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Alberta online casinos: What to expect on Day One
A guide to how eligible residents can be prepared for the first online casinos in Alberta, which are expected to launch as early as July 13.
For the first time, Alberta will boast a wide and competitive market of licensed online casinos in the province, starting on July 13. For eligible users, quite a bit will change on that landmark day, but being prepared for it will make things much easier. Fortunately, it's not as complicated as it may seem.
First apps expected to go live in Alberta online casino market
If all that officials predict comes to fruition, and all that Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) promises, some 50 Alberta online casinos could launch as early as July 13.
That includes many of the top brands in North America, such as BetMGM Casino, Caesars Palace Online Casino, DraftKings Casino and FanDuel Casino, among many others.
When the industry opens up as officials have long anticipated, eligible residents in Alberta can begin looking for these operators and creating accounts with them to enjoy regulated casino games online.
Naturally, many players may not even know if they are signing up with a licensed online casino in Alberta. The good news, though, is that determining which Alberta online casinos are safe and legit is a simple process. It starts with reviewing the growing list of registered operators posted by the AGLC and can be as easy as locating the regulatory seal near the footer of an online casino's website, among other checklist items.
It's a world of firsts in this new era of legal online gambling in Alberta, but it does not have to be complicated.
What to expect when signing up with online casinos in Alberta
When the first online casinos in Canada launch in Alberta, eligible users should have the following information ready to sign up and begin playing those platforms' games.
Residents will need to be at least 18 years old to enjoy legal casino games online, and they must be physically located in Alberta. To verify these requirements, players will need to register accounts with their full legal names, residential addresses and birth dates, and they may need to upload a copy of their driver's licence or passport to confirm such.
On top of that, customers will need to share their geolocation services via their mobile devices, as licensed operators must verify, again, that users are within Alberta borders.
Beyond that, players can enjoy an array of trustworthy and secure payment methods to make their first real-money deposits, whether it be Visa or Mastercard credit and debit cards, PayPal or Interac e-Transfer, among others. Customers should be sure to review which payment methods are accepted by their preferred online casinos, of course, but those are the most popular among registered operators.
Much will be changing when the first Alberta online casinos launch on July 13. And a new era will begin in the province.
