Alberta's regulated online gambling market is coming into focus. According to Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC), 47 iGaming operators appear on the province's public registrant list as of its most recent update on June 26, 2026. The regulated market opens to players on July 13, 2026.

 

The registrant list is a live document rather than a fixed roster. AGLC updates it regularly as new applications clear, so the operator total can change from one week to the next. The figure of 47 reflects operator registrations recorded on the June 26 list, and it sits alongside separate categories for platform providers, critical gaming systems suppliers, and other service providers. Each category is counted separately, so the operator total is not the same as the total number of registered companies across the whole market. Anyone checking the current number should refer to the version published on the AGLC website, since an earlier snapshot may already be out of date.

 

Getting onto the operator list is a two-step process. First, a company registers with AGLC, the provincial body that sets the rules and issues approvals. Second, it signs a commercial agreement with the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC), the organization that runs the open marketplace and manages operator contracts. Only after both steps are complete is a brand cleared to run a legal iGaming site in the province. AGLC has said applications and fees must be submitted, and AiGC contracts signed, before any site can go live on July 13.

 

The names on the June 26 list include several established international brands. Operators recorded by AGLC include BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings, bet365, Betway and theScore, among others. Some companies hold more than one registration for different casino brands, so the 47 operator entries represent fewer parent companies than the raw number suggests. For players weighing their choices, any responsible guide to alberta online casinos will list only brands that appear on the AGLC registrant list, and that list is the clearest way to check whether a site is authorized.

 

Play Alberta, the government-run site that already operates in the province, also appears on the operator list. It will continue to run alongside the newly registered private operators once the market opens. Players must be 18 or older to take part, and every registered operator is required to connect to a centralized self-exclusion program from the first day of the regulated market.

 

Until July 13, Albertans who play online have largely used offshore sites that are not registered in the province. The new framework gives them a locally regulated alternative, where operators answer to AGLC and AiGC and are subject to Alberta's compliance rules. That is the practical significance of the registrant list: it marks the line between brands that have completed the province's process and those that have not.

 

With the July 13 launch date approaching, the registrant list is likely to keep changing as remaining applications are processed. AGLC has noted a high volume of inquiries about the Alberta market and said priority is going to organizations that have started the registration process and paid their fees. For now, the published list remains the definitive record of which operators are authorized to prepare for launch, and the number on it is expected to move again before the market opens.