New Brunswick gamblers could soon have a new platform for their online bets.
The provincial government has tabled legislation that would allow the Atlantic Lottery Corporation to offer live online casino games — something already available in the rest of Atlantic Canada.
There are dozens of companies vying for those bets. But in New Brunswick, there would be one major difference — Atlantic Lottery would have a monopoly, as the only regulated platform in the province.
“If we put a framework into place, then we can regulate what we have as territory. And some of those revenues will also come into the government coffers,” said René Legacy, the minister of Finance and Treasury Board.
Legacy hopes offering a regulated platform will pull gamblers away from unregulated websites and bring in more revenue for the province.
