New sports betting legislation for Canada
Canada will get another shot at approving single-game sports betting legislation, although it remains to be seen as to whether the effort will garner any more success the second time around.
The C-290 sports betting bill was approved by Canada’s House of Commons in 2012, only to have it lay dormant in the Senate for three years before officially dying of neglect this summer when it dropped on the federal election. The private member’s bill was reintroduced by Joe Comartin, former New Democratic Party (NDP) legislator and a similar private member’s bill will be introduced by curr…