Canadian Sports Betting News

Overall, it's been a very good year for Canadian sports bettors. Christmas came early for Ontario sports bettors, who celebrated the launch of the province's regulated sports betting market on April 4. Now, bettors across the province have access to…

The Bronze Medal Game, the Third Place Playoff, meagre consolation, whatever one calls it, the meeting between Croatia and Morocco on Dec. 17 is not the game that either side wanted to play. Each would much rather be playing the…

Welcome back to HNIC Coast To Coast, your favourite preview of the Canadian National Hockey League teams as they enter the weekend, particularly those headlining on Hockey Night In Canada. As always, we've got your storylines, your betting lines, your…

Each week, Canada Sports Betting recaps all the top sports betting and iGaming news in Canada, highlights the event of the week, and takes a look ahead at some of the most intriguing games to bet on over the weekend.…

We’re finally here. The final of the 2022 World Cup will see Lionel Messi’s Argentina go head-to-head with by far the toughest side it has met so far in this tournament: the defending champions, France, led by superstar Kylian Mbappe.…

It was a bit of a back-to-earth week in Week 14. After consecutive killer records of 11-5 and 10-5, Week 14 landed flat at 6-7. In the end, it's not a disastrously bad result and our overall record still looks…

Christmas is a special time in Canada for obvious reasons, but Boxing Day is a date that's circled on the calendar of every hockey fan in the country. The 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gets underway from the cities…

The 2022 FIFA World Cup finally has its final four, and the second semifinal match between France and Morocco is scheduled to take place on Dec.14, with the kickoff set for 2 p.m. ET. It’s likely to be a hard-fought…

What began as a field of 32 teams has been whittled down to four. France, Morocco, Argentina, and Croatia: One of those nations will lift the FIFA World Cup trophy after the final on Dec. 18. Before that momentous day,…

Just one week after retracting its betting markets on UFC events due to integrity concerns, Alberta's iGaming and sports betting regulator announced Friday morning that it has reversed its decision to ban betting on UFC events. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor…

On two nights this past week, I uttered the same question to myself at least once, or twice, or maybe a couple of dozen times. I don't know, it's hard to keep track. Anyway, that question was: "Why do I…

Saturday, Dec. 10 will see the conclusion of the quarterfinal round, with Portugal facing Morocco at 10:00 a.m. ET and England playing France at 2:00 p.m. ET. Similar to the previous day’s lineup, the two games offer an interesting contrast:…

Each week, Canada Sports Betting recaps all the top sports betting and iGaming news in Canada, highlights the event of the week, and takes a look ahead at some of the most intriguing games to bet on over the weekend.…

And then there were eight. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar resumes on Friday with the first pair of quarterfinal matches. The early kickoff sees Croatia and Brazil clash just days after each nation progressed through the Round of…

After 17 straight days of action at the FIFA World Cup, there's finally a break in play for a couple of days so bettors can catch their collective breath before the quarterfinals begin. This tournament has been exhilarating to this…

Another big week! We can officially say we're on fire at CSB, or as the kids say; en fuego (I'll show myself out). As temperatures plummet around the country, the spiciness quotient of the picks keeps rising. Coach Dennis Green's…

Bettors in the province of Alberta will no longer be able to legally wager on UFC events. Just one day after Ontario's iGaming regulator banned wagering on UFC events due to integrity concerns, Alberta's online gambling regulator also made the…

Dec. 6 features another pair of FIFA World Cup knockout round matches that will see Morocco, kings of Group F, take on Spain, while Portugal locks horns with a dark horse Swiss squad that is quietly making a name for…

Japan surprisingly topped Group E, a FIFA World Cup quartet that featured both Spain and Germany, but 2-1 wins over both those European giants saw the Japanese advance with six points, despite losing 1-0 to Costa Rica. Scoreless draws against…