It’s been smooth sailing in Alberta thus far for legislation that will overhaul regulated sports betting and iGaming in the Western Canadian province.
Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act, passed its second reading on Wednesday in Edmonton. The bill was then referred to the legislature’s “Committee of the Whole,” where it will undergo a clause-by-clause review of its provisions and where amendments to the legislation can be proposed.
While the legislation was debated by members of the Alberta legislature before its second reading, it cleared the hurdle with relative ease.
The governing United Conservative Party has a majority of seats in the provincial parliament, meaning it can more or less vote through whatever it sees fit, Bill 48 included, provided all members remain onside.
