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Poker Ontario June 10, 2026

Ontario's poker pool grows 22% year-over-year as iGO posts record Q1 — and the rest of Canada wants in

iGaming Ontario's quarterly report shows online poker revenue climbing for the eighth straight quarter, with cash-game liquidity up sharply since the GGPoker shared-table pilot. Alberta's pending iGaming Act borrows the Ontario model almost clause-for-clause — here's what interprovincial liquidity could mean for your games.

Marc-André Dubois · Senior Poker Editor · 6 min read

Chart of Ontario online poker revenue by quarter, 2024 to 2026

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PokerJune 9, 2026

Two Canadians make the WSOP Paradise main-event final table — combined C$4.1M up top

A Toronto reg and a Calgary qualifier who satellited in for C$109 will both return for the final. We break down the chip positions and the ICM spots.

M-A Dubois · 4 min

BlackjackJune 8, 2026

Ontario live-dealer blackjack quietly moves to 6:5 payouts at two major studios — check your table

A 6:5 blackjack payout nearly quadruples the house edge versus 3:2. We audited 14 live tables across Ontario casinos and list the ones still paying full.

S. Whitfield · 5 min

RegulationJune 6, 2026

Alberta's iGaming Act clears second reading: regulated poker could launch by early 2027

The bill creates an Ontario-style conduct-and-manage agency. What it says about shared liquidity, advertising rules, and which operators are already lobbying.

M-A Dubois · 7 min

PokerJune 5, 2026

GGPoker's new RTA detection banned 1,100 accounts in May — including two on its Ontario pool

The room's security report claims a 40% drop in flagged sessions. We talked to a games-integrity researcher about what the detection can and can't see.

M-A Dubois · 6 min

BlackjackJune 4, 2026

Early-payout blackjack is back in Canada — and the math is better than you'd think

The format returns at two licensed sites. We computed the EV of taking the payout versus playing on at every dealer up-card so you don't have to.

S. Whitfield · 8 min

PokerJune 3, 2026

Payout report, June edition: median withdrawal times at every ranked site

Our monthly stress-test, in full: C$50, C$500 and C$2,000 cashouts at every site we rank. One operator improved by an hour; one got slower. Raw logs inside.

M-A Dubois · 5 min

RegulationJune 2, 2026

AGCO fines an operator C$220k over bonus-advertising breaches — what's actually allowed

Ontario's inducement rules are the strictest in North America, and they shape what you see on sites like ours. A plain-language guide to the line operators keep tripping over.

M-A Dubois · 6 min

PokerJune 1, 2026

Montreal's summer series posts a C$2M guarantee — the biggest live prize pool in Quebec since 2019

Twelve events over nine days, with online satellites running now. Schedule, structures, and why the C$550 opener is the best value on the calendar.

S. Whitfield · 4 min

BlackjackMay 30, 2026

Card counting in the age of continuous shufflers — does it still work online?

Continuous shuffling machines and per-hand RNG shuffles have quietly killed the count at most tables. We explain what's left for the advantage player.

S. Whitfield · 6 min

BlackjackMay 28, 2026

Live-dealer versus RNG blackjack: which actually pays more?

Same game, two engines, two very different experiences. We compare house edge, speed, limits, and where each one quietly costs you.

S. Whitfield · 5 min

RegulationMay 26, 2026

Curaçao's licensing overhaul: what the new regime means for Canadian players

Curaçao is replacing its decades-old master-licence system with direct regulation. We explain whether it actually strengthens player protection.

M-A Dubois · 6 min

RegulationMay 24, 2026

Kahnawake at 28: inside the licensing body that quietly powers Canadian online poker

The Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake has licensed online gambling since 1996. We look at how it works and why it still matters for players outside Ontario.

M-A Dubois · 7 min

PokerMay 22, 2026

GGPoker's Rush & Cash hits a record for Canadian-facing traffic

Fast-fold poker keeps eating the cash-game world. We look at why the format is pulling recreational players — and what it costs the regulars.

M-A Dubois · 4 min

RegulationMay 20, 2026

Why offshore sites still dominate everywhere outside Ontario — and how to pick one safely

Nine provinces, no private-operator market, millions of players. We explain the legal reality and the checklist we use to separate a safe offshore site from a risky one.

M-A Dubois · 6 min

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