators may offer online casino games and sports betting in Alberta once AGLC has registered them and they have signed a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation, known as AiGC. AGLC regulates the market and AiGC conducts and manages it under the iGaming Alberta Act.

  • iGaming Operator registration with AGLC, with a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation
  • iGaming Platform Provider and Critical Gaming Systems Provider registration
  • iGaming Goods or Services Supplier registration, which covers e-wallet providers, oddsmakers, integrity monitors and testing facilities

Key facts about the AGLC regime

  • The regulated market opened on 13 July 2026, and from that date every operator must hold an AGLC registration and a signed AiGC commercial agreement
  • The AGLC listing read on 6 October 2026 shows 41 iGaming Operator entries, and one legal entity can hold several entries, one per brand group
  • Grey market operators had to apply, pay the fees and stop taking Alberta bets by 13 July 2026, with a case by case extension of at most three months to 13 October 2026
  • An iGaming Operator pays a one time application fee of $50,000 and an annual registration fee of $150,000
  • The minimum age to bet online in Alberta is 18
  • Operators keep 80 percent of net iGaming revenue, 2 percent of gross gaming revenue goes to First Nations and 1 percent to social responsibility programs
  • Play Alberta, the provincial site, appears in the same listing as the private operators and shows no expiry date

What the license means for players

Players must be 18 or older to bet online in Alberta. Every registered operator must offer tools to set money and time limits at sign up and afterwards, must remind players that the tools exist and must ask players to affirm that they are fit to play. AGLC runs one centralized self-exclusion program that every operator integrates, and a player can exclude from all online platforms, from all land based casinos and racing entertainment centres, or from both. Advertising by registered operators must carry responsible gambling information including 211 Alberta, and it may not use athletes or other persons who appeal to minors except to promote responsible gambling features.

Red flags and fake AGLC claims

  • The brand or its exact web address is missing from the AGLC Gaming Registrants listing
  • The site accepts Alberta bets after 13 October 2026 without an entry in the AGLC listing
  • The site or its advertising shows no Alberta iGaming Corporation logo
  • An advertisement uses an athlete or a person who appeals to minors to promote the product
  • The registration on the AGLC entry has passed its expiry date

Legal status and tax

Alberta passed Bill 48 in spring 2025, which introduced the iGaming Alberta Act and amended the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act. The Act created the Alberta iGaming Corporation to conduct and manage the market and named AGLC as the regulator. Amendments to the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation published in January 2026 set the advertising and social responsibility duties, including Schedule 1.1 on advertising, promotions and inducements. The regulated market launched on 13 July 2026. AGLC guidance of 17 March 2026 required unregulated operators to apply, pay the fees and stop taking Alberta bets by that date, with an extension of at most three months to 13 October 2026 granted case by case.

The province allocates 80 percent of net iGaming revenue to operators and retains 20 percent for programs and services. Two percent of gross gaming revenue goes to First Nations and one percent funds social responsibility initiatives. Registration costs an iGaming Operator a one time application fee of $50,000 plus $150,000 a year. Platform providers and critical gaming systems providers pay $15,000 a year and other goods or services suppliers pay $3,000 a year.

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Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Alberta?

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis, usually shortened to AGLC, oversees gambling in Alberta. Private operators may offer online casino games and sports betting in Alberta once AGLC has registered them and they have signed a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation, known as AiGC. AGLC regulates the market and AiGC conducts and manages it under the iGaming Alberta Act.

How do I check if a casino holds an Alberta license?

Open the official register on aglc.ca and search for the operator. AGLC publishes one Gaming Registrants listing for every stream it regulates. Filter it by the iGaming stream and the class iGaming - Operator to see the online operators. Each entry gives the legal name, the expiry date of the registration and the web addresses or brand names the registrant operates under. The listing shows no registration numbers and no issue dates. A CSV export of the whole listing is offered on the page, and it carries names, classes and expiry dates without the web addresses. A real licensee appears there under its own name.

What does a AGLC license mean for players?

Players must be 18 or older to bet online in Alberta. Every registered operator must offer tools to set money and time limits at sign up and afterwards, must remind players that the tools exist and must ask players to affirm that they are fit to play. AGLC runs one centralized self-exclusion program that every operator integrates, and a player can exclude from all online platforms, from all land based casinos and racing entertainment centres, or from both. Advertising by registered operators must carry responsible gambling information including 211 Alberta, and it may not use athletes or other persons who appeal to minors except to promote responsible gambling features.

How do I spot a fake Alberta license claim?

The brand or its exact web address is missing from the AGLC Gaming Registrants listing The site accepts Alberta bets after 13 October 2026 without an entry in the AGLC listing The site or its advertising shows no Alberta iGaming Corporation logo An advertisement uses an athlete or a person who appeals to minors to promote the product The registration on the AGLC entry has passed its expiry date

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