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Friday, 04/23/2021 10:39:45 AM

Friday, April 23, 2021 10:39:45 AM

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Interesting reading when you do a little digging on this site.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/PublicationSearch/en/?targetLang=&Text=online+gambling&PubType=37&ParlSes=&Topic=&Proc=&Per=&com=&oob=&PubId=&Cauc=&Prov=&PartType=&Page=1&RPP=15#

Irek Kusmierczyk (Windsor—Tecumseh)

The American Gaming Association estimates that 7.2 million people will place online wagers for the Super Bowl alone and generate $4.3 billion in bets from this one single game. In Canada, the provincial governments have long been supportive of legalizing single sports betting. Ontario, for example, called for the legalization of single sports betting by the federal government in its 2019 budget.
As a result of the current prohibition, it is estimated that $14 billion a year is directed away from provincial lottery systems to underground providers of sports betting. Taxing this potential betting activity would not only help pay for important social services; it could also be used to assist people who suffer from gambling problems.