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Canada – Canadian Gaming Association gives it support to new sports betting bill
By 菲尔 -1年2020月XNUMX日
The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has said it fully supports the introduction of the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act.
Canadians can only place accumulator bets but are betting around $10bn every year through illegal bookmaking operations in Canada. Only $500m is currently bet through legal provincial sports lottery products offered to Canadians.
“Amending the Criminal Code to legalise single-event sports wagering will provide provinces with the necessary tools to deliver a safe and legal option to Canadians,” said Paul Burns, CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, “as well as the power to address important issues such as consumer protection while enabling economic benefits to flow to licensed gaming operators, communities and provincial governments.”
允许单项体育博彩的修正案几乎得到了加拿大各省政府的一致认可，并得到了工会组织和加拿大劳工大会的支持；商业组织，例如加拿大商会；加拿大足球协会和国际奥林匹克委员会等体育组织；执法;加拿大各地的数十位市长和社区领袖；最近，加拿大和北美职业体育联盟，如 CFL、NBA 和 NHL。
“This amendment will allow us to safeguard the $17.1bn economic contribution that gaming makes to Canada as well as the 182,500 jobs that support not only individuals but communities,” added Mr. Burns. “We look forward to working with all political parties to make single-event sports wagering a reality.”
Canadian MP Brian Masse confirmed he has co-sponsored a new sports betting bill with Conservative MP Kevin Waugh.
He said: “You now have bipartisan Conservative and NDP members co-sponsoring a bill. This will be another opportunity for the prime minister to do something on this. Kevin Waugh and I will be working with and lobbying members from all parties to finally get this done. We are going to lose market share to the US.”
