Single Game Betting in Canada

As of August 27, 2021, Canadians are now able to bet on single sports events, as Bill C-218 came into effect, allowing Canadians to bet on more than just parlays.

In the past, Canadians were only able to bet on parlays of three games or more.

As the bettor, you would only win your bet if all of your selections were correct. The odds in these kinds of bets are long, and the value is low.

Now however, Canadian provincial sports lotteries are offering you the ability to bet on one game at a time, significantly improving your chances of winning a few more bets.

• Check out the sports lotteries available in each of the provinces/territories below:

The following sites have been offering single game wagering for years, and have truly perfected their offering of this type of betting:

While single game sports betting in Canada has become legalised, this is not what the new betting law (C-218) was focussed on.

The law has focused on decentralising the law making on online gambling, similar to what has happened in the US. By the looks of it though, each of the provinces and territories have jumped on the single game betting bandwagon.

In the coming months, we can expect the different provinces and territories to implement their own laws.

Based on a recent study conducted by Bloomberg, it is largely looking like big name US bookies will be taking over the market, namely the likes of MGM and FanDuel.

Either way, it is looking likely that Offshore bookmakers will be the vehicles to take Canadian betting forward.

Currently, Ontario leads the way in this fresh Canadian legal aspect, as Proline+ oversaw the first few bets on single games on the very day the law came to pass.

Ontario is expected to become a robust, and bountiful betting market as early as December 2021, as the province is making provisions to begin issuing licenses to online betting operators.

While single game betting is now being offered by Provincial Lotteries, the odds and features aren’t the best.

For now, you’re better off betting with the likes of Bet365 and Betway, as their products are more advanced, they accept Canadian players (and CAD) and Canadian payment methods such as Interac.

For the Canadian players who have been using offshore bookies, single game wagers are nothing new.

You can rest easy if you’re worried about the legality of these sportsbooks - if you’ve been betting with one of these guys, you’ve done nothing wrong.

The offshore bookmakers that accept Canadian players operate in somewhat of a grey area.

They’re unregulated, which in this case has meant they have become accepted as not being illegal.

• You can find the top Offshore betting sites that accept Canadian players in the list below: