Quebec online poker Online poker has been legal in Québec since 2010, but only through the provincial lottery platform, Espace Jeux.
The Québec Online Gaming Coalition is advocating for an end to Loto-Québec’s online gaming monopoly and the introduction of regulated online poker.
If the Québec government regulates online poker, major operators like 888poker, BetMGM, PokerStars, and WSOP could launch in the province.
Espace Jeux is currently the only legal online poker platform in Québec, all others operate in a legal gray area.
Québec’s online poker market could potentially be over half the size of Ontario’s, the largest regulated online poker market in North America.
The Québec government may consider multi-jurisdictional or interprovincial online poker in the future.
Québecers have had access to online poker since December 2010 when the provincial lottery, Loto-Québec , launched its igaming platform, Espace Jeux .
Unfortunately, since then, that’s been the only place where residents can legally play online poker in Québec . All other offshore online poker sites are considered illegal, although the province doesn’t actively restrict access to such sites and many are regulated in places like Malta and the Isle of Man. These sites operate in the gray market — technically not legal, but the government turns a bit of a blind eye to them.
An industry-led coalition has recently formed. Its goal is to convince the provincial government in Québec to abandon its current model — where Loto-Québec holds a monopoly on igaming — and replace it with regulated online poker , similar to the arrangement in the neighboring Canadian province of Ontario.If the Québec government agrees and creates a new regulated space for online poker, the province could see big-name operators like 888poker, BetMGM, PokerStars, and WSOP lining up to launch there.Watch this space for updates on the future of online poker in Québec as developments unfold. Online Poker in Québec � Status Online poker is available, but the only option considered legal is Espace Jeux, the iGaming platform for Loto-Québec, the provincial lottery. All other sites are regulated offshore. � Date Legalized Espace Jeux was launched in December 2010. […]
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