In some ways, getting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to pass an online sports betting and iGaming bill was the easy part. Now comes the heavy lifting.
Bill 48, the iGaming Alberta Act, passed third reading in the provincial legislature Wednesday evening in Edmonton. That leaves only the ceremonial step of Royal Assent before it becomes law.
It was always very likely the bill would pass, given Bill 48 is a government proposal and the governing United Conservative Party has a majority of seats in the provincial legislature.
Now, though, the debate over passing Bill 48 in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta is over.
