The proposed government legislation, if passed, would allow gamblers to place a bet on the outcome of a single sports game, like a football match or a hockey game.Ĭurrently, sports bettors in Canada are limited to 'parlay' bets - meaning they have to place bets on more than one game, and pick the winning team in each contest, to see any sort of windfall. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti is expected to introduce legislation as soon as Thursday to legalize single-event sports betting in Canada - ending a decades-old prohibition on gambling that experts say has funnelled billions of dollars into the black market.
