OPINION: Canada is a nation of gamblers, by government design. Internet gambling the latest vice to part Ontarians from billions

OPINION: Canada is a nation of gamblers, by government design. Internet gambling the latest vice to part Ontarians from billions

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  • Ian Pattison, The Chronicle Journal
October 25, 2022 7:12 PM
  • Ian Pattison, The Chronicle Journal

It’s a thrill…for Canadian sports fans to have the NHL season open along with the NBA pre-season. The baseball playoffs are under way, the NFL is back and the CFL season is heading for its finale (Go Bombers!).

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But there’s a problem. Betting. Who else is sick and tired of Bet365 commercials between every period, inning and quarter? I can’t reach for the remote volume button fast enough.

I started keeping a mental list of the new sports betting sites since Ontario legalized them in April. Besides Gibraltar-based Bet365 (a not-so subtle nudge to bet every day of the year) there are BetRivers, The Score, Sports Interaction, Bodog, DraftKings, FanDuel, and those are the ones I remember.