With Ontario becoming the most recent Canadian province to offer online gaming, only Saskatchewan and Alberta are left to join the pack. Alberta, unlike Saskatchewan, has begun the process of looking for a service provider in regards to the Internet gaming. Between 2012-2013 Alberta earned roughly .7 billion in gaming revenue, and had a higher percentage of revenue earned from gaming than any other province at 3.99 percent.
Bill Robinson, CEO of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission said, “too much money is being left on the table when it comes to internet gambling sites and Alberta needs to cash in.” Robinson added, “We estimate that there’s well over $100 million that leaves Alberta through unauthorized online gaming.”
Alberta has already issued a request for information for the provision of a Turnkey Internet Gaming Solution. The preferred solution is a turnkey which will include a back-end operational platform, game content, marketing from multiple providers, in addition to other features.
The AGLC requires vendors to have a reference base of one or more clients, whom can either be government or private entities, wherein the client has legally supplied products involving Internet gaming for at least one year. The vendors must also have experience in the European or North American market. These are just a few of the many requirements, but it would be hard to imagine they’ll see difficulty finding a qualified party to jump aboard the online gaming market.
