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EndGame: No Betting On Politics In Alberta, ‘Bonus Abuse’ Irks Sportsbooks, Free Gas From FanDuel Predicts

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Our roundup of North American sports betting's noteworthy stories of the week

InGame The U. S. sports betting world moves quickly and unpredictably in 2026.

In order to properly take stock of it all, we offer InGame’s “EndGame,” an end-of-week compilation of the top storylines, some overlooked items, and all the other news bits from this past week that we found interesting . Alberta won’t allow election betting As the Canadian province of Alberta moves closer to launching legal sports betting and iGaming, the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLCC) announced Tuesday it will not allow political betting. Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) chief Dan Reeve said earlier in March that it is aiming to launch operators in the second quarter.

The AGLCC will be the regulator and AiGC will liaise between the regulator and operators. The expectation is that every major operator will enter the Alberta market. Gray-market sports betting and iGaming platforms operating in the province will have to move into the regulated market.

Customers in Alberta can currently wager on PlayAlberta, a lottery-run product, which will continue to exist when the competitive market opens. Jill R. Dorson Study: March Madness ripe for ‘bonus abuse’ A new study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions released Thursday concluded that “bonus abuse now ranks as the single most prevalent form of fraud in North America’s gaming sector.

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