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What AGLC does in Alberta's iGaming market

Reviewed by Alberta Gambling Guide editorial teamUpdated Checked

AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission) is Alberta's iGaming regulator. It registers operators and suppliers and sets the standards they must follow — it is not the body that signs commercial agreements with operators (that's AiGC; see what AiGC does). AGLC also publishes the official list of Alberta's land-based casinos and racing entertainment centres, which we have laid out by city in our list of casinos in Alberta.

Sources for this page (10)
  • The Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) is the Crown corporation that oversees the iGaming market and signs commercial agreements with operators, while AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis) is the market regulator responsible for registering operators and suppliers. [1], [2], [3]
  • A person must be registered as an iGaming supplier under section 49.2 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act before operating an iGaming site or providing goods or services to one in Alberta, subject to narrow exemptions such as iGaming workers. [3], [4], [5]
  • An operator must complete AGLC registration and due diligence, and then sign a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation, before it may accept deposits or take bets from Alberta players. [5], [6]
  • The minimum age to gamble on an iGaming site in Alberta is 18; the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act defines a 'minor' as a person under 18 years of age. [3], [5]
  • Registered iGaming operators must ensure games are provided only within Alberta and that only players physically located in Alberta can participate; the gaming system must block play when location cannot be verified, detect and block location-evasion methods (known VPNs/proxies, remote desktop, virtualization), and periodically re-verify player location. [7]
  • Alberta's Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming prohibit iGaming advertising and marketing materials from using themes or language intended to appeal to minors, from using cartoons, social media influencers, celebrities, entertainers or athletes with an endorsement arrangement with a registered operator or supplier, from implying that winning is the probable outcome or that skill affects games of pure chance, from promoting gambling as an alternative to employment or a path to financial security, from suggesting gambling can relieve personal or professional problems or is a rite of passage, and more broadly from exploiting or 'extolling the virtues of' gambling to entice high-risk players. [7]
  • Section 34.8 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation requires every registered iGaming operator to: implement policies to identify, prevent and reduce the risk of player harm; give players access to information for informed decisions; monitor player risk profiles and behaviour; make assistance readily available to at-risk players and intervene when one is identified; provide players, from account creation onward, a clear and accessible way to set monetary and time limits on their iGaming activity, with reminders about that ability; require players to affirm fitness to play before participating; and prominently display and provide clear access to a self-exclusion program. [4]
  • AGLC publishes a public locator of Alberta's casinos and racing entertainment centres. For each facility it shows the street address, city, website and the gaming options on offer (slot machines, electronic table games, live table games, Replay Arena and VLTs); the facility rows on our casinos list are read from it. [8]
  • AiGC's public 'Registered iGaming Sites' page lists operator brands with a link to each site but does not show registration status, registration date, registration number, or licence class for any entry. [9]
  • AiGC, Alberta's Crown corporation for iGaming, publishes a consumer-facing page titled 'Registered iGaming Sites' that lists operator brands together with an outbound link to each brand's Alberta site; the page does not display a registration date, registration number or licence class for any entry. [9]
  • Alberta operates a single, centralized self-exclusion program administered by AGLC that covers both land-based gaming facilities and iGaming sites under one enrolment; registered operators must not permit a self-excluded person to play and must honour the exclusion. [4], [5], [10], [7]

Does Alberta license online casinos and sportsbooks?

If you searched for an Alberta online gambling licence, what Alberta's law requires of online operators is registration. Under section 49.2 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act, a person must be registered before operating an iGaming site, or before providing goods or services to one. AGLC does the registering. An operator must then sign a commercial agreement with AiGC before it may accept deposits or take bets from Alberta players, so the approval has two steps with two different bodies: AGLC registers the operator, and AiGC signs the commercial agreement. Both steps are explained under registration below and in what AiGC does.

AGLC's rules and guidelines for online gambling players

AGLC's Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (SRIG) set the rules a registered operator's Alberta site must follow for every player:

  • Registration — the operator itself must be registered with AGLC before it can offer an iGaming site to Albertans; see registration below.
  • Age — you must be at least 18 to hold or use an iGaming player account in Alberta.
  • Location — you must be physically located in Alberta to play; sites must verify and periodically re-check location and block VPN/proxy evasion.
  • Advertising — operators can't target minors, use athletes or influencers with an endorsement deal, imply winning is likely, or promote gambling as a way to make money or escape problems.
  • Responsible-gambling tools — every site must give you deposit/time limits from account creation, monitor for at-risk play, and prominently offer a self-exclusion program.

For the full detail behind each rule, see gambling age in Alberta, is online gambling legal in Alberta? and responsible gambling. To see which sites currently meet AGLC's registration requirement, check our Alberta online casinos and Alberta sportsbooks rankings.

Registration

Under section 49.2 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act, a person must register with the AGLC before operating an iGaming site in Alberta, or before providing goods or services to one — this covers both operators and their suppliers (game studios, platform providers, payment processors and similar), with narrow exemptions such as individual iGaming workers. Registration is the first of two steps: an operator also needs a commercial agreement with AiGC before it can accept Alberta deposits or bets.

Standards operators must meet

AGLC sets its requirements in the Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (SRIG), covering player account eligibility and identity checks, location verification, game integrity, advertising content, and responsible-gambling obligations. Our registered operator tracker lists every AGLC iGaming operator registration from its latest weekly check, and the suppliers dataset lists registered suppliers by class.

