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Legal single-event sports betting in Canada will now enter the home stretch after being approved overwhelmingly Thursday evening by MPs in the House of Commons.
Bill C-218 known as the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act will next go to the Senate for final approval, likely to be voted on some time next month.
The private members bill introduced by MP Kevin Waugh (C — Saskatoon-Grasswood) picked up on the decade-long efforts of local MP Brian Masse (NDP — Windsor-West) who has long pushed for legalization of allowing gamblers to bet on a single game.
“I am pleased that today, Bill C-218 passed the House of Commons with the support of Members of Parliament from all parties,” Waugh said. “The Justice Committee’s study on this bill highlighted the fact that legalizing single-event sports betting will create great economic opportunities for Canadian workers, businesses, and employees.
“It will also ensure that provincial governments have access to the tools necessary to properly regulate sports betting and implement consumer protection and problem gambling programs to protect Canadians.”
More to come.
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