BetMGM Alberta Opens Pre-Registration Ahead of July 13 Launch

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Key Takeaways
- BetMGM Alberta is now accepting pre-registrations before the market launches
- Alberta will become Canada's second regulated online gaming province after Ontario
- The AGLC has registered 46 operators for the upcoming market launch
Alberta, Canada, is set to launch legal online casino and sportsbook play on July 13, 2026, and ahead of that, BetMGM Alberta has opened up its pre-registration.
As of June 26, Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis, the governing body for these forms of online gaming in Alberta, posted a list of 46 registered operators, and BetMGM was among them.
Alberta is the second province, after Ontario in 2022, to offer legal online sports betting and casino play.
BetMGM Alberta casino will offer live table games. The stream will be housed in the Playtech studio in MGM Grand Las Vegas.
BetMGM often bundles its sportsbook and casino together, and that's what'll be happening in Alberta. That said, there are other operators conducting separate launches, such as Bally Bet Casino and Monopoly Casino (Bally's); theScore Bet, theScore Casino, and Hollywood Casino (Penn Entertainment); DraftKings and Golden Nugget (DraftKings); and more.
Alberta's Regulated Market Launches July 13
Ahead of this launch on July 13, the only legal online sports betting platform in all of Alberta is PlayAlberta, which has partnerships with the most notable professional teams in the province, such as the Calgary Flames (NHL), Calgary Stampeders (CFL), Edmonton Elks (CFL), and Edmonton Oilers (NHL).
To play in Alberta, players must be 18 or older. One of the prohibited markets is elections, which was announced in March 2026.
AGLC Approves 46 Registered Operators
Here's a list of all of the operators registered with the AGLC. One brand that did disappear from the list was Grizzly's Quest:
- BET99
- ToonieBet
- Caesars Sportsbook
- Horseshoe Online Casino
- Caesars Palace Online
- Captain Cooks Casino
- Casino Classic
- Golden Tiger Casino
- Grand Mondial Casino
- Luxury Casino
- Yukon Gold Casino
- Zodiac Casino
- Bally Bet
- Monopoly Casino & Sportsbook
- BetMGM
- Betty
- BetVictor
- JackpotCity
- Royal Vegas
- Ruby Fortune
- Spin Casino
- Betway
- CasinoTime
- DraftKings
- Delta Casino
- DAZN Bet
- PartyCasino
- Sports Interaction
- FanDuel
- Vegas Club Casino
- Golden Nugget Online Gaming
- BetNova
- bet365
- Lucky Days
- Stardust Casino
- Play Alberta
- PointsBet
- Pure Casino
- River Cree iGaming
- BetRivers
- theScore Bet
- theScore Casino
- Hollywood Casino (PENN)
- Mega Casino
- PlayOJO
- SlotsMagic
- SpinGenie
- PowerPlay
- 888 Casino
Richard Janvrin is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. He started writing as a teenager before breaking into sports coverage professionally in 2015. From there, he entered the iGaming space in 2018 and has covered numerous aspects, including news, reviews, bonuses/promotions, sweepstakes casinos, legal, and more.
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