Sports betting has been legal in Ontario since 2022 but that doesn’t mean picking a sportsbook has become any easier. Ontario has more people than any other province, but that means it’s also got the most sportsbooks trying to grab people’s attention in a crowded and ever-growing sports betting market.
So, to keep it clean and simple for you, here’s a list of some of the best legal Ontario sportsbooks to sign up with today:
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- Alberta, Quebec, BC, Manitoba, the Atlantic Provinces, and Saskatchewan offer government run options.
- No legal single-game wagering in NWT or Nunavut.
Ontario Sportsbook Features
One of the most important factors to choose from when signing up for a new sportsbook is the features available. Most sportsbooks offer similar parlay and prop options, but the nuance between the books is often the biggest differentiator beyond the look and feel of the website.
For example, a books like Betway or Sports Interaction has a higher minimum stake ($1.00) and minimum withdrawal amount ($20.00) than the other books and a site like BetWay has the lowest withdrawal timeline at 1-2 business days. They are minor differences, for sure, but when we’re comparing books it’s those small things that matter.
Ontario Sports Betting Legal Path
Sports betting inched close to reality in Ontario back in 2021, when the Canadian Government passed Bill C-218 into law in on June 23rd, allowing provinces to decide the legality of sports betting themselves.
While illegal options and specific legal programs like OLG ProLine existed before, online sportsbooks became available to Ontario consumers officially on April 4, 2022.
Ontario's Legal Path To Online Sports Betting
Here are some key dates regarding Ontario's process to legalize sports betting.
June 23, 2021
Canadian Government passes Bill C-218
August 27, 2021
Sports betting becomes legal in Canada, Provinces can decide how to implement
April 4, 2022
Online sports betting becomes legal in Ontario and 10 sportsbooks launch in Ontario
More Key Details
- Legal Age: 19
- You can’t bet on horse racing at Ontario online sportsbooks, as it’s regulated at a Federal level
- There were 1.65 million active online sports bettors in 2022, the first year of legality in Ontario
Home Field Advantage
Ontario houses the most professional sports teams of any Canadian province, meaning sports betting in Ontario can help you up the stakes for a home team game in person or on TV. Here are the three leagues and four teams that currently have teams in Ontario:
NHL – Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators
The Leafs and Senators’ hockey season runs from early October through April and things can drag on a bit longer if either squad makes a deep playoff run (though that rarely ever happens). While the Leafs and Sens are two of the oldest teams in the NHL neither has had much success lately, with the Senators currently coming out of a rebuild and the Leafs still trying to pick up any sort of playoff success.
NBA – Toronto Raptors
The Raptors are probably Ontario’s most successful professional sports team of late, rattling off several seasons as the Eastern Conference’s top regular season team and even winning the NBA Championship in 2019. After that title run, though, they’ve been in a bit of a retool period. The Raptors’ season runs from October to April.
MLB – Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays have gone through some highs and lows during the franchise’s history, winning back-to-back World Series championships in the ‘90s and making the playoffs several times in the last decade. However, they also missed out on the playoffs for over 20-straight years in the early 2000s. One perk of watching the Blue Jays and betting on baseball is the sheer quantity of games, as the teams all play 162 regular season games all summer long.
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