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New Brunswick gamblers could soon have a new online platform to place their bets. The provincial government has tabled legislation that would introduce live online casino games.

Atlantic Lottery Corp. estimates $250 million lost to unregulated online gambling

Oliver Pearson · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 13, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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New details about a large fine recently paid by the Atlantic Lottery Corp. show it was over a player’s transaction of less than $500 and administrative violations.Proposed legislation in New Brunswick would allow the Atlantic Lottery Corporation to launch live online casino games — something already offered in the rest of the Atlantic provinces. (CBC)

New Brunswick gamblers could soon have a new platform for their online bets.

The provincial government has tabled legislation that would allow the Atlantic Lottery Corporation to offer live online casino games — something already available in the rest of Atlantic Canada.

There are dozens of companies vying for those bets. But in New Brunswick, there would be one major difference — Atlantic Lottery would have a monopoly, as the only regulated platform in the province.

“If we put a framework into place, then we can regulate what we have as territory. And some of those revenues will also come into the government coffers,” said René Legacy,

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