Where to check

The AGLC's Gaming Registrants export is the source-of-truth legal-entity list we use for regulatory status — see the operator registry for status by brand, and the registered operator tracker for the underlying registrant data.

Sources

  1. Government of Alberta — Alberta's iGaming Strategy Checked
  2. Alberta King's Printer / Government of Alberta — iGaming Alberta Act, Statutes of Alberta 2025, Chapter I-0.2 (Office Consolidation, current as of June 18, 2026) Checked
  3. Alberta King's Printer / Government of Alberta — Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act, RSA 2000, Chapter G-1 (consolidated, includes 2025 c I-0.2 and 2026 amendments) Checked
  4. Alberta King's Printer / Government of Alberta — Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation, AR 143/96 (Office Consolidation, up to AR 135/2026) Checked
  5. Government of Alberta (Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction) — Fact Sheet - Alberta iGaming Checked
  6. Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) — Operators | AiGC Checked
  7. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) — Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming (SRIG) Checked
  8. Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) — Find a Casino or Racing Entertainment Centre Checked
  9. Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) — Registered iGaming Sites | AiGC Checked
  10. Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) — Responsible iGaming | AiGC Checked
What each source supports
  • The Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) is the Crown corporation that oversees the iGaming market and signs commercial agreements with operators, while AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis) is the market regulator responsible for registering operators and suppliers. [1], [2], [3]
  • A person must be registered as an iGaming supplier under section 49.2 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act before operating an iGaming site or providing goods or services to one in Alberta, subject to narrow exemptions such as iGaming workers. [3], [4], [5]
  • An operator must complete AGLC registration and due diligence, and then sign a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation, before it may accept deposits or take bets from Alberta players. [5], [6]
  • The minimum age to gamble on an iGaming site in Alberta is 18; the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act defines a 'minor' as a person under 18 years of age. [3], [5]
  • Registered iGaming operators must ensure games are provided only within Alberta and that only players physically located in Alberta can participate; the gaming system must block play when location cannot be verified, detect and block location-evasion methods (known VPNs/proxies, remote desktop, virtualization), and periodically re-verify player location. [7]
  • Alberta's Standards and Requirements for Internet Gaming prohibit iGaming advertising and marketing materials from using themes or language intended to appeal to minors, from using cartoons, social media influencers, celebrities, entertainers or athletes with an endorsement arrangement with a registered operator or supplier, from implying that winning is the probable outcome or that skill affects games of pure chance, from promoting gambling as an alternative to employment or a path to financial security, from suggesting gambling can relieve personal or professional problems or is a rite of passage, and more broadly from exploiting or 'extolling the virtues of' gambling to entice high-risk players. [7]
  • Section 34.8 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Regulation requires every registered iGaming operator to: implement policies to identify, prevent and reduce the risk of player harm; give players access to information for informed decisions; monitor player risk profiles and behaviour; make assistance readily available to at-risk players and intervene when one is identified; provide players, from account creation onward, a clear and accessible way to set monetary and time limits on their iGaming activity, with reminders about that ability; require players to affirm fitness to play before participating; and prominently display and provide clear access to a self-exclusion program. [4]
  • AGLC publishes a public locator of Alberta's casinos and racing entertainment centres. For each facility it shows the street address, city, website and the gaming options on offer (slot machines, electronic table games, live table games, Replay Arena and VLTs); the facility rows on our casinos list are read from it. [8]
  • AiGC's public 'Registered iGaming Sites' page lists operator brands with a link to each site but does not show registration status, registration date, registration number, or licence class for any entry. [9]
  • AiGC, Alberta's Crown corporation for iGaming, publishes a consumer-facing page titled 'Registered iGaming Sites' that lists operator brands together with an outbound link to each brand's Alberta site; the page does not display a registration date, registration number or licence class for any entry. [9]
  • Alberta operates a single, centralized self-exclusion program administered by AGLC that covers both land-based gaming facilities and iGaming sites under one enrolment; registered operators must not permit a self-excluded person to play and must honour the exclusion. [4], [5], [10], [7]
Is there an Alberta online gambling licence?

For online gambling, what Alberta's law requires is registration. A person must be registered under section 49.2 of the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act before operating an iGaming site in Alberta or providing goods or services to one, with narrow exemptions such as iGaming workers. The same requirement covers operators and their suppliers.

How does an operator get registered to offer online gambling in Alberta?

An operator completes AGLC registration and due diligence, then signs a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC). Only after both can it accept deposits or take bets from Alberta players.

What are AGLC's gambling rules for players?

You must be at least 18 to gamble on an iGaming site in Alberta, and you must be physically located in Alberta: a site has to block play when it cannot verify your location and has to detect and block known VPNs and proxies. Registered operators must also give you a way to set monetary and time limits from account creation and must prominently offer a self-exclusion program. Alberta runs one centralized self-exclusion program, administered by AGLC, that covers both land-based gaming facilities and iGaming sites, and a registered operator must not let a self-excluded person play.

How can I check if a gambling site is registered in Alberta?

AiGC publishes a "Registered iGaming Sites" page that lists operator brands with a link to each brand's Alberta site. It does not show a registration date, registration number or licence class for any entry. For status by brand, use our operator registry, which is built from AGLC's registrant data, and see how to spot an unregulated gambling site.

Is AGLC the same as AiGC?

No. AGLC (Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis) is the market regulator that registers operators and suppliers. AiGC, the Alberta iGaming Corporation, is the Crown corporation that oversees the iGaming market and signs commercial agreements with operators.